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Agree, and for the balance reason i'd like us to try Efete on the right, Crookes on the left and Revan at left mid on Saturday, assuming Bapaga plays up front with LJL or Taylor.
And drop Harry? No I don't think so, his work rate is even more important without mcatee. I want to see bapaga in the mcatee role but with the reduction in work rate that would lead to it makes Harry's inclusion even more important.
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And drop Harry? No I don't think so, his work rate is even more important without mcatee. I want to see bapaga in the mcatee role but with the reduction in work rate that would lead to it makes Harry's inclusion even more important.
Drop Coke for Harry.
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And drop Harry? No I don't think so, his work rate is even more important without mcatee. I want to see bapaga in the mcatee role but with the reduction in work rate that would lead to it makes Harry's inclusion even more important.
Maybe, for a cup game, worth taking a look at others and get them fitter. Particularly interested in seeing revan play more that's all
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I seem to remember Revan being trailed as two-footed which would certainly seem to be the case from his goals the other week. I thought he did OK when he came on which is probably about the best you can hope for from a young player with less than a handful of first team games under his belt.
Clifton has done a Sterling job on the left but, with the best will in the world, he's not going to be as effective as a proper attacker, especially on his weaker foot. Would Revan be worth a try there with Clifton moving into the middle? Dunno, really. It depends on how much Revan is seen as a defender and how much as a midfielder. It's good being able to play both roles, but you don't get many players who are effective in those two positions. The balance between being too defensive and too attacking in either role is a very narrow one.
Crookes is actually quite reasonable when going forward as he's pretty tidy with the ball at his feet, but he's obviously not the quickest so is never going to be gung up and piling forward all the time. Not too many Danny Andrews out there.
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I love an attacking full back and although the full backs lately have done their defensive jobs well we've definitely missed Efetes attacking threat
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Agree with this. As well as Sears has done, I can’t see him cutting in and scoring a goal like the one Efete scored earlier in the season ( v Torquay ?). Horses for courses, I think PH will use them both equally over the course of the season.
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I love an attacking full back and although the full backs lately have done their defensive jobs well we've definitely missed Efetes attacking threat
I think we’ve also missed Efete’s link up with Sousa down the right.
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Isn’t it good to have a sensible debate about the respective qualities of our fullbacks and what they bring to the team in their different ways?
No one would have thought this last season.
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Agree with this. As well as Sears has done, I can’t see him cutting in and scoring a goal like the one Efete scored earlier in the season ( v Torquay ?). Horses for courses, I think PH will use them both equally over the course of the season.
It's good that we have full - backs that can effectively support the attack but I am a bit more in the camp of wanting them to be principally defenders. The centre backs know that they are supported on either side and not concerned that if one of the full-backs "bombs forward" then who will cover for them from mid-field? Just an individual preference from me, I know.
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I don't disagree with you regarding full-backs when you're playing the better teams but if you're facing a 'Park the bus' team, having defenders who can get forward is also helpful.
Efete can get forward (though doesn't nearly enough as Hurst has alluded to in the past) and is also strong in the air so probably the better option to use against the really defensive teams.
It certainly is nice to have a couple of competent players to choose from, however.
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