AJ

[Cloaken Plague]

Well. That didn't take long.

Fix that avatar man. Youve chopped bobs head off.

 

[Rik-Safc]

He'll walk in; far and away our best player who is likely to make something happen on the pitch.

Who would go out of the team? Surely Defoe?

 

[ontap]

Hopefully back after the international break but I can't see him getting into the team now? Great that Dick has these attracking options.

Tactically i agree he might have a problem getting back in , on footballing skill alone he should walk in.

This.

Still our best player.


I personally think you're talking absolute shite.

THIS

 

[molthemackem]

Hopefully back after the international break but I can't see him getting into the team now? Great that Dick has these attracking options.

It might just be the kick up the arse AJ needs at times.. competition for his place at last.

 

[Rik-Safc]

It might just be the kick up the arse AJ needs at times.. competition for his place at last.

Certainly agree with that.

 

[Crook Mackem]

For some reason my thread last night got locked but i see him playing an advanced central role

 

[johnson]

Bench. No way he gets into the team infront of Lens, Borini, Defoe IMO.

Absolute nonsense, Johnson walks in the team man

After seeing how much Toivenan put himself about last week and how inept and anonymous Rodwell was, you would really pick Rodwell in front of him?

Increyable.

You can't judge Toivenan off 45 minites of football, you have absolutely no idea how good he will be

 

[The Exile]

Ideal to come on late in games when we need something different, as he was used at Man City. Workrate, pace and movement all across the front line now and hopefully it'll encourage him to raise his game to get back in.

You can't judge Toivenan off 45 minites of football, you have absolutely no idea how good he will be

Yet you've judged far more players as not good enough on similar amounts of time. Usually the ones who could replace the lads you've defended through thin and even thinner.

 

[Dodgy]

You can't judge Toivenan off 45 minites of football, you have absolutely no idea how good he will be

Maybe not, but I can certainly judge rodwell on his 13 months at the club, thus far.

 

[xmfd]

Still think Dick might fancy Fletcher or Graham upfront mind: will be interesting to see who plays where against Spurs. Unless Borini is going to play up top and Lens and Defoe on the wings?

 

[johnson]

Maybe not, but I can certainly judge rodwell on his 13 months at the club, thus far.

He's been awful but not sure what he's got to do with it

 

[sbtyr]

Excited to see Johnson play in a team with good attacking options alongside him instead of seeing him as the sole creator in a slow and stagnating forward line. He could shine.

 

[Landofsmiles]

Remember Defoe was used as an impact sub regularly for Spurs during his last two seasons ...start with AJ and bring on Defoe for any of the front 3, enjoy the fact we can bring on a decent player, and remember we have the two young lads to back the front line up as well.

 

[Dodgy]

He's been awful but not sure what he's got to do with it

He's got everything to do with it. Read back through the thread. My entire argument is that I would rather play Toivenan than Rodwell and just have one defensive midfielder and Toivenan sitting in the huge gap we always have between our three DM's and our forward line.

As for Johnson it'll be good to have competition for him to have to work to fight for his place back. He's undoubtedly been the best player we have for the last couple of years but he's only shown how good he's capable of being very, very sporadically. He certainly hasn't been anywhere near the player his talents should allow. But my argument was nothing whatsoever to do with him, in spite of the name of the thread.

Excited to see Johnson play in a team with good attacking options alongside him instead of seeing him as the sole creator in a slow and stagnating forward line. He could shine.

I'm hoping for exactly this. I think the "competition" will do him the world of good. With players on his wavelength... well... we might just see the player we thought we were buying in the first place. He's been there sporadically, (like last January, when he was on Fire), but imagine THAT johnson all season long!

 

[johnson]

He's got everything to do with it. Read back through the thread. My entire argument is that I would rather play Toivenan than Rodwell and just have one defensive midfielder and Toivenan sitting in the huge gap we always have between our three DM's and our forward line.

As for Johnson it'll be good to have competition for him to have to work to fight for his place back. He's undoubtedly been the best player we have for the last couple of years but he's only shown how good he's capable of being very, very sporadically. He certainly hasn't been anywhere near the player his talents should allow. But my argument was nothing whatsoever to do with him, in spite of the name of the thread.



I'm hoping for exactly this. I think the "competition" will do him the world of good. With players on his wavelength... well... we might just see the player we thought we were buying in the first place. He's been there sporadically, (like last January, when he was on Fire), but imagine THAT johnson all season long!

They aren't really competing for the same position though are they, we need 2 defensive mids if Ola is going to play

 

[WalkerSAFC]

Still the Best player at the club. 1st name on the team sheet for me

 

[Idlewild Mackem]

Still has to make the starting eleven when fit. Offers a totally different threat to Lens, Defoe and Borini.

 

[kick in the quinn]

Is it really? Got to admit I thought the injury was a ploy to remove him from the limelight until after the case.

That would be why he and his attorney asked for the case to be put back then?

 

[spiritofcharlie]

Defoe dropping to bench, Borini as striker and AJ wide right?
we actually have attacking options? never thought I would see those days again

Dead right. My god, we've had some awful managers these past few years...

 

[the flying graysons]

I keep trying to give rodwell a few more, too and I still keep telling myself he'll come good but, based on Saturdays evidence, I'd still choose Toivenan ahead of him. He just looked like he didn't want to hide. Rodwell performance on Saturday, (or certainly his first half showing), was possibly his most inept for us yet and that's a bold statement, given how bad he's been at times.

I've said on here time and again that he'll come good... but when?

I think he needs to have to fight for his place again.

He played well for ten minutes then strolled around doing the square root of fuck all. Or was I watching a different swede.