Potential Midfield Crisis?

[Ulf Ottosson 0]

 

Given that everyone thinks Safri is on the way out, Etuhu is universially derided, the jury is out on Forringham and Hughes is not up to the task - who are we going to play in the middle of the park next season? Given we seem to want a new RB, CB and now add to this potential a new midfield partnership! Forget it with the parachute payments gone we''ll never be able to afford quality replacements.

[Alex Harvey-Jones 0]

Clearly we will have to bring in some new players if Safri goes. I think Grant will want to reinforce the midfield anyway!

[terry 0]

wouldnt mind dean marney from hull

[WilliamG 0]

Fotheringham and Lappin. Move Huckerby back to the left.Earnshaw and Martin up frontSorted.   Croft can also play in the middle if you''re playing chadwick on the right (who can equally, play anywhere across the middle)

[Canary in the Forest 0]

As Steve Coppell has demonstrated at Reading quality isn''t always expensive

[Syteanric 1]

no ones snappned Matt Jansen up yet.. he was released after his car accident a couple of seasons ago with Blackburn. surely its time someone gave him a chance.

jas :)

[JC 0]

Lappin is not a central midfielder.  He demonstrated that when he played there.

Losing Safri in my opinion would be stupid.  With a good attacking midfielder alongside him (ie not Etuhu) he is still one of the best passing defensive central midfielders in the division.  If he goes, he will end up with one of the bigger teams in the division and we will probably end up being scythed apart by him next season.

 

[quote user="ButchP"]Fotheringham and Lappin.

Move Huckerby back to the left.

Earnshaw and Martin up front

Sorted.  

Croft can also play in the middle if you''re playing chadwick on the right (who can equally, play anywhere across the middle)
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[In Dubious Battle 0]

Lappin only cost £50,000 and so far looks like he''s more than capable, let''s hope grant can find a few more like him.

[lucky green trainers 0]

[quote user="JC"]

Lappin is not a central midfielder.  He demonstrated that when he played there.

Losing Safri in my opinion would be stupid.  With a good attacking midfielder alongside him (ie not Etuhu) he is still one of the best passing defensive central midfielders in the division.  If he goes, he will end up with one of the bigger teams in the division and we will probably end up being scythed apart by him next season.

 

[quote user="ButchP"]Fotheringham and Lappin. Move Huckerby back to the left.Earnshaw and Martin up frontSorted.   Croft can also play in the middle if you''re playing chadwick on the right (who can equally, play anywhere across the middle)[/quote]

[/quote]agree, lappin looked as good in central midfield as simon charlton did.   laps is either a left wing-back, or left winger.

[Citizen Journalist Foghorn 0]

[quote user="lucky green trainers"]
agree, lappin looked as good in central midfield as simon charlton did.   laps is either a left wing-back, or left winger.
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god don''t remind me of that buffon decision..  Didnt we win like a single game in which he played centrally!!  In fact that has reminded me of when he played left wing!!! christ.

Anyway I agree, Safri needs a decent partner in the centre (ie not etuhu), whom can do all the forward stuff, Fozzy could well be good enough.  Hopefully he will get a fair few games there alongside Safri in a 4-4-2 for the rest of the season.

[Alex Harvey-Jones 0]

[quote user="jas the barclay king"]

no ones snappned Matt Jansen up yet.. he was released after his car accident a couple of seasons ago with Blackburn. surely its time someone gave him a chance.

jas :)

[/quote] Surely the fact that no-one has taken a chance says something. If he was that great then he wouldn''t have a problem finding a club!

[allways travelling 0]

I cant and will not forgive the manager and the board if they let someone with the quality safri has leave this club they should be building the midfield round him.