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Coventry isn’t lightweight. He is a work horse who does so much ugly work for the team and breaks up play. He can actually pick a pass, he played a couple of great forward balls on Tuesday against Derby. I think the issue is that he is instructed to play sideways20
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I have watched Derby's first goal and Coventry tracks the goal scorer without ever making a challenge, Burke comes across too late and they score. Both were benched yesterday and rightly so.Chunes said:
Agree he's been bad. NJ has called him out for letting people run off him. At the same time, I've never asked that Karoy replace him. We could use someone better, but that area is not the biggest of our issues right now.Carl_bratton said:
The dropping of Coventry is one of the only things I agree with right now, been awfulRonnieMoore said:
Come on …. We are in silly season now Coventry is leagues better than Dobson … and has been since the day we signed him … Coventry was the only player we had any enquiry about in the summer …Chunes said:
Coventry is fine but he was never an upgrade on Dobson.CaptainRobbo said:
That Dobson lad at Wrexham looks okCallumcafc said:
One of those players can be Coventry in the short to medium term - we need someone who can compliment him, good with their positioning and can pick a pass up the field to relieve some pressure.Scoham said:
We need to improve on the ball too, we need more than a better version of Anderson.NabySarr said:Our midfield is too soft. Would rather sign some physicality in there than a playmaker. Don’t think Costello won a 50:50 all game today, that’s why he’s not been playing2 -
Burke was benched because he can't play two games in a week. He can barely manage one before injuring himself.2
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Ruffdiamond said:
Agreed Coventry is lightweight and so negative can’t pass the ball forward .buckshee said:Yet there are still those out there that will tell me Cov is better than Dobson, not a chance.
The whole midfield should have been upgraded after last season to step up and not with hopeful signings to which only one has kinda made the grade,he's the least shit of a league one midfield imo and that's not saying much.we got in a decent attacking mid in Carey and for all his can't do this and that stick like tunnel vision etc atleast he has 6 goals, Coventry Anderson and doc on the other hand have contributed hardly a thing attacking wise maybe the odd assist (Anderson) they run about a bit though usually letting teams pass through them or get outmuscled but keep the play ticking with a nice few backwards sideways passes.2 -
This league has moved forward so much in our most recent absence, the money and it's influence is huge.
Our midfield is crying out for a mobile quick midfielder that can tackle and then start attacks. Anyone know a cheap Scott Parker clone? Play the mobile enforcer alongside Coventry and one other, then we will have more control.3 -
But also our team looks shell-shocked the confidence has gone, momentum is a killer. At the beginning of the season we had it, our tails were up and we overflowed with belief, now it is grinding us down and everything that could go wrong is.6
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Which is why the tactics that did work, now don'tcfgs said:But also our team looks shell-shocked the confidence has gone, momentum is a killer. At the beginning of the season we had it, our tails were up and we overflowed with belief, now it is grinding us down and everything that could go wrong is.1 -
Also Carlton Morris who went to Derby. Currently injured, but been very good for themThe Red Robin said:
Only one person. And the only decent player from that side was an ex-Charlton academy product playing for Millwall yesterday.Return of the SE7 said:So a team falls from the premier league to league one in two years and we sign half their players. Who thought that was a good idea?2 -
Think the revisionism on Coventry is harsh, I think he's a good player and didn't Nathan say yesterday he's been playing through injury as of late? We definitely need that box to box player next to him who can link up his and Carey's work, my only fear is that Jones wouldn't get the side to play through that player thought7
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It was important to get our players in quickly as Nathan wanted. We limped into January but as it stands attracting quality is going to be near impossible. The owners haven’t backed Jones in January and it hurts to say will get us relegated. The announcement prior to the window regarding seeking investment now confirms why we’ve had a poor window. Annoyingly with small investment & being aggressive at the beginning of January we I think would have survived. Very disappointed with the owners!6
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😂 the nerve of these players- he’s at his ceilingaso914 said:
Rumor from the other forum that Ramsay had links to Boro earlier in the transfer window but didn’t hear anything after that. Also rumor that he asked for a premier league clause in his new contract if he is to re sign and was telling fans this was his last year. His head has definitely gone.mart77 said:Anyone think NJ’s comment saying ‘certain things have crept in, which the transfer window does’ means that certain players have been unsettled by offers from elsewhere?6 -
I don’t think it matters what player we bring in. The problem is Nathan Jones and his style of football. Until that changes we are going to struggle. I have thought for a while now that we are going to be relegated and I haven’t changed my mind. We need 6 maybe 7 wins with a few draws to be safe. The trouble is I can’t see where the next win is coming from.
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The only one I remember is when he kicked the ball straight off for a goal kick with a "pass" about 40 years from goal.Todds_right_hook said:Coventry isn’t lightweight. He is a work horse who does so much ugly work for the team and breaks up play. He can actually pick a pass, he played a couple of great forward balls on Tuesday against Derby. I think the issue is that he is instructed to play sideways
The crowd actually got all excited as it went vaguely near a striker. It made me laugh and comment about how desperate we are, as any other teams fans would have been disappointed by a poor quality kick out to touch.2 -
It’s well known he’s been telling his little minions who wait outside every game for him that he was off in Jan.cabbles said:
😂 the nerve of these players- he’s at his ceilingaso914 said:
Rumor from the other forum that Ramsay had links to Boro earlier in the transfer window but didn’t hear anything after that. Also rumor that he asked for a premier league clause in his new contract if he is to re sign and was telling fans this was his last year. His head has definitely gone.mart77 said:Anyone think NJ’s comment saying ‘certain things have crept in, which the transfer window does’ means that certain players have been unsettled by offers from elsewhere?0 -
Blimey if they banned everyone talking tosh there would not be much of a forum left! 😫sam3110 said:
In times like this I wish the mods would grow a pair of bollocks, realise you contribute nothing but absolute contrary tosh trying to wind everyone up, and ban you and any future accounts you makeRonnieMoore said:
Come on …. We are in silly season now Coventry is leagues better than Dobson … and has been since the day we signed him … Coventry was the only player we had any enquiry about in the summer …Chunes said:
Coventry is fine but he was never an upgrade on Dobson.CaptainRobbo said:
That Dobson lad at Wrexham looks okCallumcafc said:
One of those players can be Coventry in the short to medium term - we need someone who can compliment him, good with their positioning and can pick a pass up the field to relieve some pressure.Scoham said:
We need to improve on the ball too, we need more than a better version of Anderson.NabySarr said:Our midfield is too soft. Would rather sign some physicality in there than a playmaker. Don’t think Costello won a 50:50 all game today, that’s why he’s not been playing
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He's played in one less game than Coventry.I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:
Dobson can’t get in the wrexham team at the moment. He wouldn’t be the answer in this side. We are missing an experienced central midfielder like a Pratleybuckshee said:Yet there are still those out there that will tell me Cov is better than Dobson, not a chance.
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7 wins and 3 draws would put us on 56 points. Last season that would have finished 15th, season before also 15th and in 22/23 16th. We need probably 5 wins and a couple of draws, factoring in that basically everyone beats Sheffield Wednesday. People are aiming too high and setting unrealistic expectationsraytreacy said:I don’t think it matters what player we bring in. The problem is Nathan Jones and his style of football. Until that changes we are going to struggle. I have thought for a while now that we are going to be relegated and I haven’t changed my mind. We need 6 maybe 7 wins with a few draws to be safe. The trouble is I can’t see where the next win is coming from.1 -
Maybe mate but once again its an indication of poor recruitment. That position is filled by Burke or Ramsay, so the club hopes that Ramsay makes the step up and hopes that Burke will stay fit, they obviously live in hope.cfgs said:Burke was benched because he can't play two games in a week. He can barely manage one before injuring himself.2 -
Never had them all fitkillerandflash said:
With the right players, a back 4 would be very solid, e.g. Ramsay, Burke, Jones, Bell, with Ramsay and Bell being fairly defensive full backs.NabySarr said:
We’d probably be even more open with a back 4 though. Last time we tried it we were torn apart by Boro and had to switch quickly back to a 3Sword65pf said:
If we have the players to start a particular formation we shouldn’t worry about some one getting injured and having to change, deal with it if happens. I think peoples reasoning for not playing a back four is generally, we’d be too open. My question to that would be, and you don’t think we are already? If we were not letting in goals so easily at the moment I’d be more inclined to agree. I’d be going 4-3-3/4-5-1 and choose players based on how defensive you want to be.elbiglad said:
Despite a couple of suspect games recently, Ramsay absolutely has to start.Southbank said:It's possible with Chambers in the side we could switch to four at the back. This would enable TC to play as a winger while still keeping two strikers. Something like this.
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Clarke Burke Jones Chambers
Coventry JRC Carey
Leaburn Kelman TC
It's a tough decision when it comes to the formation. The primary reason to go four at the back - to me - would be to create a system where we have two out of TC / Apter / Fullah attacking defenders rather than worrying about defending. I don't see it making us more defensively solid, but there's a chance it improves our ability / options on the ball; although we have proven having more of the ball is not always a good thing for us! I think the majority of our CB options only really work in in a back three / five: Clarke, Bell, Gillesphey and Ramsay. Jones and Burke is the only pairing I'd trust and we cant rely on Burke to play consistently.
I have said elsewhere that there is a huge risk starting with a back four with an injury prone left back. It only needs Chambers to pick up an injury for it to mean Macca at LB, a change in formation, or a right sided player at LB. So for me unless we get another out and out LB in I'd stick with the five for now, with the four as an option later in the game.
3 at the back should continue to be plan A, and I think it definitely will. The reason we are open is we haven’t had a LWB for months. We know that when we have a proper team we are fine at this level, I’d be waiting to see if that’s still true before dramatically changing things mid seasonNot even sure changing formation would get more out of our attack. None of our strikers are good enough at this level to play as a lone striker imo, and are Apter and TC really good enough at this level to make up for us probably conceding more goals. Unlikely
We've rarely had that 4 fit at the same time though.0 -
Oxford mate said McDonnell looked awesome against Leicester. Can’t help think that’s the sort of signing we ought to have made to address midfield4
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Fair play to Oxford, really went for it in the windowWoolwichAddick said:Oxford mate said McDonnell looked awesome against Leicester. Can’t help think that’s the sort of signing we ought to have made to address midfield5 -
Frustrating. How we didn't sign another CM in the summer is beyond me. I imagine we might've left it a bit late this window too.MickeyBennett said:
Fair play to Oxford, really went for it in the windowWoolwichAddick said:Oxford mate said McDonnell looked awesome against Leicester. Can’t help think that’s the sort of signing we ought to have made to address midfield1 -
Burke was left out cause he went with Clarke and Ramsey noting more nothing lesscfgs said:Burke was benched because he can't play two games in a week. He can barely manage one before injuring himself.1 -
They were also much worse than usMickeyBennett said:
Fair play to Oxford, really went for it in the windowWoolwichAddick said:Oxford mate said McDonnell looked awesome against Leicester. Can’t help think that’s the sort of signing we ought to have made to address midfield1 -
James Bree starts for Southampton against Pompey today.0
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What makes it worse is that you lot don't have any rumours to brighten my day.1
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We were a moment of magic from Kelman away from drawing at home to them.AberystwythAddick said:
They were also much worse than usMickeyBennett said:
Fair play to Oxford, really went for it in the windowWoolwichAddick said:Oxford mate said McDonnell looked awesome against Leicester. Can’t help think that’s the sort of signing we ought to have made to address midfieldThey’ve survived for a year in this division. I don’t think they are much worse than us at all.6 -
Cov hasn’t been great of late, but have you watched Anderson’s attempts to deputise for him!!Bailey said:
I have watched Derby's first goal and Coventry tracks the goal scorer without ever making a challenge, Burke comes across too late and they score. Both were benched yesterday and rightly so.Chunes said:
Agree he's been bad. NJ has called him out for letting people run off him. At the same time, I've never asked that Karoy replace him. We could use someone better, but that area is not the biggest of our issues right now.Carl_bratton said:
The dropping of Coventry is one of the only things I agree with right now, been awfulRonnieMoore said:
Come on …. We are in silly season now Coventry is leagues better than Dobson … and has been since the day we signed him … Coventry was the only player we had any enquiry about in the summer …Chunes said:
Coventry is fine but he was never an upgrade on Dobson.CaptainRobbo said:
That Dobson lad at Wrexham looks okCallumcafc said:
One of those players can be Coventry in the short to medium term - we need someone who can compliment him, good with their positioning and can pick a pass up the field to relieve some pressure.Scoham said:
We need to improve on the ball too, we need more than a better version of Anderson.NabySarr said:Our midfield is too soft. Would rather sign some physicality in there than a playmaker. Don’t think Costello won a 50:50 all game today, that’s why he’s not been playing0 -
Need to get this CM signing bang on the money and it might make us better going forward if there's someone in the midfield that can progress the ball instead of Carey just shooting from 35 yards. JRC showed flashes but he's now out of favour again1
