San Miguel 0 Posted May 8, 2006 I can''t of been the only person to notice a change in Etuhu''s performance in the last couple of games. I''ve been quite critical of him since he''s been here but I think he can turn it around and deserve his place in the starting 11.I think he would be more suited to an attacking central midfield role - ok he''s not the quickest but he displayed against Wolves that he can keep opponent''s off the ball when moving forward and that he is a danger in the box.A fit Safri is enough to secure the defence, and playing say Hucks on the left wing and someone new on the right wing means we could try and make more crosses into the box and Etuhu is certaintly more likely to win it in the air than Earnshaw. I''m not saying we should hoof it into the box, which we do anyway, but a mixture of attacking (some aerial, some to feet) is what is needed to score more goals and break down defences. Francis played a role like this to great affect. (affect? effect? never know which one)The Championship is all about scoring goals, not keeping clean sheets, and we need to go more attacking in my opinion. In contrast, the Premiership is more about clean sheets than scoring goals which is why so many teams struggle to bridge the gap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted May 8, 2006 [quote user="San Miguel"]The Championship is all about scoring goals, not keeping clean sheets, .[/quote]Reading 4631132993210667Preston NE 462020659308029dont be so sure of that!jas :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Canary 0 Posted May 8, 2006 Etuhu should always have been played as an attacking midfielder - thats what he is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmb19680 0 Posted May 8, 2006 yep etuhu deserves credit for turning it around, i was pleased when we signed him,as i had seen him many times before and always done ok. sometimes a player needs to settle into a new area, and i think thats what now has happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellow 63 23 Posted May 8, 2006 to be honest he had a pretty decent first half v Wolves Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rossi 0 Posted May 9, 2006 etuhu was a replacement for Francis - an attacking midfielder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macdougalls perm 0 Posted May 9, 2006 Totally agree, he looks far better pushing forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites