bristol_canary 0 Posted January 9, 2012 http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/sport/debenham-lc/norwich_city_fan_craig_daniels_wants_to_see_a_new_defensive_midfielder_in_yellow_and_green_1_3401765 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Submarine 0 Posted January 10, 2012 Waghorn= poor mans Craig Daniels! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
William Darby 0 Posted January 10, 2012 A football cliché in every sentence.... bless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary_on_the Trent 0 Posted January 10, 2012 Our midfield is an interesting thing to look at this window rather than the defence . A hybrid player of Johnson & Fox would make a massive difference in my opinion.Fox has to play because he is the only player capable of sitting deep & picking a pass but without the ball he leaves us very vulnerable & we often struggle to win the midfield contest. Johnson on the other hand is mightily effective out of possession; covering as much ground as any player in the division whilst making tackles, interceptions & clearing/blocking play around the box. However he is extremely limited in possession, often stifling attacks before they''ve started.Fox completes about 40% more passes per game than Johnson or Crofts but just a 1/3 of the tackles & 1/2 the interceptions.When playing together in the 4-2-3-1 formation we used with success earlier in the season, the weakness & strengths balance out but in other systems I don''t believe they do.Take the diamond for example.When Fox anchors & the side is on top & playing well it works wonderfully as we''re able to maintain possession with him often spraying the ball. However as soon as the momentum is with the opposition; we''re often over-run & exposed defensively with nobody able to offer protection but more importantly wrestle the initiative in our favour.The diamond requires a lot of guile & movement so Johnson can''t really feature anywhere, certainly not anchor because he isn''t capable of orchestrating things. A more rounded midfield player would offer Lambert so much flexibility. He could remove Fox to add a bit more steel & legs in the midfield if we''re perhaps closing out a game but also play him alongside Fox if we want to play a bit more expansively chasing a game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
