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Conor Coventry - called up for Republic of Ireland Nov 2025 World Cup qualifiers (p32)

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  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 28,712
    Leuth said:
    aliwibble said:
    He was doing alright until the fuck up for the second Chelsea goal, but to be honest, it doesn't really matter any more, does it?
    'fucked up for 82nd minute equaliser, then got sent off before extra time' fulfils every single requirement of 'shat it' according to the Geneva Convention 
    Nah, he wasn't the Wrexham player that hammered his goalline clearance against the goalie's back for the first Chelsea equaliser, so not quite every single requirement. But comparison is the thief of joy, so why not just enjoy Coventry's performance without worrying about how a former player's doing now?
  • AddickNL88
    AddickNL88 Posts: 225
    edited March 8
    A lot of our play goes through him. Yes, he often plays sideways or backwards, but as was mentioned earlier in this thread, he is the only midfielder who consistently shows for the ball. We also have very little movement in the channels, so there simply aren’t many options available to him.
    He makes a lot of tackles and interceptions and generally shields the defence well. He is very important to the way we set up. If we can add more quality in midfield and more movement ahead of him, I’m sure we’ll get even more out of him.
    I watched Wrexham play against us the other week and again yesterday against Chelsea, and I think the same applies to them: they have a good defensive midfielder in Dobson, but they also have quality around him with players like O’Brien, Rathbone and Windass.
  • elbiglad
    elbiglad Posts: 184
    edited March 9
    I don’t really understand the sideways and backwards criticism. Coventry may err on the side of caution, but that is likely what he's being asked to do and what most of his peers in that position do. 

    For the last few weeks most have bemoaned the route one football - just playing it forward hopelessly without attempting to build up. Coventry is in there to keep the ball ticking over and help us set up better situations to go forward. That’s without mentioning his stellar work breaking up the play and stifling the opposition. That is the remit of his position, so I think it’s relatively lazy criticism to be honest. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,811
    aliwibble said:
    Leuth said:
    aliwibble said:
    He was doing alright until the fuck up for the second Chelsea goal, but to be honest, it doesn't really matter any more, does it?
    'fucked up for 82nd minute equaliser, then got sent off before extra time' fulfils every single requirement of 'shat it' according to the Geneva Convention 
    Nah, he wasn't the Wrexham player that hammered his goalline clearance against the goalie's back for the first Chelsea equaliser, so not quite every single requirement. But comparison is the thief of joy, so why not just enjoy Coventry's performance without worrying about how a former player's doing now?
    LET ME HAVE THIS. what are we football fans without spite 
  • SteveACS
    SteveACS Posts: 451
    elbiglad said:
    I don’t really understand the sideways and backwards criticism. Coventry may err on the side of caution, but that is likely what’s he being asked to do and what most of his peers in that position do. 

    For the last few weeks most have bemoaned the route one football - just playing it forward hopelessly without attempting to build up. Coventry is in there to keep the ball ticking over and help us set up better situations to go forward. That’s without mentioning his stellar work breaking up the play and stifling the opposition. That is the remit of his position, so I think it’s relatively lazy criticism to be honest. 
    Agree...

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