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Why does T.Campbell keep getting selected
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TC maybe isn't the perfect player for an NJ team but even NJ fully understands we need him as an outlet. You can't always measure a player by goals and assists. What TC does is offer us something no one else does. He can beat a man, he does have pace, he can put the opposition on the back foot. Without him, we're basically reduced to the long ball and no one to take the pressure off our defence and put it on the opposition.
He works incredibly hard, he's very physically weak and he is clearly not a LWB. If you put TC in a side who dominate possession, have a coherent attack, overlapping full backs and threats across the pitch, I reckon he'd be one of the best attacking wide men in the Championship. Last season he struggled until Small came in the team and stretched the opposition across both flanks. That second half of the season, our attack was transformed, TC had more space and he was very threatening for several months. Now we're back to attacking down one flank or lobbing it to Leaburn. The opposition know TC is the threat, often double up on him, he regularly has no real support from his team mates. He's also a victim of his superior skills to his team mates. Not just they, but also the fans think he'll produce magic every time he gets the ball. Everyone is excited when he gets the ball and then moans when he hasn't cut inside past three players and curled it into the bottom corner. We know he can do that but when he's the sole focus of our attack, it makes it a lot harder for him. The fans do not carry the same lofty expectations when any other player in our team gets the ball because we know their limitations. TC is constantly criticised because everyone thinks he should be carrying this team.
Put him in a good team and I'm sure he's be excellent.4 -
He would good in a good team at times,not excellent, he doesn’t do a lot of the basics you expect from a winger either good enough or consistent enough,Making_all_the_noise said:TC maybe isn't the perfect player for an NJ team but even NJ fully understands we need him as an outlet. You can't always measure a player by goals and assists. What TC does is offer us something no one else does. He can beat a man, he does have pace, he can put the opposition on the back foot. Without him, we're basically reduced to the long ball and no one to take the pressure off our defence and put it on the opposition.
He works incredibly hard, he's very physically weak and he is clearly not a LWB. If you put TC in a side who dominate possession, have a coherent attack, overlapping full backs and threats across the pitch, I reckon he'd be one of the best attacking wide men in the Championship. Last season he struggled until Small came in the team and stretched the opposition across both flanks. That second half of the season, our attack was transformed, TC had more space and he was very threatening for several months. Now we're back to attacking down one flank or lobbing it to Leaburn. The opposition know TC is the threat, often double up on him, he regularly has no real support from his team mates. He's also a victim of his superior skills to his team mates. Not just they, but also the fans think he'll produce magic every time he gets the ball. Everyone is excited when he gets the ball and then moans when he hasn't cut inside past three players and curled it into the bottom corner. We know he can do that but when he's the sole focus of our attack, it makes it a lot harder for him. The fans do not carry the same lofty expectations when any other player in our team gets the ball because we know their limitations. TC is constantly criticised because everyone thinks he should be carrying this team.
Put him in a good team and I'm sure he's be excellent.0 -
Burke's always a huge injury risk whatever position he plays so by that logic he should never play again.Crispywood said:Nicholas said:No idea why we cant just play a back 5 of
Bree Burke Jones Gillesphie and Bell at wing back, he did fine there when he played there. Yes Gillesphie is shit but least its a back 5 of defenders.
TC needs to be kept away from defence. He is a winger not a defender not a striker but a winger. Jones doesn't like wingers so he shouldnt be playing him in this formation.
Well considering Macca put in a generational stinker and Bell is a huge injury risk, when he does play wingback because of the workload and if he gets injured it’s TC and Macca on the left that should answer the question
The back 5 I have mentioned is our strongest back 5 we have at the minute. Now Burke is gone again he should play Gough there but he wont he would rather move Bell there and make the defence even more lopsided and all over the place then what it already is.1 -
From the sharp super‑sub appearances recently where he came on to score and assist (key points were won), my guess is that his confidence will be pretty low once we strengthen the squad and push him further towards his natural position.
I feel for TC having to play LWB in the Championship, let alone in his first season.
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Bell can’t play wing back or he will just get injured again. The back 5 you mentioned has Bree and Bell at wing back, the Norwich game showed that is not enough attacking threat from wide areas. It worked alright earlier in the season because we had TC up front so he would be the threat from the left rather than BellNicholas said:
Burke's always a huge injury risk whatever position he plays so by that logic he should never play again.Crispywood said:Nicholas said:No idea why we cant just play a back 5 of
Bree Burke Jones Gillesphie and Bell at wing back, he did fine there when he played there. Yes Gillesphie is shit but least its a back 5 of defenders.
TC needs to be kept away from defence. He is a winger not a defender not a striker but a winger. Jones doesn't like wingers so he shouldnt be playing him in this formation.
Well considering Macca put in a generational stinker and Bell is a huge injury risk, when he does play wingback because of the workload and if he gets injured it’s TC and Macca on the left that should answer the question
The back 5 I have mentioned is our strongest back 5 we have at the minute. Now Burke is gone again he should play Gough there but he wont he would rather move Bell there and make the defence even more lopsided and all over the place then what it already is.Until we have a new LWB or Edwards back, we need to play either TC, Apter or Fullah there and with Bell (not Gillesphey!) behind them at LCB. That means if Burke is injured then Gough has to play or bring Zach Mitchell back to play there until we have a new CB or Ramsay/Burke back3 -
Berry shouldn't be starting at all agreed,runs around pulling everyone's shirt 2 yards off the pace every game.superclive98 said:
You're probably right. With Berry also starting it was like having 9 players!Steven81 said:
Playing with 10 men what a load of bollocks.Hydeaddick said:Could any of the Campbell fan club point out anything positive he has done during the first half. Really losing patience with him. It’s like playing with 10 players.1 -
I said to my mate in the pub yesterday- I fear he is the new C.Solly (a youth player being made to play LWB). What is worse with Campbell is he is not a defender.0
