Daniel Lafferty appreciation

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Houso said:
He really wasn't.

Granted, it wasn't the most exciting of performances from him, but he supported the attack well and put in a couple of cracking balls.

There was one cross that Clarke should have got closer to and Sharp missed too. Absolute peach of a ball.
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Oh by Jove he was.

Control non existent, and lost possession in dangerous areas too many times to mention. Or is this not important in your view ?

This is one area of the pitch we will be needing an upgrade for next season.

UTB
 
DronnieBlade said:
Oh by Jove he was.

Control non existent, and lost possession in dangerous areas too many times to mention. Or is this not important in your view ?

This is one area of the pitch we will be needing an upgrade for next season.

UTB
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I disagree with your assessment (although thanks for the condescension). I think he lost the ball a couple of times, but then so did Freeman.

Regardless, I'll file your post next to the 20 or so where you said Leon Clarke isn't good enough for us :)
 
We may be playing with a back four more next season and Lafferty is a decent defensive full back.
 
Houso said:
I disagree with your assessment (although thanks for the condescension). I think he lost the ball a couple of times, but then so did Freeman.

Regardless, I'll file your post next to the 20 or so where you said Leon Clarke isn't good enough for us :)
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A couple of times. Seriously ?

I disagree.

UTB

Please don't have the hump when someone disagrees. It's not condescending, it's having a different opinion. Nothing personal. All Blades.

And yes, Leon has upped his game. Thanks for highlighting this is a non condescending way :(
 
Certainly wasn't his greatest game today, that said still at least a 6/10 performance IMO. Can't recall him dropping any clangers this season, obviously losing the ball like he did today will have more severe consequences in the league above.

Personally I would look to upgrade in all positions we have but start the season with those who got us promoted, and should they slip up we'll have ready made replacements off the bench. Not quite sure whether Riley is good enough to do that tbh.

What's good about Lafferty is that he is almost always reliable and consistent and you know what you'll get. Glad to see that others have shared in appreciating his efforts :)
 
If Lafferty played in our team last year, he'd be getting slated left right and centre. Yes, he's better than Jay McEveley, so i'm glad we have Lafferty. I think he'll do shit in the championship, it will be too physical for him, teams will be more punishing when he gives away the ball for the 16th time in the match. I think he'd be good cover, but we desperately need a replacement
 
He's been steady from the "regulars"but he's the one who has stood out least IMO maybe due to Freemans heroics

If I was to give my honest opinion I think we will sign a LB In the summer who will after a few months take his place in the team. Got the impression Wilder wants Riley back could well be him. Nothing against the lad he's been great and you only really notice his input when he's not there i.e. When Done is at LB. this is just how I see it panning out anyway
 
sheffielder said:
I think Lafferty is one of the most underrated players in the team to be honest. Yes his final ball or pass sometimes is a head scratcher but strikers do need to relearn the art of running across the front post anyway.

He's a great defender and he also plays the wing back role perfectly spreading the pitch and making it bigger.
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I agree Sheffielder. Under rated and has had a cracking season.

My point is how stronger we would be with a player exactly like Lafferty with the race pace to beat his man and get crosses in?
 
larkymasher said:
I agree Sheffielder. Under rated and has had a cracking season.

My point is how stronger we would be with a player exactly like Lafferty with the race pace to beat his man and get crosses in?
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I certainly hope we get him that competition. like to bring in a young lad with some lungs and a decent cross for when we have to start chasing games
 
Bert said:
Bert sees him as our weakest link and no doubt Mr Tufty Wilder will be on the case at the end of the season.
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I think CW has already had a case or two.

As for Bert, I'd suggest he spends more time cleaning his bifocals and less on the third person bollocks.

As Sir Chris Hoy said:

"Next day, Hoy meets some Scottish journalists. One puts it to him that: 'In the last 24 hours everyone has been offering an opinion on Chris Hoy. But what does Chris Hoy think of Chris Hoy?'

Hoy doesn't miss a beat: 'Chris Hoy thinks that the day Chris Hoy refers to Chris Hoy in the third person is the day that Chris Hoy disappears up his own arse."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/24/olympics2008.chrishoy
 
I should coco said:
I think CW has already had a case or two.

As for Bert, I'd suggest he spends more time cleaning his bifocals and less on the third person bollocks.

As Sir Chris Hoy said:

"Next day, Hoy meets some Scottish journalists. One puts it to him that: 'In the last 24 hours everyone has been offering an opinion on Chris Hoy. But what does Chris Hoy think of Chris Hoy?'

Hoy doesn't miss a beat: 'Chris Hoy thinks that the day Chris Hoy refers to Chris Hoy in the third person is the day that Chris Hoy disappears up his own arse."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/24/olympics2008.chrishoy
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Yawn. You again.
 
Harry's Game said:
We may be playing with a back four more next season and Lafferty is a decent defensive full back.
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Nail on head. But the opposite applies to Freeman as he is not so good defensively but excellent going forward. A bit of a conundrum this one.
 



What makes anyone think Utd will revert to playing a back 4 next season? Playing 3 CBs allows JO'C and Bash to carry the ball forward whereas they'd have very limited opportunity to do so in a more rigid 4. This would also limit Freeman's ability to push-on.
 
Mouth of the South said:
What makes anyone think Utd will revert to playing a back 4 next season? Playing 3 CBs allows JO'C and Bash to carry the ball forward whereas they'd have very limited opportunity to do so in a more rigid 4. This would also limit Freeman's ability to push-on.
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My guess is that tactically the 3-5-2 could come unstuck if we're not winning the possession battle. It's a great system if you're a team who's setting out to dominate a match but if you find yourself on the back foot it can be exploited by a decent team. There's been times this season where we've overcommitted going forward and the opposition haven't had the quality to make it count - next season I could see that being a different story.

I'd like to see us stick with it personally - or at least give it a try to see if we're able to carry on what we've been doing this season. Would be a shame to move on from it after seeing how effective it can be.
 
I watched Lafferty quite a bit yesterday. He curled an absolute peach of a ball with his left early on, but despite being fairly solid defensively and also playing a part in the second goal, he did give the ball away a number of times. Almost all of these were when an opposition player puts him under pressure or closes him down, his default is to just get rid of it with seemingly very little chance of it going to a team mate. I think he just needs to be a bit calmer on the ball rather than panic. I have no problem with players losing the ball in the final third if they are trying to make something happen, Duffy does this all the time, but it's worth it for when it comes off. That passage of play in the second half where Duffy feinted and turned about 4 times before eventually losing it was still great IMO.
 
DL has been an unsung hero this year at times. Added much needed experience (along side Jake Wright) - vital at this level. It was not a surprise to me our wobble (if you can even call it that) was when DL was out injured.
 
Didn't like him at first. Was sloppy and careless with the ball. But the lad has really done well since. It's down to good management and regular football I reckon. Well done to the lad!
 
Bert said:
Bert sees him as our weakest link and no doubt Mr Tufty Wilder will be on the case at the end of the season.
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I'm not sure there's as much scope in looking for weak individuals as there is in assessing the balance of the team as a whole. Lafferty isn't our best player by any means, but in terms of what the team will need most next year, I'm far more concerned about pace up front, proven quality at the back, and a more defensively capable midfield.

It's possible to address some of that by changing the system as well as the personnel, so it'll be interesting to see who Mr Wilder does seek to buy. I've no doubt he'll sign another left sided player as we're short on that side, but it might be to supplement Lafferty rather than replace him.
 
This giving the ball away lark is understandable when a player is under pressure with no options in terms of outlets. The thing I've noticed with Lafferty though is many a time they are unforced errors which is disappointing

He's had some good games for us so don't wish to knock him but when errors are unforced they tend to be noticed more.

Perhaps as mentioned he needs competition which may help him
 
Mouth of the South said:
What makes anyone think Utd will revert to playing a back 4 next season? Playing 3 CBs allows JO'C and Bash to carry the ball forward whereas they'd have very limited opportunity to do so in a more rigid 4. This would also limit Freeman's ability to push-on.
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I think we will carry on as we are. Let other teams adjust to us we have he momentum and we won't show any fear I real do see us surprising people next season
 
Its early days but I'm really not convinced that Stevens is any better than him. Stevens was one of the best players in league two and Lafferty was one of the better players in league one and part of our promotion team last season so not sure why he wasn't trusted to start this season.

Certainly hope he starts tonight so we can see how he copes back at this level
 
FMBlade1 said:
Its early days but I'm really not convinced that Stevens is any better than him. Stevens was one of the best players in league two and Lafferty was one of the better players in league one and part of our promotion team last season so not sure why he wasn't trusted to start this season
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I think the first few words covered that nicely.
 
FMBlade1 said:
Its early days but I'm really not convinced that Stevens is any better than him. Stevens was one of the best players in league two and Lafferty was one of the better players in league one and part of our promotion team last season so not sure why he wasn't trusted to start this season.

Certainly hope he starts tonight so we can see how he copes back at this level
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Defensively I think Lafferty is a good player it's his passing I have doubts about.

Having said that we will obviously be defending more this season so I think he would be a more balanced option.
 



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