Morgan Fox and humble pie

Morgan Fox is generally a steady left back, the problem he has had to face for most of the season lack of pace / threat / players with ability to cover runs forward / back him up at left midfield.

When there is no pace at left midfield and no threat and that player does not cover effectively then Morgan Fox was frequently over run. When he had a player with pace in front of him which meant that the opposition right back didn't have to worry so much and could get at him.

When Fox was able to concentrate on defending and not be forced to make overlapping runs as the left midfield had little threat, he was pretty solid. It also helped him having a quick player in front of him that forced the opposition right back to stay back.

Bulot was one of the reasons Charlton stayed up last year and one of the reasons Charlton are relegated this season. Duchatelet provided no effective pace on either wings, and this undermined Charlton's whole attacking threat. Duchatelet knows the price of everything and the value of nothing when it comes to football and building an effective team.

Fox will be fine in League One, if Duchatelet doesn't decide to sell him.

Morgan Fox will have truly made it as a footballer when if you google him, you bring up his photos, and not those of Megan Fox...

He's been utter dogshite for most of the season so I won't be eating any humble pie just yet. I am glad he's sorted out his barnet though.

Man_About_Town said:

Are the Fox knockers the same people that were knocking Francis?

Absolutely . Whatever happened to him by the way ?

I think the criticism of Fox has always been unjustified. Gets forward well and is a decent crosser of the ball. Not helped that he's often exposed on the left by his team mates.

Fox cannot defend on his inside and struggles against left footed opponents cutting inside and attacking his weaker foot. Conway and Ritchie have given him a hard time in the past. It will be interesting to see if Boyd does the same. Fox quite often fails to get in a tackle on his right side as his opponent goes past him.

Mind you he's not alone at this level. Wiggins is the same. He tackles across his body with his left foot and gets himself in poor body positions. He managed to Injury himself by doing so, when Zaha cut inside him in the televised home game against the Nigel's a few years back.

In the distant past, I was sent to watch Julian Dicks, who was the same and had a really poor technique. He actually turned his back on the ball and lost sight of it, when opponents attacked him on the inside. In a League Cup Semi-final at Upton Park against Luton, Roy Wegerle kept feigning to go inside, then as Dicks turned his body sideways, changed direction to attack the space outside him. By the third or fourth occasion, Dicks was in such a mess, he grabbed him around the neck to concede a penalty.

Fox will have an easier time in League One, but needs to tuck-in more and improve his weak right side. The drop off in the quality of opponents will help.

Tutt-Tutt said:

Fox cannot defend on his inside and struggles against left footed opponents cutting inside and attacking his weaker foot. Conway and Ritchie have given him a hard time in the past. It will be interesting to see if Boyd does the same. Fox quite often fails to get in a tackle on his right side as his opponent goes past him.

Mind you he's not alone at this level. Wiggins is the same. He tackles across his body with his left foot and gets himself in poor body positions. He managed to Injury himself by doing so, when Zaha cut inside him in the televised home game against the Nigel's a few years back.

In the distant past, I was sent to watch Julian Dicks, who was the same and had a really poor technique. He actually turned his back on the ball and lost sight of it, when opponents attacked him on the inside. In a League Cup Semi-final at Upton Park against Luton, Roy Wegerle kept feigning to go inside, then as Dicks turned his body sideways, changed direction to attack the space outside him. By the third or fourth occasion, Dicks was in such a mess, he grabbed him around the neck to concede a penalty.

Fox will have an easier time in League One, but needs to tuck-in more and improve his weak right side. The drop off in the qjuality of opponents Teammates will help.

Fixed it for you.

Birmingham are in for him

He will not leave he has recently signed a new contract (Morrison), vote for him as POTY, then he will not leave (Poyet). Tell him he is useless (Francis). I am sure he knew all the abuse from the fans was just jesting. Why is it that some of our players are not appreciated until they leave and do well for another team?

seth plum said:

Things against Morgan Fox:

1) His class as a player is open to question.

Things for Morgan Fox

1) He cost us nothing.
2) He's one of our own.
3) He stepped up willingly when Wiggins got injured.
4) He has had to adapt to play with countless different players inside him and in front of him.
5) He has tolerated dogs abuse without throwing a wobbly.
6) He never hides.
7) He has age on his side.

In the panoply of Charlton Athleticism, there are far more people deserved of criticism before we land on Morgan Fox.

8) he can be a real pain-in-the-ass for opposing keepers, always standing in front of them for our corners

colin1961 said:

Birmingham City want him if we can get 750,000 for him that would be a good deal .... As we have TDH and Edwards waiting to take over

Would prefer to keep Morgan Fox....

IA said:

colin1961 said:

Birmingham City want him if we can get 750,000 for him that would be a good deal .... As we have TDH and Edwards waiting to take over

You forgot that we can also play Jackson at LB

Jackson hated playing left back and I can't see him playing there. I think he would rather coach than be asked to do that. He also lacks the pace needed for the position.