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Myself and those around were saying yesterday how much we were crying out for a Craig Disley or a Grovesy
Waterfalls headers across the box, noone on the end. Not one late run from midfield…
I expected big things from Fox but he’s been underwhelming
Have to disagree re Fox, I think he’s been good. The problem he has is he’s having to either carry Giles Coke or he’s pushed forward when McAtee has been out, both give him no chance to perform. In the times he played with Hunt and McAtee he’s been very good, no coincidence IMO
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January 23, 2022, 11:13am |
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Fox is a really good player at this level . That’s just a fact.
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January 23, 2022, 11:21am |
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I expected big things from Fox but he’s been underwhelming
Really??? Fox imo has been far from underwhelming. Funny how different people see the same game.
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January 23, 2022, 11:29am |
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Really??? Fox imo has been far from underwhelming. Funny how different people see the same game.
1 goal from Central Midfield. Whether Lew has a point playing alongside Coke maybe he does i dont know? But i just expected more of a box to box midfielder.
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January 23, 2022, 11:31am |
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Fox is a really good player at this level . That’s just a fact.
We’re 10th in the National League pal. If you want to see a midfield pairing that i’d consider really good, look at Halifax’s. I was mightily impressed with their work ethic
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January 23, 2022, 11:45am |
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I think we need to replace Coke and Clifton before Fox, as I said last night Burgess can’t be up to much if he can’t get in this midfield so it looks like another squad signing as does Abraham’s, Smith and to a lesser extent Amos. Non of the signings made are improving the starting eleven so that’s my major concern at present and has made me doubt the suitability of PH to take us forwards.
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January 23, 2022, 11:46am |
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We’re 10th in the National League pal. If you want to see a midfield pairing that i’d consider really good, look at Halifax’s. I was mightily impressed with their work ethic
Yeah cheers ‘pal’. What’s that got to do with it? Halifax’s midfield pair were dominated by our players once Hunt was on. I’m not talking about a midfield ‘pairing’ and not suggesting that we can’t aspire to better. If you know football, you’ll know that Hunt is a loss, and Fox is a good player. Beyond that, well, that’s another story. Is Coke good enough? Is the shape right? Do we need another centre midfielder? How good is the lad from Port Vale? All up for debate I reckon….
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MuddyWaters |
January 23, 2022, 11:50am |
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1 goal from Central Midfield. Whether Lew has a point playing alongside Coke maybe he does i dont know?
But i just expected more of a box to box midfielder.
We don’t set up for that type of player. Hurst plays with four attack minded players and two sitting midfielders of which Fox does most of the work. Coke drops too deep and does the easy stuff.
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January 23, 2022, 11:51am |
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Yeah cheers ‘pal’. What’s that got to do with it? Halifax’s midfield pair were dominated by our players once Hunt was on. I’m not talking about a midfield ‘pairing’ and not suggesting that we can’t aspire to better. If you know football, you’ll know that Hunt is a loss, and Fox is a good player. Beyond that, well, that’s another story. Is Coke good enough? Is the shape right? Do we need another centre midfielder? How good is the lad from Port Vale? All up for debate I reckon….
Im referring to the away game which we lost. And the new lad didnt come on yesterday but im wondering if Hurst see’s him as more of a 10 than a CM? Not really sure as we’ve not seen him yet
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January 23, 2022, 12:31pm |
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Fox has been a bit underwhelming but he’s not a bad player. The whole team is significantly worse when Coke is playing. He plods around not breaking up play much out of possession cause he’s just nowhere near mobile enough. In possession he often hides and very rarely gives the defenders an option unless it’s in a position he knows he won’t get shut down quickly. When he does have the ball, it’s slow and ponderous and invariably sideways making our attacking play so much slower. Got away with it to some extent next to Hunt but when Fox is also a grafter we’re so pedestrian and unimaginative in midfield it’s embarrassing.
Sorting out the middle of the pitch would make a big difference to the team. However he’s signed one player who he’s barely played and didn’t re-sign Hunt which worryingly makes it seem like he doesn’t recognise how bad Coke is these days.
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