What do you do with a problem like Wes Morgan?

[Carl the Llama]

Captain fantastic, City legend... Liability?

If he's lost that spark what can we do to replace him? Current options are an Evans who hasn't seemed to click with Maguire yet and 2 fairly big money signings which were always going to be future prospects, one struggling to even get in the squad, the other on loan in Scotland (how's he been doing btw?)... So what exactly do we do to remedy the scenario? And how do we resolve the significant factor of the captain's armband if we do drop him? It's a tricky one.

[Jattdogg]

2 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said:

Captain fantastic, City legend... Liability?

If he's lost that spark what can we do to replace him? Current options are an Evans who hasn't seemed to click with Maguire yet and 2 fairly big money signings which were always going to be future prospects, one struggling to even get in the squad, the other on loan in Scotland (how's he been doing btw?)... So what exactly do we do to remedy the scenario? And how do we resolve the significant factor of the captain's armband if we do drop him? It's a tricky one.

At this point id rather throw on Simpson  and he isnt a CB.  Lol

 

Might aswell see what Soyuncu can do surely the worst is he can match wes

[TeePee]

Simple. You drop him for the next in line and give the armband to Kasper. He's been a fantastic servant and leader, but we need to put the team first and he of all people will understand that. No-one will be more aware that he's struggling than Wes. 

[peterborofox]

Shouldn't play ever again unless cup games or injury crisis. Bloke is a bomb scare donkey

[Legend_in_blue]

It's not a tricky one.

 

Morgan is done when he's up against pace.  Warning signs were there against Bournemouth.  Today he should have gone before he did go.  Puel should have brought him off after Morgan took Richarlison into the players tunnel following a challenge.

 

We'll continue as a team in transition until the captaincy is sorted out.  As things are, if he's not dropping Morgan, he's not dropping the captaincy. 

 

I said before the season start he needs to pick a new captain and stop playing Morgan so consistently in games. 

 

Puel has done neither.

 

Expect the inconsistent performances to continue as a result.

 

 

 

 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Time for a change

 

Wes will still get games this season but he is slowly losing it 

[Tuna]

I don't think Claude has the balls to replace him.

 

He'll be back in the starting XI as soon as his ban is over, 100%.

[the fox]

Well, we wouldn't be asking this question if Puel did a better job choosing the line-up, would we? 

[SecretPro]

If Wes comes back in after his ban then football is broken. 

[lgfualol]

Hope to god Evans has 2 10/10 games and Morgan doesn't cause trouble.

 

Playing Wes against teams using fast forwards is like giving them a 1 nil head start. 

[The Doctor]

9 minutes ago, the fox said:

Well, we wouldn't be asking this question if Puel did a better job choosing the line-up, would we? 

Eh, starting wasn't the worst decision but he should have been hooked when he got the final warning 5 minutes earlier

[Langston]

An absolute hero, phenomenal signing and rock for us, but his legs have gone and he isn't adjusting to us keeping the ball at all. I think the fact he's a club legend is what makes it all the more frustrating to watch.

 

Puel is making a rod for his own back by continuing to put him in the side. 

[Blue ROI]

4 minutes ago, lgfualol said:

Hope to god Evans has 2 10/10 games and Morgan doesn't cause trouble.

 

Playing Wes against teams using fast forwards is like giving them a 1 nil head start. 

And we go 1-0 behind far too often. 

[don_danbury]

sol bamba in january? 

[TheUltimateWinner]

Just now, don_danbury said:

sol bamba in january? 

Let’s get the gang back together, that Vitor chap wasn’t half bad either, gerrimin

[Carl the Llama]

Jan signing to give us enough depth at cb to finally try a 352 perhaps? I struggle to believe he's completely lost his usefulness but it's very hard to trust him in a back 2 anymore.

[Hitesh]

Do what we did with Steve Walsh and Matt Elliott, keep them for the cup games and an influence in the dressing room. No where near the first XI unless needed

[Vacamion]

1 minute ago, Vacamion said:

 

People calling for Soyuncu.

 

He was utter gash for the U23s.  He's nowhere near ready.

 

It will be Evans.

 

Sorry to self-quote.

 

I posted this in the post match thread as I didn't know this current thread existed, to which it was more pertinent.

[Foxxed]

Recall the Benk in Jan. Use Evans in the meanwhile. Give the captaincy to Kasper or Vards.

[dayday]

Thanks for the memories Wes, but you’re finished at this level

[Hitesh]

3 minutes ago, Foxxed said:

Recall the Benk in Jan. Use Evans in the meanwhile. Give the captaincy to Kasper or Vards.

Kasper all the way 

[Chester Dontlie]

I reckon we'll se how Evans does in the next game. Amartey can do the job do too imo, the problem is who would be RB then, Rick is a bit too dangerous as RB to my liking I fancy him on the wing.

I would really like to see how Caglar does in the PL but it's highly unlikely that Puel will give him a chance.

I think despite Wes being a liability for us this season more often than not, he still has a role to play here and could be a good servant. Too soon to cross him out I think. Why he is still a captain though and a guaranteed starter, this I don't get... We've been arguing for Schmeichel's capitancy on here for ages now (Maguire is I think a definitive captain material too but he havent been with us that long. Next season maybe?). 

Edited 6 October 2018 by Chester Dontlie

[Keiriel]

 

Pack him and stack him.

Edited 6 October 2018 by Keiriel

[Chester Dontlie]

8 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

Sorry to self-quote.

 

I posted this in the post match thread as I didn't know this current thread existed, to which it was more pertinent.

I think people call for Soy out of pure desperation. It's been 8 games and we're still as far from sorting out our defensive woes as we were pre season. None of our CB signings seemed convincing to me to be frank, but of the two I was more amazed at Evans. He's a substitute to me, never a starter, he should be competing with Morgan for the place on the bench. Why did we let Dragovic, Austrian international, to leave for the season is the biggest mystery to me.

[Lovejoy]

Drop the **** forever. It's pretty fcuking simple.