ciggiesnbeer Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) He is going through a rough patch. Bloke is a quality defender in my book but I had no problem with him being dropped. Hopefully it will spur him back to his best, he doesnt seem like the sulking kind to me so I expect a reaction from him against Southampton. Edited November 1, 2021 by ciggiesnbeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkiller1981 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I thought it was good to see him dropped to send a message that the type of performance against arsenal won’t be tolerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I hope the reason he was dropped was because of his form rather than an off the field incident. We’re going to need Mings this year I’m afraid. As things stand, we’re heading towards a relegation scrap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 3 hours ago, punkiller1981 said: I thought it was good to see him dropped to send a message that the type of performance against arsenal won’t be tolerated. On that basis we need to drop the whole of yesterday's team with the exception of Cash and Martinez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MentalM Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Wainy316 said: On that basis we need to drop the whole of yesterday's team with the exception of Cash and Martinez. Cash, Nakamba and Watkins* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, MentalM said: Cash, Nakamba and Watkins* Not Nakamba for me. Some good tackles but poor passing and ruined the prospect of an advantage and very promising breakaway by rolling around as if he'd been shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Not Nakamba for me. Some good tackles but poor passing and ruined the prospect of an advantage and very promising breakaway by rolling around as if he'd been shot. The ref is to blame for the breakaway being disrupted, not Nakamba. The fact the ref then only issued a booking is on the ref too. Complete word removed. Nakamba should still be dropped though, if Luiz, Sanson and McGinn are all fit. Mings will be starting, and I don't think that's thanks to Konsa getting banned. Hause played terribly, and would have been dropped for Mings regardless. Just means it's instead of Konsa now. Would like to know what happened as there is no way Mings was dropped on form alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MentalM Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Not Nakamba for me. Some good tackles but poor passing and ruined the prospect of an advantage and very promising breakaway by rolling around as if he'd been shot. Agree on the passing part. Still think he did decent. Not much more thou, but compared to most others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 01/11/2021 at 09:51, Wainy316 said: On that basis we need to drop the whole of yesterday's team with the exception of Cash and Martinez. Was quite surprised that Martinez didn't save the first 2. Maybe I hold him to too high a standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkiller1981 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 On 01/11/2021 at 09:51, Wainy316 said: On that basis we need to drop the whole of yesterday's team with the exception of Cash and Martinez. Missing the point. Mings is captain it sends a message nobody is immune to being dropped for poor performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Must start. Despite his flaws he's a better option than Hause and Tuanzebe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 2 hours ago, punkiller1981 said: Missing the point. Mings is captain it sends a message nobody is immune to being dropped for poor performance Unfortunately, it didn't seem to send out that message. If anything, it just demoralised everyone, and left us less organised (look at the positioning for Rice's goal - Targett and Nakamba would both normally have Mings in their ear). I agree with dropping players who aren't performing, especially if they look complacent or too big for their boots, but I actually think Mings is one of those who normally plays himself back into form. Not sure he needed that rocket up his arse. In the end, we looked better when he came on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Of our senior players has he performed the worst this season? Not for me which is concerning why Dean would choose to drop his captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkiller1981 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 04/11/2021 at 16:48, KentVillan said: Unfortunately, it didn't seem to send out that message. If anything, it just demoralised everyone, and left us less organised (look at the positioning for Rice's goal - Targett and Nakamba would both normally have Mings in their ear). I agree with dropping players who aren't performing, especially if they look complacent or too big for their boots, but I actually think Mings is one of those who normally plays himself back into form. Not sure he needed that rocket up his arse. In the end, we looked better when he came on. Yep fair point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sir_gary_cahill Posted November 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2021 He was excellent today I thought, our leader, he inspires others to play better, £20m looks a snip now to me. Nathan Ake sits on the bench at Man City 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: He was excellent today I thought, our leader, he inspires others to play better, £20m looks a snip now to me. Nathan Ake sits on the bench at Man City You what mate. He was an absolute bomb scare on the ball. Inspired zero confidence in the team time and time again under no pressure skied the ball to nowhere. Options to pass the ball to wide players or keeper? Sky the ball to row z. Panicked. Irrational. Edited November 5, 2021 by rodders0223 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted November 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2021 If you're still in the job after the break Smith, please make a note to yourself never to drop Mings again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 16 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: You what mate. He was an absolute bomb scare on the ball. Inspired zero confidence in the team time and time again under no pressure skied the ball to nowhere. Options to pass the ball to wide players or keeper? Sky the ball to row z. Panicked. Irrational. He had a good game. None of their chances had anything to do with him. Occasionally wasteful with the ball, but he did his job well, despite having Targett and Tuanzebe either side of him, who were both very poor. I’ve said this many times, but Mings isn’t the problem. He has bad games, of course, but he is low on the list of priorities for improving this team. The midfield is the main issue. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, AVTuco said: If you're still in the job after the break Smith, please make a note to yourself never to drop Mings again. Insert some joke about the actual note that ended up in Mings' sock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Yes thought he had a good game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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