Persisting "issues" with how we are playing

In no particular order:

1. Still no crucial CDM to make us harder to play through.
2. Full backs not really overlapping and getting forward as much as they should (possibly linked to 3 below and the ack of cover they get);
3. Sargent wide right not great, perhaps time to start choosing between him and Pukki in certain games;
4. All of our attacking midfielders seem incapable of managing two good games back to back. Ramsey in particular. Great one week then ineffective the next. Same with Onel.

That for me is Smith's to do list.

On the flipside Gibbs looks great and is a real bonus and we are 2nd in the league and unbeaten in 8 whilst not really having played well in any of those games or certainly not for more than half an hour or so in any of them.

Posted By: Jim on October 5th 2022 at 09:28:37

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Persisting "issues" with how we are playing (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 5, 09:28:37
- Let’s hope Hayden is fit to play soon… (NCFC) - loz, Oct 5, 10:55:05
  - We are never going to see Hayden play 90 for us (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 5, 11:14:04
    - I'm willing to bet you are wrong on this one. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 5, 12:45:31
      - Spot on. He's been almost the sickest of recent sicknotes, until he's not (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 5, 14:47:38
    - "play 90 for us" Cunning. Very cunning. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Oct 5, 11:39:49
      - Attacking players tend to get subbed more often though (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 5, 11:41:48
    - No history of serious injuries before this one so let’s hope you are wrong (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Oct 5, 11:16:02
  - Tough spot as Gibbs and Nunez have been our most exciting players (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Oct 5, 11:02:55
    - I would like to see… (NCFC) - loz, Oct 5, 11:11:07
  - And let's hope he's actually good when he is fit. Not seen much evidence of that either (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Oct 5, 10:56:10
    - Bit unfair he’s been an established prem player for years … (NCFC) - loz, Oct 5, 11:03:19
- Hoilett and Ince would have ripped us if they'd pushed all the way forward last night (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Oct 5, 09:45:13
  - I don't mean all the time. I mean when we are attacking. Then Hoilett and Ince would (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 5, 09:47:28
    - Last night, the danger with that was that we know we try intricate stuff around the box, (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Oct 5, 10:47:03
      - Yep, this this this. Think last night needed Sarge central (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Oct 5, 10:59:52
        
        Also, Jim refers to "our full backs", but Aarons was heavily involved in attacks last (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Oct 5, 11:06:28
        
        and to add to that, what I see a lot from Byram that I didn't from other LBs is him (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Oct 5, 11:08:26
- I’ve got no problem with the full backs not getting forward (NCFC) - Duck, Oct 5, 09:34:10
  - They don't get forward because under Smith our wide players tend to stay (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 5, 09:35:16
- Re point 2. (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 5, 09:31:50
  - Yes i think there is an excuse with Byram, not sure why Max has stopped though. The (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 5, 09:34:27
    - Jim it's a reason, not an excuse (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Oct 5, 10:47:45
    - I can see Max being dropped and Byram moving over once we have a fit LB (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Oct 5, 09:42:40
      - Can you really? I can't, because from what I have seen, Byram is our best left back (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Oct 5, 10:55:37
        
        Best defender probably, but not the best attacking left back (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 5, 11:13:30
  - Blackpool doubled up on Onel because they knew that didn't have (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 5, 09:33:41

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