A DM/CM pairing of Reed and Vrancic is always going to struggle as they are not athletic

enough. Vrancic gets bypassed too easily defensively and Reed is a tough little b**ger but just can't cover the ground like Tettey and Trybull can.

Posted By: Jim on January 26th 2018 at 12:56:31

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Team? (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jan 26, 11:56:21
- Actually is there not a presser this afternoon ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:48:53
- Edwards is the forgotten man already. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dunney, Jan 26, 12:13:24
  - Who? (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 26, 12:43:06
    - EDWARDS.... (NCFC) - Dunney, Jan 26, 13:14:27
      - pardon? (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 26, 13:35:26
  - And indeed the one most likely to be involved soon if his back is OK again. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:14:36
    - Has he trained though - guess we will find out in the presser. (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 26, 12:15:58
      - That team is (sadly) unlikely, unless we are allowed 12 players now? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 26, 12:51:24
        
        Doh. I would be good though! Lose one of the CBs then. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 26, 12:54:15
      - Or hernadez on the right instead of Edwards (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 26, 12:16:21
        
        It will depend on if we want to play a tight 3 behind Olly or a wide 3. (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Jan 26, 12:22:07
        
        We cannot play 3 behind Oliveira unless we dump one of the DMs (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 26, 12:54:11
        
        I think this will be the long term plan to encourage a more attack minded team (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Jan 26, 13:04:52
        
        Yes. I have no problem with the 3 CBs against Chelsea (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 26, 13:13:58
        
        Or one of the central defenders (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:55:56
        
        Yep. Sorry my mistake putting 12 in there! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 26, 12:57:19
        
        Sounds like a great plan if we can get away with it, to be fair (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:59:37
        
        Indeed (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 26, 12:57:15
- Hernandez would be favourite to start of the three I would say... (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 26, 12:07:46
  - I would agree with this. Srbeny on the bench maybe. (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 26, 12:14:20
    - I was at that Brentford game, and I think two huge reasons for that were that (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:36:29
      - A DM/CM pairing of Reed and Vrancic is always going to struggle as they are not athletic (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 26, 12:56:31
        
        I think Reed covers the most ground out of any of our midfield (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, Jan 26, 13:32:46
        
        Well Reed did OK in that game! Thought he was our best player that day. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 13:00:04
        
        Reed's problem is that he covers too much ground (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 26, 12:59:37
        
        Perhaps he is not trusting enough. Trying to do others' jobs for them. And who knows, mayb (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 13:01:05
  - Well yeah, but neither had Cantwell or Lewis until they came in though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:08:52
    - Cantwell hasn’t started a game has he? (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 26, 12:10:35
      - We have four new attacking players. (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:17:50
- No idea. It's a tough one. I'd say if any of them could slot in this fast into Farke's (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:01:37
  - Leitner hasn't played all season, so I doubt he will... (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Jan 26, 12:07:36
    - Also wouldn't shock me if none of them are involved yet. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:08:20
      - I think it will be a slow introduction, considering what has been said in interviews (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Jan 26, 12:15:34
        
        Agree (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 12:18:10
        
        TBH I don't think we will see Franke again...the quote in the german press (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Jan 26, 12:25:56
- Srbeny. Das Neue Pferd. (n/m) (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Jan 26, 11:59:28
  - Sir Benny of Norfolk. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jan 26, 12:12:34

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