Osborn’s role V Reading

[west_yorks_blade]

I’ve not seen any post match discussion on this.

We were puzzled by Osborn’s role in the game.

For much of the first half he played in the middle and was very high up the pitch, often practically leading the line (while Mcburnie read the paper or whatever he gets up to). It meant that midfield was short handed and the tactic seemed to be a waste of time, despite the lad as ever putting in a shift.

Second half he remained high up the pitch but switched to the right. A few decent interchanges with Berge and Baldock, but again pretty ineffective When he did beat his man, his crossing was as per pretty dreadful.

Then for the last 10-15 minutes, he switched to the left and it really seemed to click. Some neat exchanges with Stevens and Berge again and some great balls came in not all directly from him, but he was right at the heart of some decent attacking play. Jebbo and Egan should both have scored headers as a result.

It’s like Hecky had decided that he needs to be an attacker (despite being 3 foot nowt) and was shifting him around from middle to left to right in order to find the right place for him.

Or was I just too pissed after some lovely but eye wateringly expensive beers in the Head of Steam?

 

[LewishamBlade]

It would help if he was any good

 

[Rudders]

Totally agree. Real head scratcher. Osborn is not a striker, yet Hecky played him as such in a vital game. TBF Osborn had a mare from start to about 80 minutes and should have been hooked at half time yet Hecky took players off who were doing OK instead, to try and move Osborn round the team, as if he was our key player.
I like his character and you can see that he tries hard but he is just so athletically limited in terms of height, strength, and technically his passing is so hit and miss due to his extreme one footedness that we need to do better and let him go at the end of the season. He could do a very good job at Donny, Mansfield or Burton etc.

 

[Bladesman]

I am not sure Ozzy even knew. He seemed to be told to play about 3 of 4 positions yesterday.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Yes, his role yesterday seemed to change every 20 minutes, from middle-advanced midfielder to left advanced midfield.

Ozzy always puts a shift in but is often ineffective.

He does suffer from poor quality on his crosses, but add him to the list of 'I've only got one decent peg' Blades players who are embarrassingly one-footed - Stevens, Baldock, Hourihane, Fleck to name a few.

When the ball comes to their weaker foot it inevitably means stopping, taking ages to get the ball onto their good foot then by that time they are now marked by the oppo, have to pass either sideways or backward thus ending any momentum they had in the first place.

 

[Bladesman]

Yes, his role yesterday seemed to change every 20 minutes, from middle-advanced midfielder to left advanced midfield.

Ozzy always puts a shift in but is often ineffective.

He does suffer from poor quality on his crosses, but add him to the list of 'I've only got one decent peg' Blades players who are embarrassingly one-footed - Stevens, Baldock, Hourihane, Fleck to name a few.

When the ball comes to their weaker foot it inevitably means stopping, taking ages to get the ball onto their good foot then by that time they are now marked by the oppo, have to pass either sideways or backward thus ending any momentum they had in the first place.

Our left footed players are very left footed.

 

[Englebert Wincobank]

McBurnie can read!?

 

[Bergen Blade]

Discussed a bit here:

https://www.s24su.com/forum/threads/today-answered-a-few-questions.90567/post-3827249

LAM 1st half
RWB 2nd half

Finished on the left

 

[sufcboy95]

If Osborn plays it’s either got to be LWB (which is where I would start him) or CM. Anything else is just square pegs in round holes

 

[Hillsboro Blade]

He played in the first half like kids play in an under 8’s trial. No positional play or role, just chasing after the ball like kids do. What the fuck had Heckingbottom and McCall told him his role was is anybodys guess. Clueless fucking management which is starting to get right on my tits.

 

[ZLB]

Don’t get me started on the lame chipped crosses.

 

[jono_t2000]

If Osborn plays it’s either got to be LWB (which is where I would start him) or CM. Anything else is just square pegs in round holes

Agree, i would say LWB or bench tbh. (Not strong enough for CM)

I see him ahead of Enda and RND at LWB to be fair tho.

 

[metalblade]

It might help if Osborn himself knew what his role was, no wonder the fans are confused.

 

[knowsnowt]

It's like when you visit the fridge and find 18 different spreads, but only have one cracker and can't decide what the fuck to put on it. So you spend that long wondering the cracker ends up in Broadmoor due to brain damage.

We used to have a pet chicken. Which was cool.

 

[Blade56]

It's like when you visit the fridge and find 18 different spreads, but only have one cracker and can't decide what the fuck to put on it. So you spend that long wondering the cracker ends up in Broadmoor due to brain damage.

We used to have a pet chicken. Which was cool.

You treated yourself to a chocolate Easter egg full of white powder kn?

Even for you that’s the weirdest analogy to date

 

[knowsnowt]

You treated yourself to a chocolate Easter egg full of white powder kn?

Even for you that’s the weirdest analogy to date

It makes perfect sense to me.