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Posted December 23, 2024 05:55 · last edited December 23, 2024 06:15

valeo
WanderingSheep
Basing the team around a guy who (granted is very skillful) is highly injury prone was a worry to start off with which I think a fair few folk here flagged prior to seasons start. The issue being he is the only creative spark, or at least consistent one and we were quite rightly, worried where it was going to come from in the interim. We need someone else to help rufer out because it’s just not happening at the moment. Right now, it feels like we’re a bit of a Swiss Army knife of a team. Very flexible but not very effective at doing anything. 
We're just missing quality, it's simple. I agree that basing it around Rojas was a mistake.  I get the feeling we expected more creative output from Ishige too - I know he's scored twice and is good on set pieces, but he's not exactly a creative dynamo on the ball.

I also think that Nagasawa doesn't seem a great step up from the likes of Pennington. He doesn't offer control, and cedes 50/50s far too often.

I know that you know my opinion on that but anyway, I wish that he could come close to Pennington. He runs 2km per game less than Pennington did, wins half the Duels and doesn't have close to the vision. He's been a poor sub for Pennington. I'd like to see Al-Taay have go.

I'll keep going. Nagsawa hasn't got any positional sense when asked to defend and he and Rufer are not the team that Rufer and Pennington were. A top 4 finish would be a certainty with a Rufer/Pennington Partnership. 
Maybe I'm reading it wrong, maybe they're not supposed to be that partnership but in some games Rufer and Pennington would pass to each other 20 times, that's not happening in midfield between anyone this season.

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valeo
WanderingSheep
Basing the team around a guy who (granted is very skillful) is highly injury prone was a worry to start off with which I think a fair few folk here flagged prior to seasons start. The issue being he is the only creative spark, or at least consistent one and we were quite rightly, worried where it was going to come from in the interim. We need someone else to help rufer out because it’s just not happening at the moment. Right now, it feels like we’re a bit of a Swiss Army knife of a team. Very flexible but not very effective at doing anything. 
We're just missing quality, it's simple. I agree that basing it around Rojas was a mistake.  I get the feeling we expected more creative output from Ishige too - I know he's scored twice and is good on set pieces, but he's not exactly a creative dynamo on the ball.

I also think that Nagasawa doesn't seem a great step up from the likes of Pennington. He doesn't offer control, and cedes 50/50s far too often.

I know that you know my opinion on that but anyway, I wish that he could come close to Pennington. He runs 2km per game less than Pennington did, wins half the Duels and doesn't have close to the vision. He's been a poor sub for Pennington. I'd like to see Al-Taay have go.

I'll keep going. Nagsawa hasn't got any positional sense when asked to defend and he Rufer are not the team that Rufer and Pennington were. A top 4 finish would be a certainty with a Rufer/Pennington Partnership. 
Unknown editor edited December 23, 2024 05:59
valeo
WanderingSheep
Basing the team around a guy who (granted is very skillful) is highly injury prone was a worry to start off with which I think a fair few folk here flagged prior to seasons start. The issue being he is the only creative spark, or at least consistent one and we were quite rightly, worried where it was going to come from in the interim. We need someone else to help rufer out because it’s just not happening at the moment. Right now, it feels like we’re a bit of a Swiss Army knife of a team. Very flexible but not very effective at doing anything. 
We're just missing quality, it's simple. I agree that basing it around Rojas was a mistake.  I get the feeling we expected more creative output from Ishige too - I know he's scored twice and is good on set pieces, but he's not exactly a creative dynamo on the ball.

I also think that Nagasawa doesn't seem a great step up from the likes of Pennington. He doesn't offer control, and cedes 50/50s far too often.

I know that you know my opinion on that but anyway, I wish that could come close to Pennington. He runs 2km per game less than Pennington did, wins half the Duels and doesn't have close to the vision. He's been a poor sub for Pennington. I'd like to see Al-Taay have go.

I'll keep going. Nagsawa hasn't got any positional sense when asked to defend and he Rufer are not the team that Rufer and Pennington were. A top 4 finish would be a certainty with a Rufer/Pennington Partnership. 
Unknown editor edited December 23, 2024 05:59
valeo
WanderingSheep
Basing the team around a guy who (granted is very skillful) is highly injury prone was a worry to start off with which I think a fair few folk here flagged prior to seasons start. The issue being he is the only creative spark, or at least consistent one and we were quite rightly, worried where it was going to come from in the interim. We need someone else to help rufer out because it’s just not happening at the moment. Right now, it feels like we’re a bit of a Swiss Army knife of a team. Very flexible but not very effective at doing anything. 
We're just missing quality, it's simple. I agree that basing it around Rojas was a mistake.  I get the feeling we expected more creative output from Ishige too - I know he's scored twice and is good on set pieces, but he's not exactly a creative dynamo on the ball.

I also think that Nagasawa doesn't seem a great step up from the likes of Pennington. He doesn't offer control, and cedes 50/50s far too often.

I know that you know my opinion on that but anyway, I wish that could come close to Pennington. He runs 2km per game less than Pennington did, wins half the Duels and doesn't have close to the vision. He's been a poor sub for Pennington. I'd like to see Al-Taay have go.