villalad21 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Luxury problem for Smith this. Don't think he will be complaining. This is what an actual squad looks like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted August 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 27, 2019 He's a real goalscorer, isn't he? Have to hand it to him, he's perfect in a game like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Really interesting to see looking back to around the time we signed him. He was comfortably the best midfielder in the league, but he was very much a box to box player. He hasn't turned out to be the player I hoped we we're signing but he's still turned out to be a cracking buy by Steve Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Not the most tactful but this Mackem was damn near prescient: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) I wouldn't sell him......certainly not cheaply anyway. Any player that has goals in them .....do not come cheap. He is a valuable squad member IMO....but he's not a DM Edited August 28, 2019 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 it's hard not to play him. The problem is that it may be harder to drop Jack or McGinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 31, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2019 So, is he our top scorer so far this season in all competitions? With 2 goals. I really like Conor, and hope he starts today, but I’d imagine that Luiz has made that role his own and I can’t see him displacing either Jack or SJMG so probs a role from the bench if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Can't see why we'd start him to be honest. Doesn't get into our first 11 at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 31, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Can't see why we'd start him to be honest. Doesn't get into our first 11 at this stage. Yep, that’s what I think too. I would probs start him but he won’t displace Luiz, Grealish or McGinn. It’s a good problem to have though, too much quality isn’t a bad thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 We will see soon enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I don't think he ever deserved to get dropped. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 He should have started against Palace in retrospect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I've been against this but I think we might have to try Grealish on the flank even thou it's not his best position (as far as we know) He is good at cutting inside and crossing the ball thou. Partly because Grealish is playing too far down the pitch but also because we need Hourihane's set pieces and his ability to deliver assists and goals from open play. When Marvelous is fit he could also compete for the central position. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted August 31, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2019 Should start our next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Probably could do with his goals and assists, but I don't think swapping him with Luiz would help us. I think we really need Nakamba in there as well, he's our only genuine DM in the sense that he's a midfielder who's speciality is stopping the opposition, we're not good enough to play without such a player in our midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted August 31, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, useless said: Probably could do with his goals and assists, but I don't think swapping him with Luiz would help us. I think we really need Nakamba in there as well, he's our only genuine DM in the sense that he's a midfielder who's speciality is stopping the opposition, we're not good enough to play without such a player in our midfield. Currently Luiz isn't any better at defending than Conor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 That's why I'd bring in Nakamba. To be fair to Luiz I don't think he's meant to be a defensive minded player, he plays deep for Brazil U21s, but he's more of a deep lying playmaker of sorts, as I've said last season at Girona he wasn't even playing as a DM for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Yes, I don't think Luiz has the physicality to play as a DM, especially away from home, on any consistent basis. We really need Nakamba to come good. I would support the idea of getting Hourihane or Lansbury into the team and moving Grealish out wide. Hourihane has two particularly good attributes: he's better than average at dead ball situations, and he's good at bursting into the box to get on the end of things. He might be weak at other things, but he does tend to lead to goals being scored and we look like a side who are light of goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, AVTuco said: Currently Luiz isn't any better at defending than Conor. sadly, so far you're right......the centre is too light weight for me.....think we need 4-2-3-1, particularly away from home to stabilise. Imo....if you have competent attackers, you only need 4....the rest can chip in but their prime tendency should be to stabilise and gain control of the game, to win the initiative and battle for supremacy. 6/4 is my favoured mix for attack and defence. during our greatest time Morley, shaw, withe and Cowans was the 4 and the rest stabilised......Mortimer chipped in with some attacking play and sid did a bit of tackling and closing too.....but of course the full backs were more competent of making sorties to help the attack. Edited September 1, 2019 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Luiz is more of a box to box for me. Not a dm at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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