Block E Buh 0 Posted December 4, 2005 [8-)]Norwich down the years have always played with good natural wingers,such as Ruel Fox,Dave Phillips,Darren Eadie,Neil Adams etc...Our recent two signings have been centre midfielders to add to Rossi Jarvis,Youseff Safri,Andy(Gary Holt no.2)Hughes and Jason Jarrett,why oh why havent we got square pegs for square holes?Huckerby,Henderson,Brennan,McVeigh are all NOT wingers!Im not jumping on the worthy out wagon but it does worry me that we have a team of confused individuals.Its time we had a half decent winger to supply our 3million target man than a player out of position,thats what sheffield utd have and look where they are.OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huck tastic<IMG src="http:new.pinkun.comforumsimagesline.gif"><BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Bryan Hamilton could turn this around...<BR><FONT> 0 Posted December 4, 2005 Wide right has been an obvious problem all year, only Worthington seems unable to see itNo idea why we are persevering with Henderson in that role, clearly nowhere near good enoughMade worse by allowing Edworthy to leave, as we have also lost his crosses into the box from that side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huddy 0 Posted December 4, 2005 This is what ive been saying, he has never brought a winger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Chilver 0 Posted December 4, 2005 Well said, I totally agree, and this has been a major technical and tactical problem for many months, resulting in our current demise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
still holding out for new heroes 0 Posted December 6, 2005 because he leant all he knows from Howard Wilkinson...also not a fan of wingers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzathegreat 0 Posted December 6, 2005 simply because we don''t need wingers in the good old hoofing game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Canary 0 Posted December 6, 2005 we have never had a winger under worthington. He buys strikers and plays them where they are totally unaffective Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saint Canary 0 Posted December 6, 2005 It is a problem that has been there for so long, yet nothing has been done about it.Personally I would rather have an below average winger than a good striker or central midfielder playing out of position. At least the team would look balanced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barry Brockes 147 Posted December 6, 2005 When you consider Worthy''s considerable lack of tactical and technical expertise it becomes more and more surprising that we won this league two years ago. More and more I find myself asking ''How''? But when you look back on teams that Howard Wilkinson managed you realise where many of the present problems stem from. If you get a one goal lead just defend for the rest of the game. Defend deep at all times. The most important part of the team is the midfield. Fill this area with players who can defend and run all day. Forwards should also be able to cover every blade of grass and play across the entire width of the pitch. Strikers must learn to play on the wings because this strategy doesn''t allow wingers etc. etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky green trainers 0 Posted December 6, 2005 I''m a natural whinger given the way we''ve been playing recently. There''s not many good right wingers out there playing, I would havetaken a punt on sedgwick of preston maybe but I can''t think of anyothers can you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky green trainers 0 Posted December 6, 2005 for me, Dave phillips and neil adams weren''t natural wingers, theycould both pass and put great ball in, phillips from left adams fromright, but in both cases they rarely went past anybody before crossing.Hucks is a true winger cos he hugs the touchline, goes past people atwill, creates chances and scores. In full flow, he''s better than eadie,disco and the equal of fox. he gets you on the edge of your seat betterthan any player of recent years. He''s been slagged off recently, but ifhe''s missing for 3-4 games we will miss him - make no mistake (worthyspeak) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Poirot 1 Posted December 6, 2005 I was on this site a few weeks ago posting a short list of potential right wingers we could sign, who are experienced (or young Premiership players), and have proven to be good Championship players. They included (although I''ve forgotten two of them, sourced from a search in Football Manager 2005 for right mids - I included those I had heard of in the short list):Shaun Newton (West Ham)Tommy Black (Palace)Kevin Harper (Stoke)Jamie Morrison (Middlesborough)As you can see, there really aren''t that many good right wingers about these days who we could realistically get - unless we look in the lower leagues. Although my knowledge of players in the lower leagues is poor these days, so I have no idea who could be available. And judging our record of buying players from the lower leagues, I reckon no one associated with Norwich have any idea who plays outside the top two divisions and not in East Anglia either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Hucker 0 Posted December 6, 2005 Our best team of recent times used Culverhouse and Bowen as overlaping full backs, we were always getting behind defences this way. How many times does Drury make forward runs, not receive a pass from Huckerby who loses the ball trying to do it all himself only for the oposition to play it forwards into the space behind Drury? Worthy''s method relies upon a midfielder running into the space created by the defence doubling up on Huckerby and receiving a pass. No one has done this job effectively since Francis.Perhaps what we should be asking is:1. Why don''t we get behind defences?2. Why can''t anyone cross the ball? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites