We need to talk about Sydie Peck

[Sean Thornton]

Very overrated by our fanbase. No assists or goals. I didn't watch gannon but i heard about him and peck to me is our version

You didn’t miss much.

 

[FMBlade1]

A continuous concern with no signs of upturn in ability or form.

 

[RWE]

Will be national league level by the time he’s 25. Nowhere near good enough. Not fully his fault, the recruitment last year and this year has been shit since we lost Arblaster.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Mistakes happen. Put that aside unless they happen all the time.

With that put to the side he's still offering absolutely nothing in any positive way.

 

[Slim Man]

He won't drop him. He fucking loves him.

He's going to ruin him. As he isn't protecting him.

 

[Slim Man]

A continuous concern with no signs of upturn in ability or form.

The biggest concern is the managers blind spot

 

[jono_t2000]

Let's face it, we're not going to improve until Pecks dropped.

And Wilder is never going to drop Peck.

Seasons done for

 

[Bladesman]

Peck did well in that Derby shirt.

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

He seems more intent on keeping his 'passes complete' stats looking healthy with simple short sideways and backwards passes.
Slows up play, turns in circles and very easily knocked off the ball.
Looks and plays like he's still plying his trade in the academy where what he does was effective.

 

[gooseh]

Once Ollie is back, Sydie isn't playing, however that might not be any time soon

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Twist twist sideways, rwist twist backwards...no that's not a dance move

 

[Benitachel]

Why did he pass back into his own half when we have the ball?
Gobsmackingly awful pass.

 

[Guesty]

He seems more intent on keeping his 'passes complete' stats looking healthy with simple short sideways and backwards passes.
Slows up play, turns in circles and very easily knocked off the ball.
Looks and plays like he's still plying his trade in the academy where what he does was effective.

Knocking it backwards is why we lost! Beautiful assist it was, too.

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

Thinks he is a lot better than he is.

At best he is neat and tidy, at worst he is a crab only willing to pass sideways and backwards and kills so much attacking intent.

Soumare actually did 3 or 4 forward passes today that created chances for us.

 

[FulwoodBlades]

Some round me kept calling him “sideways Sydney”. That’s too positive. Most of his completed passes are backwards. And as for keeping him on the pitch every match …

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

Knocking it backwards is why we lost! Beautiful assist it was, too.

Still scratching my head mate.

 

[FredZeppelin]

I like Peck but I agree he needs some time out now.

However, directing the amount of criticism towards him after every game is ridiculous when he has the sheer incompetence in front of him like Ogbene, Brookes, and Campbell, and the total ineptness behind him in the form of McGuinness, Mee and Tanganga. All deserve far more scrutiny for their 'performances' of late.

The recruitment team should be put up against a wall and shot.

utb

 

[andy m]

I like Peck but I agree he needs some time out now.

However, directing the amount of criticism towards him after every game is ridiculous when he has the sheer incompetence in front of him like Ogbene, Brookes, and Campbell, and the total ineptness behind him in the form of McGuinness, Mee and Tanganga. All deserve far more scrutiny for their 'performances' of late.

The recruitment team should be put up against a wall and shot.

utb

Nail on head. We signed about a dozen players in the summer and only Tanganga is any good.

 

[FredZeppelin]

Nail on head. We signed about a dozen players in the summer and only Tanganga is any good.

And he's been like shit on a stick for the last two matches, too.

utb

 

[Slim Man]

An excellent footballer who we are very lucky to have.

Great balance and ability on the ball, good passer and great vision but lacks goals and can be guilty of being a bit overly-ambitious with his flicks from time to time. He's young though and will improve on this hugely.

Second only in terms of ability and work rate to O'Hare at the moment imo.

His biggest problem is that most of the current team are so far behind him ability wise it's untrue. Criticising him when we have arse gravy like Cannon, Barry, Ogbene and the worst defensive three in living memory sums up just how mad as a fan base this club has made us all in the last few months.

Take him out of the team and they'll be a clamour for him to be re-instated within two weeks imo. Who the hell replaces him for what he does on the ball? Soumare may make a player but he's nothing more than a battler at the moment.

utb

Thoughts on today? Assume the defence weren't on his wavelength?

 

[Slim Man]

I like Peck but I agree he needs some time out now.

However, directing the amount of criticism towards him after every game is ridiculous when he has the sheer incompetence in front of him like Ogbene, Brookes, and Campbell, and the total ineptness behind him in the form of McGuinness, Mee and Tanganga. All deserve far more scrutiny for their 'performances' of late.

The recruitment team should be put up against a wall and shot.

utb

I disagree with the amount of criticism he's facing, but disagree with the target

It should be aimed toward Wilder

 

[relish]

I like Peck in general, but the backwards pass for their second today was as bad as Moore’s in the play-off final

 

[Gannon's perm]

The biggest concern is the managers blind spot

In what world did Wilder think it was a good idea for Peck to be marking Morris on corners? Brooks had Diaz as well.

He seems absolutely obsessed with playing a CH at right back. Started with Trusty and has just continued with it.

Loves a player who can player who can play several positions. So we get Matos who fell on the ball 3 times with his hands

Fuck knows why he told Brooks to come so far inside in the first half. There was only McCallum down that side and a massive gap to the players nearest him. Seems obsessed at only being able to attack down one side and even then it's mostly through the middle. Well I say attack

 

[spikeachu]

So, he can play a defense splitting pass.

 

[Slim Man]

In what world did Wilder think it was a good idea for Peck to be marking Morris on corners? Brooks had Diaz as well.

He seems absolutely obsessed with playing a CH at right back. Started with Trusty and has just continued with it.

Loves a player who can player who can play several positions. So we get Matos who fell on the ball 3 times with his hands

Fuck knows why he told Brooks to come so far inside in the first half. There was only McCallum down that side and a massive gap to the players nearest him. Seems obsessed at only being able to attack down one side and even then it's mostly through the middle. Well I say attack

We seem to have gone very strange on marking. It's like zonal, but worse. We've got total mismatches.

 

[andy m]

And he's been like shit on a stick for the last two matches, too.

utb

True but he is being played out of position because of the shit recruitment.

 

[Foody]

He really needs to be dropped. His biggest weakness is that he doesn't get his head up soon enough, the likes of Coutts and Norwood have the awareness to know what passes are on before recieving the ball. Peck has absolutely zero idea what's around him until he receives it. Multiple times a game get on the ball and spin around a full 360, often more to work out what to do with it. I can't remember seeing a midfielder do that so visibly.
I admire his confidence and his work rate, but having a player who lacks awareness and has absolutely zero attacking output is just a massive hindrance.
We desperately need Davies and arblaster to get fit. Would charge this team massively

 

[Northernsoulblade]

Unfortunately we don’t have anyone better than peck to replace him so he will still be in the team no matter what

 

[Working Class Hero]

He really needs to be dropped. His biggest weakness is that he doesn't get his head up soon enough, the likes of Coutts and Norwood have the awareness to know what passes are on before recieving the ball. Peck has absolutely zero idea what's around him until he receives it. Multiple times a game get on the ball and spin around a full 360, often more to work out what to do with it. I can't remember seeing a midfielder do that so visibly.
I admire his confidence and his work rate, but having a player who lacks awareness and has absolutely zero attacking output is just a massive hindrance.
We desperately need Davies and arblaster to get fit. Would charge this team massively

Watching him take 3 or 4 touches to work out what he wants to do, every time he gets the ball is becoming infuriating. Good players don't need to do that, and it slows our play down so much it's ridiculous.

Add to that the fact that he literally never assists or scores, and you've got a midfielder that is a big problem.

I loved Sydie Peck last season, I'm not sure he was a better player than he is now, but the way he got thrown in to the team as a rookie, and grabbed his chance when he shouldn't have been anywhere near the team, was very admirable. It's also not his fault that the transfer window was an absolute clusterfuck so he has to play every game. It does need recognising that he's a problem though, at the moment.

 

[Bladey_blade]

I like Peck in general, but the backwards pass for their second today was as bad as Moore’s in the play-off final

It was worse, at least Watson had some work to do and finished it incredibly, Morris was straight in on goal