Recent content by Adnan

I don't think Chelsea's squad is that bad and I'm quite surprised about how their season has gone. But I think the biggest mistake Chelsea made was that when you spend a huge fee on a player like Enzo Fernandez who is technically very good on the ball but not the most agile of players out of...

Agreed. It doesn't make a difference if he's on the left or right, he just isn't a very good fullback for any team that wants to play a more dominant brand of football in possession. It was easy to see that he just didn't have the ability in possession when we signed him. But for some...

Agreed. Once you have more control in the game with and without the ball, then we'll see a upturn in fortunes because currently the team is very vulnerable due to the players missing through injury, which has had a detrimental effect on our ability to build play from the back which has then...

Agreed. If your GK is a pure shot stopper, rather than someone that provides the +1 option in possession, then you've by default handed the initiative to the top teams who have that option. Ederson isn't a great GK for any person who judges the ability of the keeper by only focusing on saving...

I don't know how long he'll carry on getting away with subpar performances. I really hope we sell him in the summer transfer window and replace him with someone who does the basics well. I don't even have the energy to lambast his poor performances anymore. If we want to be a serious club, then...

He was immense considering the situation we found ourselves in. He's a GK with a strong mentality and his personality definitely shows on the pitch, which hasn't been the case with our GK position for many years before.

Agreed.

I think so mate. Ideally two CBs and two midfielders need to be brought in imo. Not sure how realistic that is, but if we could do that and sign players who fit the criteria I mentioned in my previous post, then that has the potential to improve us significantly.

it's a difficult question but i'm expecting us to come out of the window by signing players at CB and in deeper midfield who raise the physical and athletic level of the team without compromising on technical ability in possession. The team currently is soft in those areas in comparison to the...

He will play his part along with Matt Hargreaves, Andy O'boyle and one or two more. But it's not a ideal situation for Wilcox to come into on the eve of the transfer window because he isn't a scout and his role is one where people will report into him and those people are not his people as far...

You've brought up a interesting point here and it does look like Ashworth may not be in place in time for the summer window. But I don't believe that will hamper us with our transfer plans for the up coming transfer window due to Ashworth not being directly involved in identifying players to...

I think we need to relax and let the lad develop without placing unrealistic expectations on him. I don't think he's a DM and he should be developed at CB either at the club or on loan. And regarding the transfer budget, that is the job of people like Omar Berrarda and Dan Ashworth to decide on...

I really hope a player like him develops to such a extent that he becomes a first team player for us. He is definitely of the correct profile to play in a attacking midfield position high up the pitch and could save us a lot of money. Here's hoping he keeps progressing as a player and can steer...

You have no idea what you're talking about and it's hard for you to accept you're wrong. Whether a coach is playing three at the back or has two CBs, the concept can still be the same. If the aim is to implement positional play, then the role of the fullback or wingback isn't important...

A formation isn't a system and has never been a system. And having fullbacks convert to a wingback role doesn't alter the system but rather changes the role of the individual within that system.