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Guest Col city fan
Posted
43 minutes ago, Collymore said:

I'm probably going to be shot down here but....

 

I went to the Everton game and yes I agree that Chilwell is a very exciting prospect for the future.

 

However I think a few people are getting carried away. Chilwell made a fantastic run in the first half and managed a cross that was really dangerous but after this I saw quite a few head scratching plays from him. A few times he stormed forward and was really not in control of the ball but the fans were loving him as they like to see passion and effort. The ball was rebounding everywhere and he was lucky he didn't lose the ball earlier on one occasion. It seemed like he didn't really know what he was doing, just run with it and fingers crossed... Another occasion he bombed forward and wasn't even found and left us totally exposed on the left because Abrighton was in possession (the person who should cover him if he does bomb forward) Abrighton inevertably lost the ball and were lucky we didn't get punished further... Chilwell's decision to go for a run forward when Abrighton was in possession was pure inexperience. Again the fans just appreciated the effort. 

 

I really do think he's going to develop in to an excellent player over the coming years but I'd have Fuchs over him any day of the week and a definite no in midfield. Chilwell still has lots to learn.

Spot on. I think people (understandably) are so disillusioned with our league performance, they are jumping on something positive whenever they can. Fair play.

However, Fuchs is mr consistent. Chilwell may have a great game, followed by a stinker.

I'd definitely stick with Fuchs.

Posted

lol you see posts like this and despair but am reassured at the 80% of you ridiculing the idea. If we based our Prem survival on phrases like "it can't be much worse than what we're seeing at the moment" as a justification for playing kids out of position, then i think we will be safe as houses lmao! 

Posted
1 hour ago, Collymore said:

I'm probably going to be shot down here but....

 

I went to the Everton game and yes I agree that Chilwell is a very exciting prospect for the future.

 

However I think a few people are getting carried away. Chilwell made a fantastic run in the first half and managed a cross that was really dangerous but after this I saw quite a few head scratching plays from him. A few times he stormed forward and was really not in control of the ball but the fans were loving him as they like to see passion and effort. The ball was rebounding everywhere and he was lucky he didn't lose the ball earlier on one occasion. It seemed like he didn't really know what he was doing, just run with it and fingers crossed... Another occasion he bombed forward and wasn't even found and left us totally exposed on the left because Abrighton was in possession (the person who should cover him if he does bomb forward) Abrighton inevertably lost the ball and were lucky we didn't get punished further... Chilwell's decision to go for a run forward when Abrighton was in possession was pure inexperience. Again the fans just appreciated the effort. 

 

I really do think he's going to develop in to an excellent player over the coming years but I'd have Fuchs over him any day of the week and a definite no in midfield. Chilwell still has lots to learn.

You're absolutely right, Chilwell does still have a lot to learn. Although he was our man of the match against a poor Everton side (we were all over them early in the game and didn't progress), his previous games and turning his back on the ball on at least 2 occasions is still in my mind. It's difficult to drop him after this 1 good performance, as Ranieri has shown on quite a few occasions now he is not going to change the "proven" side for an inexperienced player.

 

Regarding the OP, I can't see how a case can be made to play him out of position, is it so that we can play another player out of position  to accommodate him? My thoughts are just let him develop what he's already pretty good at, and will become great at it as he gains experience.

Posted

I've come to the conclusion that some posters here are stealing a living, making their posts wearing trainers whilst making preparations for going to the AFCON. Which is literally embarrassing...

Posted

I think us tinkering has been the biggest difference between this season and last. Well, that and our total lack of form lol

 

I personally dont think Chilwell is ready. I know he played OK the other week but we need to play the likes of Gray and Musa ahead of him if we are talking about advanced or creative positions. Hopefully at the start of next season Chilwell will be ready to take over from Fuchs as our regular left back in a largely changed defence as I have a feeling both Huth and Wes will be surplus to requirements as we try to kick on again.

Posted
On 28/12/2016 at 22:05, Wookie said:

Playing players out of position literally almost always never works

What about the revelation that was Steve Walsh up front.

 

Posted
1 minute ago, murphy said:

What about the revelation that was Steve Walsh up front.

 

Was that 20 years ago?

Posted

Reminds me of the calls to play De Laet on the wing because he was good going forward. Dribbling from deep from full-back is an entirely different skill to receiving the ball high as a winger and beating a man, it's not his position. I'd like to see him get a run of games at left-back - Fuchs has been brilliant, but I'd like us to at least try to nurture a young talent we've produced, and he looks very promising. 

Posted
8 hours ago, murphy said:

Shows how broken our midfield actually is.  We've now had calls for Shinji, Chillwell, Fuchs and Henrnandez to fill the void

I think it just shows the level of intelligence in this place.

Posted

Yeah let's play a youngster who has just had his best performance in a 1st team city shirt and is probably brimming with confidence out of position then slate him when it doesn't work out.

 

Great plan. 

 

Even beats playing Okazaki in CM.

 

Why not put Kasper on the wing as he looks like he might be able to cross well while we are at it??

Posted
On 29/12/2016 at 09:00, Manwell Pablo said:

 

It does rarely work.

 

Just because you've managed to think of two examples where it has worked doesn't out weigh the numerous it is attempted and doesn't work at all. 

 

Besides as stated Moses is hardly playing out of position, you don't often get a player who is a out and out "wing back" there either full backs or wingers being asked to do a slightly adjusted job, depending on which type of player you pick donates how much defending/attacking you will get out of them.

Where are your examples where it hasn't worked then? I came up with two names and there are loads more. Moses was a winger/forward so playing at wing back with key defensive duties is a change in position. 

Posted
18 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

Where are your examples where it hasn't worked then? I came up with two names and there are loads more. Moses was a winger/forward so playing at wing back with key defensive duties is a change in position. 

 

Really?

 

If you can't think of numerous occasions where players playing out of position hasn't worked you don't watch a lot of football. If you are trying to troll me into wasting my time typing an essay try harder. 

 

To keep it simple every player who played on the left wing for England for about a sodding decade. 

Guest Col city fan
Posted

I remember when we played Bomb scare in central midfield....

Was it under Sven? 

 

lol

Utter disaster!

Posted
2 hours ago, Col city fan said:

I remember when we played Bomb scare in central midfield....

Was it under Sven? 

 

lol

Utter disaster!

 

I can remember several just for Leicester, vardy has always been an atrocious winger, waghorn made him look like giggs in his prime when he played there though. Kisnorbo was always a disgrace in holding midfield. Hammond on wing dreadful, although tbf he was always awful regardless, Sheehan was dire as a winger as he had no ability to beat a man. 

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