Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,777 Posted September 22, 2020 I can't believe for a minute that Klose would ever be considered for left back. But the fact it's even coming up in discussion demonstrates just how much of a pickle we're going to be in if Quintilla gets injured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curious yellow 184 Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, king canary said: Some defensive players can play some defensive positions. Nothing I've seen of Klose lately indicates he'd be anything other than a liability at left back. Injuries have taken their toll and he just doesn't seem as mobile anymore and that is hugely important at fullback. I'd probably have him 6th choice for the position at best. 6 choices for left back can't be bad. I would say that the most important ability for all the back 4 is to defend. We like Aarons going forward and Quintilla can put in a good cross, I would prefer full backs who can defend set pieces as our defensive midfield can be clumsy. Perhaps 3 centre backs with wing backs is the answer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted September 22, 2020 Just now, curious yellow said: 6 choices for left back can't be bad. I would say that the most important ability for all the back 4 is to defend. We like Aarons going forward and Quintilla can put in a good cross, I would prefer full backs who can defend set pieces as our defensive midfield can be clumsy. Perhaps 3 centre backs with wing backs is the answer. Yeah it is important to be able to defend but you have to think who you'll be matched up against. Timm Klose up against a speedy winger who will be running at him or an overlapping fullback isn't a good situation. I'm not certain we need another left back but saying he's 6th choice doesn't mean I think we've got 5 great options ahead of him- just I think he'd be really, really bad in that position. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted October 2, 2020 McCallum on the bench for Coventry again tonight. He was on the bench for them last week and didn't come on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,777 Posted October 2, 2020 It seems curious that we've loaned out our only specialist left back cover only for him to be left back cover elsewhere. I doubt that was the plan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFN FC 1,122 Posted October 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: McCallum on the bench for Coventry again tonight. He was on the bench for them last week and didn't come on. Damn son! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted October 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, NFN FC said: Damn son! Sorry? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,777 Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) On a semi-related note, that was a very nice goal from Bournemouth there. Shades of Norwich 2018-19. Edited October 2, 2020 by Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarycop 204 Posted October 2, 2020 Why would we lend someone to sit on bench, crazy. Get him recalled 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFN FC 1,122 Posted October 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: Sorry? My apologies, I'll elaborate.... That is unfortunate as we loaned a player out to get more game time and he's not getting any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,866 Posted October 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: On a semi-related note, that was a very nice from Bournemouth there. Shades of Norwich 2018-19. Bournemouth looking good early on. The McCallum situation is very strange. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted October 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, NFN FC said: My apologies, I'll elaborate.... That is unfortunate as we loaned a player out to get more game time and he's not getting any. Cheers, yes, see it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminally Yellow 2,448 Posted October 2, 2020 If he's going to sit on Coventry's bench, he may as well sit on ours. Still not quite sure I follow letting him go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,195 Posted October 2, 2020 More to the point; we don't think he's good enough to start, Coventry don't think he's good enough to start, yet in 12 months time according to some on here he will be our first choice left back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted October 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said: If he's going to sit on Coventry's bench, he may as well sit on ours. Still not quite sure I follow letting him go. They obviously don't think he's close to being our first team quality so might as well help the finances by loaning him out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: More to the point; we don't think he's good enough to start, Coventry don't think he's good enough to start, yet in 12 months time according to some on here he will be our first choice left back? Things can change very quickly in football and McCallum is still young. It may do him no harm to have to dig in to get his place back at Coventry. And most on here (and I include myself in this) didn't know that Max Aarons was good enough to be our first choice right back precisely 12 minutes before he made his debut for us. Edited October 2, 2020 by Thirsty Lizard 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(Northern) Irish Canary 48 Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) Off on a slight tangent, but I don’t see any sign of Danjumba (sp?) who scored against us last week. Not in squad and not listed as injured. Maybe on his way? Edit: mentioned elsewhere he has a “minor calf injury”. I still hope he’s leaving! Edited October 2, 2020 by (Northern) Irish Canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted October 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, (Northern) Irish Canary said: Off on a slight tangent, but I don’t see any sign of Danjumba (sp?) who scored against us last week. Not in squad and not listed as injured. Maybe on his way? He was very impressive against us last week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,926 Posted October 2, 2020 Nice goal Coventry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Wynless Jones 161 Posted October 2, 2020 Regarding McCallum, maybe he's been loaned out, and not even getting into Coventry side is because he's not as good as we thought? Looking like another dodgy Webber window? When's he ****ing off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Michael Wynless Jones said: Regarding McCallum, maybe he's been loaned out, and not even getting into Coventry side is because he's not as good as we thought? Looking like another dodgy Webber window? When's he ****ing off? When are you ****ing off?? Edited October 2, 2020 by Thirsty Lizard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Wynless Jones 161 Posted October 2, 2020 Just now, Thirsty Lizard said: When are you **** off?? Don't you mean ****ing? When are you **** off is very poor grammar. 😏 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted October 2, 2020 44 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: McCallum on the bench for Coventry again tonight. He was on the bench for them last week and didn't come on. 40 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: It seems curious that we've loaned out our only specialist left back cover only for him to be left back cover elsewhere. I doubt that was the plan. I went on the Coventry forum to have a read after they signed him, and they were all a bit confused that we'd loan him to them as they all felt he'd be behind Giles (Wolves loanee). Looks like they are right. They play wing backs rather than full backs. It really does look like we've just decided he isn't actually good enough, but if that's the case surely we'd be shopping for another left back? I honestly get so confused by some of our actions. Is it too much to ask that we have cover in every position? Did we not learn from last season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted October 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said: I went on the Coventry forum to have a read after they signed him, and they were all a bit confused that we'd loan him to them as they all felt he'd be behind Giles (Wolves loanee). Looks like they are right. They play wing backs rather than full backs. It really does look like we've just decided he isn't actually good enough, but if that's the case surely we'd be shopping for another left back? I honestly get so confused by some of our actions. Is it too much to ask that we have cover in every position? Did we not learn from last season? I posted up a week ago that a friend of mine who knows somebody at the club said that they really like Bali Mumba. Farke said recently that they see Mumba as a left-back option. The fact that he's right footed presumably doesn't worry them too much as they were quite content to play the right-footed Byram at left-back in the Premier League and he did pretty well there. (and way back in the mists of time a certain right footed Mark Bowen played 399 games at left-back for us). It's just too early in the season to be jumping to conclusions about any of these things -we'll see over the coming weeks. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,777 Posted October 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said: It really does look like we've just decided he isn't actually good enough, but if that's the case surely we'd be shopping for another left back? I honestly get so confused by some of our actions. Is it too much to ask that we have cover in every position? Did we not learn from last season? This pretty much sums up my thoughts on the matter. Even if we deemed him not ready, I'm surprised that we'd loan him out before getting a replacement in. Surely McCallum is better than trying to shoehorn Gibson or Stiepermann into the left back spot, should Quintilla get injured? And if we've loaned him out and have decided not to sign a replacement, it would be an insane decision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Wynless Jones 161 Posted October 2, 2020 14 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: When are you ****ing off?? Nice edit, glad you took my advice 😉😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,777 Posted October 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: I posted up a week ago that a friend of mine who knows somebody at the club said that they really like Bali Mumba. Farke said recently that they see Mumba as a left-back option. The fact that he's right footed presumably doesn't worry them too much as they were quite content to play the right-footed Byram at left-back in the Premier League and he did pretty well there. (and way back in the mists of time a certain right footed Mark Bowen played 399 games at left-back for us). It's just too early in the season to be jumping to conclusions about any of these things -we'll see over the coming weeks. If Mumba is left back cover, then who is right back cover, assuming Byram is out for an extended period of time? Or is Mumba cover for both sides now? If so, three players for two positions is very light. Four centre backs for two positions wasn't even enough last season- although admittedly that was due to awful luck more than anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted October 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: If Mumba is left back cover, then who is right back cover, assuming Byram is out for an extended period of time? Or is Mumba cover for both sides now? If so, three players for two positions is very light. Four centre backs for two positions wasn't even enough last season- although admittedly that was due to awful luck more than anything. Honest answer is I don't know - we'll just have to wait and see. But Stiepermann played his first six months for us at left back and Farke publicly said when we brought Rupp that he provided extra cover in the full-back positions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,777 Posted October 2, 2020 51 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: Honest answer is I don't know - we'll just have to wait and see. But Stiepermann played his first six months for us at left back and Farke publicly said when we brought Rupp that he provided extra cover in the full-back positions. Just like how Amadou and Tettey could cover at centre back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,866 Posted October 2, 2020 McCallum came on for the last 5 minutes of tonight's game. Sky quoted him as having said that rejoining Coventry was like going home. What on earth happened when he was here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites