LCFC Todd Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 Now don't get me wrong - i like the midfield partnership of King and Drinkwater but we lack strength in midfield since the chances of us recalling Danns back are slim as a Superskinny person on Supersize v Superskinny, it seems to me that we would be wise to invest in a tough tackling experienced midfielder that could either partner King or Drinkwater or deputise if one gets injured. I haven't forgotten about Matty James either but he's not experienced. Now i'm not going to be a Football Manager goon and suggest players I've seen on there, so i'll admit i don't have a very good idea on who we could get. Thoughts?
surrifox Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 quite a radical suggestion and I'm surprised that no-one has espoused this view previously
indierich06 Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 Aren't there enough threads for this? Jeez.
LCFC Todd Posted 18 December 2012 Author Posted 18 December 2012 Yeah but i jut wanted an opinion. Not a moan thread by the way.
indierich06 Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 Great - I think you make some good points too, just stick it in one of the existing threads. Personally I think we could probably do with a CM with a bit more guile and experience, I don't really think we need a tough tackling midfielder, just an older head every now and then to work with our current midfield. I don't think there's anything wrong with King and Drinky at all and I'd be perfectly happy if that was our first choice CM pairing for the rest of the season, we just need a bit of competition for places in the middle of the park and a bit of experience - I'm thinking someone like Morgan in terms of experience - could be useful to have in midfield. I don't subscribe to this whole 'we need a strong, tough tackling midfield' nonsense though - what we need is for our surrent midfield to stop switching off. When they want to, King and Drinky can boss the midfield against anyone, but when they're not on their game, they lose the ball and get overrun. We need them to stay focussed more often.
LCFC Todd Posted 18 December 2012 Author Posted 18 December 2012 Yeah like i said I like King and Drinkwater and i think they are good enough but it's just against some opposition i feel we lack a little strength in midfield, whether this is because they switch off or they're not getting stuck in enough, that's up to you.
indierich06 Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 Yeah like i said I like King and Drinkwater and i think they are good enough but it's just against some opposition i feel we lack a little strength in midfield, whether this is because they switch off or they're not getting stuck in enough, that's up to you. I think if they weren't letting passes go astray all the time they wouldn't need to be strong - the opposition wouldn't get anywhere near the ball. We've seen it plenty of times this season, most notably at Blackburn away. They had a right couple of bruisers in midfield in Murphy and Etuhu, yet they didn't get a sniff for 90 mins. What we need is for King and Drinky to play like that more often.
Happy Fox Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 I think if they weren't letting passes go astray all the time they wouldn't need to be strong - the opposition wouldn't get anywhere near the ball. We've seen it plenty of times this season, most notably at Blackburn away. They had a right couple of bruisers in midfield in Murphy and Etuhu, yet they didn't get a sniff for 90 mins. What we need is for King and Drinky to play like that more often. But are they inexperienced or perhaps don't have the quality of performances to be consistent all the time? That is why we need another option in their who is on par with their quality or better even.
LCFC Todd Posted 18 December 2012 Author Posted 18 December 2012 Completely agree Happy Fox. They are brilliant on their day but not always consistent. This isn't a problem though, just think we need a feasible third option, or recall Danns but that's highly unlikely :-(
lovelcfc Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 100% agree with you, said this all season, we need more muscle in the midfield, I don't think drinkwater it too bad on that front but king just is not that sort of player, in regards to buying one, we've got one on loan at bristol city, but the chances of nigel recalling him are small so defo go for that type of player in jan
Danno Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 100% agree with you, said this all season, we need more muscle in the midfield, I don't think drinkwater it too bad on that front but king just is not that sort of player, in regards to buying one, we've got one on loan at bristol city, but the chances of nigel recalling him are small so defo go for that type of player in jan Danns, tackling and muscle just don't go together
indierich06 Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 100% agree with you, said this all season, we need more muscle in the midfield, I don't think drinkwater it too bad on that front but king just is not that sort of player, in regards to buying one, we've got one on loan at bristol city, but the chances of nigel recalling him are small so defo go for that type of player in jan He's absolute shite. People call him a tough tackler, he's just a bad tackler. Can't time his tackles for shit and ends up giving free kicks away all over the park and getting cards all the time. Kingy is by far our best midfielder, Drinkwater is outstanding on his day, but he's too inconsistent. It's often when he doesn't play well that we struggle - King very rarely has a bad game but if his CM partner doesn't perform well it's difficult for him to influence the game. I would like us to buy a new CM in January to provide some competition because I don't think James is banging on the door for a first team place and the lack of competition might explain why DD is getting a bit complacent/inconsistent.
kingfox Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 These types of threads come around often, but you are entitled to make them. I of course agree with what you say, as some will know. However everyone who is making these threads also include a sentence which either says bring in Wellens or bring back Danns. NO JUST NO
Dan Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 Genuinely would have no interest in a tough tackler if they're a poor footballer. No use knackering our style to accommodate one, we're backing a style of play that players should fit into, rather than one we should work around players we buy.
AyewJoking Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 in january we should buy david batty who is getting on a bit so buy edgar davids too for cover.
BunkMoreland Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 I disagree. Don't really see how a Neil Ruddock or a Vinny Jones is going to help much. We're trying to build a team that is better at football than the opposition not one that acts a bit tough and looks a bit scary.
Carl the Llama Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 Have you asked Raj the newsagent about this?
marbelladave Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 We need a tough central midfielder about as much as we need this thread....... :xmasdry: Not at all!
emmo1987 Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 Draft in shaun derry for a bit of experience!
THEBIGJOHNSTEADER; Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 Someone with a hairy willy and massive balls preferably
theessexfox Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 If anyone says Trotter (who's been mentioned a fair bit recently), I do not rate him one bit after the Millwall game.
Danno Posted 18 December 2012 Posted 18 December 2012 If anyone says Trotter (who's been mentioned a fair bit recently), I do not rate him one bit after the Millwall game. After 1 game? Really?
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