No he isn't

When he came in and did a star turn two seasons ago it was when Leitner got injured at Blackburn in December. We still had Onel, Stiepi & Emi as the three behind Pukki.

Stiepi seems a real miss, as his more physical presence up there allowed us to play longer, earlier balls from the back which he could hold up or flick on to link with the others before the defence could get set. None of the players we are playing in the 'three' now have that presence so we are forced to play endless short balls to feet, which means by the time we get near the opposition penalty area we are always facing two banks of four which (especially now Hugill is injured) we struggle to make any impression on as here's no space for our passing.

Posted By: mr carra on February 3rd 2021 at 10:43:33

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I think our midfield has not been right in the last few games (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 3, 10:11:01
- Agreed, and suspect there will be changes for Friday (NCFC) - helvegtheowl, Feb 3, 14:47:40
- Dont get me wrong Skipp is a decent player but i think he is missing Kenny (n/m) (NCFC) - delia_s, Feb 3, 13:40:43
- Inability from any of our midfield to beat their man is a problem (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 3, 11:17:47
  - How long until Steippi’s back? (n/m) (NCFC) - paddonwasjesus, Feb 3, 12:48:34
  - In a way your last para explains Farke's desire for maximum.possession (NCFC) - Azteca, Feb 3, 11:23:06
    - Absolutely right. It's giving us our "solidity", just need to rework the balance a bit (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 3, 11:24:29
  - Max is capable of it, but doesn't do it often enough (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 3, 11:22:53
    - Yeah he did look good (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 3, 11:25:43
- Re Emi/Todd ... (NCFC) - loz, Feb 3, 10:20:54
  - Mario isn't a number 10 is he? (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 3, 10:28:54
    - Yea a fit stiepermann would be a boost (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Feb 3, 10:49:02
    - No he isn't (NCFC) - mr carra, Feb 3, 10:43:33
      - He's better playing deeper i think. Plus he's forgotten how to shoot. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 3, 10:50:02
      - Agree, an in form Stiepi would transform our attacking play (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 3, 10:48:59
        
        Plachata doesn't help. Never did a player make the wrong decision so often (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 3, 10:53:26
- Pretty sure Kenny comes in Friday after more training days... (NCFC) - loz, Feb 3, 10:15:40
  - Much as I like Sørensen his calmness can occasionally verge on slow play (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Feb 3, 10:38:48
    - I think its deceptive though. he just seems to have time on the ball that others don't (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 3, 10:55:18
    - Everybody is slow to be honest (NCFC) - mr carra, Feb 3, 10:47:26
      - I think this season is preparation to be tighter in the Prem (NCFC) - Azteca, Feb 3, 11:05:04
        
        Problem is though, we still give away decent chances even at this level (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 3, 11:27:27
        
        We tried to be more conservative after the restart (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 3, 11:36:15
        
        Exactly - I don't see a material difference to how we played then to now (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 3, 11:37:10
      - That's true, it's a bit more like Farke season one (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 3, 10:50:09
        
        I thought that too (NCFC) - mr carra, Feb 3, 11:01:26
        
        Shame we didn’t sign Hourihane on loan instead of swans (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Feb 3, 11:03:15
- Great defence though haven't we? (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 3, 10:15:05
  - I'm still not convinced by it to be honest (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 3, 10:51:09
  - Word, Homes. (NCFC) - APB, Feb 3, 10:39:41
  - Over 12 hours since Krul conceded a league goal (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 3, 10:28:04

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