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 PatrickA  London 23 Aug 18 2.21pm |
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Roy plays 4-4-2 which requires two mobile runners up front.
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| IMpalace London 23 Aug 18 2.41pm |
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Originally posted by PatrickA
Roy plays 4-4-2 which requires two mobile runners up front. Why does it require two "mobile runners"? Roy has made clear he wants a big man up top in his 4-4-2.
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| JRW2 Dulwich 23 Aug 18 2.55pm |
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Originally posted by IMpalace
Why does it require two "mobile runners"? Roy has made clear he wants a big man up top in his 4-4-2. I don't want to knock him any more, but why does he never seem to be in the right position in front of goal?
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| spartakev2 Anerley 23 Aug 18 2.57pm |
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Originally posted by IMpalace
Why does it require two "mobile runners"? Roy has made clear he wants a big man up top in his 4-4-2. So how many more games does he get to regain his confidence? Or will you be happy at the end of thd season if he's played reasonably well, but only scored 3 goals again.
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| PatrickA London 23 Aug 18 3.34pm |
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My point is not an anti-Benteke one.
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| IMpalace London 23 Aug 18 4.54pm |
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Originally posted by spartakev2
So how many more games does he get to regain his confidence? Or will you be happy at the end of thd season if he's played reasonably well, but only scored 3 goals again. Not saying we should wait, just saying the suggestion that Roy has a system in place designed for two quick, mobile players is obviously not the case given he plays a striker who doesn't score every week because he can hold the ball up. Roy obviously believes that the system needs a "big man" Believe me, I'm as frustrated about his inability to score a goal as everyone else, however, until we have a player who can hold the ball up and win headers like he does (Sortloth or Wickham?), then I imagine Roy will keep him in the team.
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| Mstrobez 23 Aug 18 6.04pm |
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Originally posted by IMpalace
Why does it require two "mobile runners"? Roy has made clear he wants a big man up top in his 4-4-2. Not true. To begin with maybe, but towards the end of last season, Wilf & Townsend featured together a few times even when Benteke was fit. And at times they were devastating as a pair. I agree, and always have, pretty much completely with what others have said regarding Benteke. He is by no means a bad player, and if you take away your anger for his poor scoring record in recent times and actually watch him play, he does contribute a hell of a lot more to a game than some would have you believe. He’s a target man, but an intelligent one, he’s not so much about brute power & strength, more movement & height, and his link up play is fantastic at times. However, as others have also pointed out, the problem for me personally is he just does not fit the system that Roy plays. His system is one of high intensity, and we always look more dangerous playing under Roy when we bring the ball down and look to play. It’s just not his game and never has been, he is what he is. That doesn’t mean Benteke is s***, he could join an Allardyce style team tomorrow and I guarantee he’d be banging goals in for fun. I just don’t see how he ever fits in with our current style of play, sadly. Edited by Mstrobez (23 Aug 2018 6.09pm)
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pssguy  25 Aug 18 4.05pm |
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Originally posted by Mstrobez
Wilf & Townsend featured together a few times even when Benteke was fit. And at times they were devastating as a pair.
Really? Townsend scored twice in the league last season; both in games we lost If they want to try a more mobile forward alongside Zaha then Ayew is the obvious choice
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TheExpatEagle  25 Aug 18 7.49pm |
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Originally posted by ARGILE OLD GEEZER
and also the premiership's most expensive goalkeeper who made a tremendous save to keep out Benteke's header after he had out jumped Van Dyke. Have we already played Chelsea? Kepa Arrizabalaga, Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea in 2018, £71m
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ARGILE OLD GEEZER  PORTIMAO 26 Aug 18 7.02am |
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Originally posted by TheExpatEagle
Have we already played Chelsea? Kepa Arrizabalaga, Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea in 2018, £71m S**t, shot down in flames just for a measly 6M
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| TheExpatEagle 26 Aug 18 3.03pm |
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Originally posted by ARGILE OLD GEEZER
S**t, shot down in flames just for a measly 6M TBF it gets confusing when one media source quotes Euros and another pounds.
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| Bangell Oxford 26 Aug 18 3.26pm |
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Not including Wilf as a striker, we surely have the worst set of forwards in the league?
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