Bayfox Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 2 minutes ago, Father Ted said: Can you not see that Simpson is part of the problem though? A player who cannot retain possession to me is a player not worth having. He's not even good as a defender. Chin him off and play 3 5 2 or chin him off and sign a new right back. Would love to see his pass completion stats for today. Must be so frustrating for quality footballers like Mahrez and Drinkwater who value ball retention so highly to have to play with such a careless and limited player like Simpson. If we want a serious debate I'd suggest that from claudio down the club has issues. But maybe I'm old school. I like defenders who can defend. It worked last season. Wes could learn a thing or 2 about row ****ing z based on today's second goal. As soon as he tried to go toe to toe with lukaku I could see there was only one winner. Yes in theory it had no baring. But the point remains. Buying a right back isn't gonna solve **** all right now. We need at least one cb, one cm and a winger who can supply a centre forward with something. Or a new centre forward who can create himself. Not a ****ing right back.
Bayfox Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 7 minutes ago, dayday said: Ladies and Gentlemen today's scapegoat is Danny Simpson. Despite neither goal coming down his side.
Fox92 Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 I don't know what you expect though. We all know what Simpson is. A limited full back going forward, but defensively good. Hence why he was brought in for De Laet (a full back who was good going forward but couldn't defend).
Fox92 Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 8 minutes ago, dayday said: Ladies and Gentlemen today's scapegoat is Danny Simpson. Can we stop using this word "scapegoat". We are 3 points off the bottom three. No player is a "scapegoat" - they are all getting the criticism they deserve.
Guest Col city fan Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 Defenders that defend.... This gave us no issues last season did it, or did we not win the league? The question is why are we going long all the time? Either Ranieri is an utterly duff tactician? Or we are going long because we trust no one in the midfield to come and get the ball and control things. Simpson is not the problem in this team. It runs much deeper than that. I agree with Fox 92. Amidst some utter turd this season, our full backs have been some of the better players.
Bayfox Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 Just now, Fox92 said: I don't know what you expect though. We all know what Simpson is. A limited full back going forward, but defensively good. Hence why he was brought in for De Laet (a full back who was average but better than simpson going forward but couldn't defend). Fixed.
Father Ted Posted 26 December 2016 Author Posted 26 December 2016 1 minute ago, Bayfox said: If we want a serious debate I'd suggest that from claudio down the club has issues. But maybe I'm old school. I like defenders who can defend. It worked last season. Wes could learn a thing or 2 about row ****ing z based on today's second goal. As soon as he tried to go toe to toe with lukaku I could see there was only one winner. Yes in theory it had no baring. But the point remains. Buying a right back isn't gonna solve **** all right now. We need at least one cb, one cm and a winger who can supply a centre forward with something. Or a new centre forward who can create himself. Not a ****ing right back. My point isn't that it is solely down to Simpson or a "new right back" but that he is a clear weak link that is killing us. We're having to compensate so heavily for the fact that neither him, Huth or Morgan can pass a football. The fact that they are such limited defenders and without Kante we are being found out.
LcFc_Smiv Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 4 minutes ago, Father Ted said: I just don't understand how a player who is questionable defensively (see penalty conceded when diving in at Stoke, constantly backing off), poor with the ball at his feet and offers nothing offensively can have a place in the team of the CHAMPIONS. Ben Chilwell a 19 year old left back came in today and had a better performance than Simpson has put in all season, used the ball smartly, attacked effectively and was still efficient defensively. It was refreshing to see and in stark contrast to the dross dished up on the other side of the pitch. How do players like Mahrez, Vardy, Morgan, Huth and numerous others deserve to be in a team of champions going on this season? How does Slimani deserve to even get a move to a team of Champions? Far too many players aren't pulling their weight.
Bayfox Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 Just now, Father Ted said: My point isn't that it is solely down to Simpson or a "new right back" but that he is a clear weak link that is killing us. We're having to compensate so heavily for the fact that neither him, Huth or Morgan can pass a football. The fact that they are such limited defenders and without Kante we are being found out. But your thread is about Simpson and as I have pointed out. He's well down the list of problems and neither goal today as an example were his faults. And now you bring the fact that neither centre half can pass a ball either into it to back up some pointless argument. Fact is defenders are meant to defend. Simpson is 2nd behind fuchs this season in doing that. I'd take a look at the 2 centre backs that are worse. The midfield that neither defends or creates before I worried about my right back. Did danny Simpson strangle your bird as well?
Father Ted Posted 26 December 2016 Author Posted 26 December 2016 1 minute ago, Bayfox said: But your thread is about Simpson and as I have pointed out. He's well down the list of problems and neither goal today as an example were his faults. And now you bring the fact that neither centre half can pass a ball either into it to back up some pointless argument. Fact is defenders are meant to defend. Simpson is 2nd behind fuchs this season in doing that. I'd take a look at the 2 centre backs that are worse. The midfield that neither defends or creates before I worried about my right back. Did danny Simpson strangle your bird as well? OK, perhaps Danny Simpson won't look out of place for us when we're mid table championship next season
Guest Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 Simpson isn't the main issue. We need two defenders who can play on the ball and a midfield who can keep the ball, a left winger who can beat his man, a proper number 10 and, yes, a right back who is better on the ball. We desperately need to change our style to keep the ball better.
dayday Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 2 minutes ago, Father Ted said: My point isn't that it is solely down to Simpson or a "new right back" but that he is a clear weak link that is killing us. We're having to compensate so heavily for the fact that neither him, Huth or Morgan can pass a football. The fact that they are such limited defenders and without Kante we are being found out. And this is why it's so frustrating, Ranieri persisting with a formation that isn't working. I go to games now not expecting to win but thinking damage limitation, how times have changed.
Lovejoy Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 Limited, yes, but no point calling out Simpson. Huth, Morgan and Fuchs should all face more questions for their performances. Unnecessary to point the finger at him.
Bayfox Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 1 minute ago, Father Ted said: OK, perhaps Danny Simpson won't look out of place for us when we're mid table championship next season Less out of place than some. I assume he looked out of place last season as well. Right now. Simpson would do fine in the championship. Not so sure about. Morgan. Silimani and on today's evidence Albrighton but feel free to make Simpson the next I blame wellens. At the end of the day from the pre season, recruitment, formation, tactics and effort. Having the best right back in the world right now fixes **** all. We have wider issues.
ChownLC Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 Yeah lets sign a tricky, pacey right back that will bomb forward and leave our defence open even more.
TJB-fox Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 What even is this thread If Simpsons inch perfect cross was headed in by Ulloa today you wouldn't have described him the way you have
Father Ted Posted 26 December 2016 Author Posted 26 December 2016 1 minute ago, Bayfox said: Less out of place than some. I assume he looked out of place last season as well. Right now. Simpson would do fine in the championship. Not so sure about. Morgan. Silimani and on today's evidence Albrighton but feel free to make Simpson the next I blame wellens. At the end of the day from the pre season, recruitment, formation, tactics and effort. Having the best right back in the world right now fixes **** all. We have wider issues. And yet again.. I'll say Simpson is only PART of the problem. Do you get that bit now? Obviously a centre midfield who have an influence on a game, a manager who realises that 4-4-2 isn't working and that we need to press higher up the pitch, or that Albrighton isn't a left winger would also help.
Bayfox Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 2 minutes ago, Father Ted said: And yet again.. I'll say Simpson is only PART of the problem. Do you get that bit now? Obviously a centre midfield who have an influence on a game, a manager who realises that 4-4-2 isn't working and that we need to press higher up the pitch, or that Albrighton isn't a left winger would also help. So can you start a constructive thread highlighting those points. Or one titled Danny Simpson?
Guest Col city fan Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 Just now, TJB-fox said: What even is this thread If Simpsons inch perfect cross was headed in by Ulloa today you wouldn't have described him the way you have I don't understand what I'm reading. Week in week out, someone comes out with a pearler. Simpson has been nothing other than a solid right back ever since since Ranieri joined us, This team is crying out for a central midfielder who can command, come and get the ball, give a short option, that the other players trust, who can orchestrate a game, can create chances, can keep it when he needs to and can bring others into play in the final third. That is the main problem with this team, amidst other ones. I'm convinced that all this lobbing it forward is because our full backs look up, think 'shall i?' and then think...nah..I'll hoof it. Simpson is NOT the problem with this team, not even one of the main ones. If we don't sort this inability to keep the ball and use it wisely, this team are facing relegation.
Father Ted Posted 26 December 2016 Author Posted 26 December 2016 Just now, Bayfox said: So can you start a constructive thread highlighting those points. Or one titled Danny Simpson? No
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 43 minutes ago, ZeGuy said: Will we get a slating thread for every single player on the pitch today? I wonder... It's the new FT bingo. Like when we had the 'Pearson in' / 'Pearson out' / 'Pearson shake it all about' threads
StanSP Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 by no means our worst player in what's been a vastly under-performing squad but he really got on my tits when he pussied out of the challenge in the box when we were attacking and that directly led to Everton getting the ball and going up to score their 2nd.
TJB-fox Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 27 minutes ago, Col city fan said: I don't understand what I'm reading. Week in week out, someone comes out with a pearler. Simpson has been nothing other than a solid right back ever since since Ranieri joined us, This team is crying out for a central midfielder who can command, come and get the ball, give a short option, that the other players trust, who can orchestrate a game, can create chances, can keep it when he needs to and can bring others into play in the final third. That is the main problem with this team, amidst other ones. I'm convinced that all this lobbing it forward is because our full backs look up, think 'shall i?' and then think...nah..I'll hoof it. Simpson is NOT the problem with this team, not even one of the main ones. If we don't sort this inability to keep the ball and use it wisely, this team are facing relegation. Don't think I could put it better myself. I seriously rate Simpson defensively. He isn't exactly Dani Alves in the other teams half but he isn't one of the many issues with this team
MurphyMagic Posted 26 December 2016 Posted 26 December 2016 As average and limited Simpson is, we have many more important issues which need addressing before the RB position.
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