Our left back injury issue has been solved

[cambridgeshire canary 6,711]

 

[norfolkngood 1,086]

might work i do not rate him in midfield so worth a go

[Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,271]

It's actually a good shout, IMO. 

[Don’t be Krul 399]

Why not, good shout

[Channon’s Windmill 326]

With all our new midfield signings it could be a given as we always have him in our starting 11 🤔😉

[Google Bot 3,275]

Think he'd get done on pace, but make up for it in physicality and determination.

[norfolkngood 1,086]

Kenny is Pretty good in the Air  so would add strength there 

i doubt with all the signings in midfield he will be starting once everyone is up and fit

i imagine Smith was not impressed with our midfield thats why all our signings have been midfielders 

might be Kenny's chance to stay in team 

[Ken Hairy 3,771]

A picture of him pointing, what are the odds? 

[CANARYKING 637]

I was pointing at the goal when he was taking his pen, that went well

[TheGunnShow 5,940]

Could work. It worked well with Lungi, and he's not left-footed.

[rock bus 851]

1 hour ago, Google Bot said:

Think he'd get done on pace, but make up for it in physicality and determination.

physicality and determination? Not sure he even has these qualities.

He could probably fill the gap as well as Sorenson but I'd still rather his preferred position end up being the bench!

[Peanuts 150]

Best left back in the changing room...

[Samwam27 527]

Hasn't he already filled in at right back for us, so it's not a bad shout

[Monty13 2,231]

2 hours ago, TheGunnShow said:

Could work. It worked well with Lungi, and he's not left-footed.

I think that’s why it works personally. 

He looked far more comfortable at left back than right.

Being left footed is only really an advantage going forward if you’re going to overlap on the outside and get crosses in. Can’t see Lungi or Kenny beating their man, not their game.

If we lost Max I’d put Lungi left and Kenny right personally.

Makes more sense to me as both offer more attacking coming inside onto their stronger foot in a more natural environment for them as CMs.

[pete 318]

What about Gibson at LB, will cut out his CB errors

[norfolkngood 1,086]

21 minutes ago, Monty13 said:

I think that’s why it works personally. 

He looked far more comfortable at left back than right.

Being left footed is only really an advantage going forward if you’re going to overlap on the outside and get crosses in. Can’t see Lungi or Kenny beating their man, not their game.

If we lost Max I’d put Lungi left and Kenny right personally.

Makes more sense to me as both offer more attacking coming inside onto their stronger foot in a more natural environment for them as CMs.

great for cutting inside etc 

but when you tackle you go in with your strongest leg first so if a winger is bombing down line you can not hook your leg round and tackle with your strongest leg 

Edited August 11, 2022 by norfolkngood

[Monty13 2,231]

35 minutes ago, norfolkngood said:

great for cutting inside etc 

but when you tackle you go in with your strongest leg first so if a winger is bombing down line you can not hook your leg round and tackle with your strongest leg 

Very good point, my argument would be in this league we should be attacking far more than defending so I’d prioritise that personally.

[TheGunnShow 5,940]

54 minutes ago, Monty13 said:

I think that’s why it works personally. 

He looked far more comfortable at left back than right.

Being left footed is only really an advantage going forward if you’re going to overlap on the outside and get crosses in. Can’t see Lungi or Kenny beating their man, not their game.

If we lost Max I’d put Lungi left and Kenny right personally.

Makes more sense to me as both offer more attacking coming inside onto their stronger foot in a more natural environment for them as CMs.

Agree, but would say the problem we have is that our style of attack under Smith looks rather different than under Farke. It could work if Lungi was encouraged to underlap, and whoever is on the left wing gets chalk on their boots. Alternatively, if you're putting Lungi and McLean as full-backs with a hint to come inside, hit the crosses from further out and ask them to float them in if Hugill or Sargent - or both - are up there. It might not be about beating their man when it comes to digging out crosses.

Cantwell won't do that re. hugging the touchline, his instinct is to come inside. Hernandez is more likely, but then Lungi's probably going to miss him if he's deciding to cut in.

[horsefly 4,298]

50 minutes ago, pete said:

What about Gibson at LB, will cut out his CB errors

Did you see the position he passed from for the Wigan goal?

Re McClean. I'm pretty sure he filled in there once during a game in which the LB was injured.

[king canary 7,604]

We've actually used Kenny as a left wingback before when chasing games- I remember v Birmingham a few years ago. It actually worked quite well as he could cross from a deeper position pretty effectively but you'd need to have an actual target on the pitch to aim at.

[paddycanary 539]

McLean as LWB could work for a while if we had enough CBs and some cover (e.g. Gibson). Lungi could drop back into CB and then plug any gaps that appear in the second half.

               Sorensen     Hanley     Omobamidele

       Aarons     Sara     Gibbs     Nunez     McLean

                               Pukki     Hugill

 

Any of Sorensen, McLean or Gibson could enable a reshuffle into a back 4 during the game if/when desired. Strong bench options too with Cantwell, Sargent, Rashica, Dowell (Idah?) ... giving different attacking options against tiring teams. Pukki gets some support & gives an opportunity to have a look at Gibbs too.

(Short aside: nice to make an engine room selection without suffering a shudder of dread, despite how unproven they are at this point)

[baldy09 156]

Left Back - more like " left him back home" 🤪

[Capt. Pants 4,226]

Nunez can play right back so we're more likely to switch Max to LB in an emergency. Sorensen will play LB, he's already proven there in the Championship. 

[AJ 1,218]

It'll be Lungi that plays there now Sara is fit enough to play. McLean's lack of pace would worry me at LB