Femi Seriki - Why not try him in attack?

[Silkblade]

Hoever looks like a class RB for the Championship, similar to Seriki in terms of going forward.

Why don’t we play Seriki at right wing and put Hoever at right back?

I personally think Brooks can be hit and miss and he needs to be challenged at right wing. I think Seriki would be a great winger, playing with more freedom.

Thoughts?

 

[mattbianco1]

Reading the reviews on Hoever, he seems to be yet another Right Back we've brought in that isn't great at actually defending

 

[MojoMuffin]

Can't see it happening myself, but that doesn't mean it's a bad suggestion. Could be an option towards the end of the game if we're in a bit of a pickle.

The partnership that's been building between Brooks and Seriki down the right is one I'd be hesitant to disrupt. It's been causing teams all sorts of issues recently. 4 assists and a goal for Seriki in the last 7. Only one assist for Brooks but he's mainly been the one holding it up for Seriki to overlap to do the damage.

Looking forward to see what Hoever can offer but I do just see him as a like-for-like with Seriki if his legs go in-game or he's injured.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Surely the fact he's coming from deeper, on the overlap and helping double up on their defender is why he has so much success? So why change that?

 

[Smirth]

He's been exceptional this season at right back. Why move him elsewhere when he's already proving very effective in the position he's in?

 

[Need4speed]

Seriki has been at the club when we were playing wing backs at all levels. He was coached as a wing back. What has impressed me recently is his maturing as a right back, he holds his position much better and does go wander about as much. This has to be down to coaching and him learning. Thats what coaching is all about , develop the areas in a players game that need working on. I don't see why we cant do that with Hoever as well.

 

[finlaytheblade]

Surely the fact he's coming from deeper, on the overlap and helping double up on their defender is why he has so much success? So why change that?

Winger is totally different to wing back ! Receiving the ball in static positions is totally different to a wing back who in most cases goes forward from a deeper postion. Close control and a trick or two are other factors wingers need to have.
Quite often wingers are converted to wing back later in there career ! Not the other way round.

 

[PaulPeschBlade]

Reading the reviews on Hoever, he seems to be yet another Right Back we've brought in that isn't great at actually defending

Like Seriki and Bogle ?


Bogle who is now a stand out for Leeds

And Seriki who has shown no obvious weakness defending

 

[Champagneblade]

Seriki has been at the club when we were playing wing backs at all levels. He was coached as a wing back. What has impressed me recently is his maturing as a right back, he holds his position much better and does go wander about as much. This has to be down to coaching and him learning. Thats what coaching is all about , develop the areas in a players game that need working on. I don't see why we cant do that with Hoever as well.

Seriki was a winger when we scooped him up from Bury’s youth team.

I suppose it’s only natural the attacking part of his game would be stronger.

 

[Yogi]

How many attacking fullbacks have ended up being better when played further forward only two I can think of are Gareth Bale and Matt Done. Never thought I’d end up using those two in the same sentence.

Normally attacking fullbacks are playing at fullback because they aren’t very good playing in tight spaces and so by playing them further back you give them more space to operate from deep.

That’s not to say they aren’t very good players but that the skill set to be an attacking fullback and a winger are different and it’s rare for a player to be equally good at both.

 

[CrookesBlade]

I always see this shout when an attacking full back is doing well.

Also see

“Centre half comfortable with the ball at his feet? Push him into centre mid”

“Winger scored a couple of goals? Stick him up front.”

Better to keep him where he’s doing well and bring a winger in. Save square pegs in round holes for an injury crisis

 

[Kenilworth]

Surely the fact he's coming from deeper, on the overlap and helping double up on their defender is why he has so much success? So why change that?

Agreed.
It’s a completely different job and approach.
It’s really hard to receive the ball, under pressure, on the wing and the. To do something with it. Wholly different to making an overlapping run so the actual winger can do a bit of magic and deliver a pass for you to run on to.
Also different as a winger who, when not supported by a full back, has to take a man or two on and then get your head up to deliver a cross, or get a shot away.

I like to see the pair of them on the right hand side because they complement each other so well - but do have different skill sets.

 

[ben1987]

His attributes suit a flying fullback on the overlap far more than a winger in my opinion.

Hes more Kyle Walker than Adama Traore and his ceiling is far high at right back.

Hes been one of the most impressive if not the most impressive right backs in the football league this season. He’s been exceptional in some games. So these comments are not putting down his abilities or contributions however… he’s a powerful runner who’s best knocking the ball into space, past an opponent and blitzing past them. He’s far better with grass in front of him rather than being doubled up on in tight spaces. His intricate passing and final ball aren’t as impressive as watching him gallop onto a return ball from Brooks and cut the ball back.

If we play him on the wing he’ll likely be doubled up on against teams that sit deep. He’ll get less space in behind to run into and use his best attributes. Look at Brooks and Rak-Sakyi last season. They often have to turn back cut in and slow things down. They play with the ball on their toe end. Smaller and more delicate touches than Seriki who just breezes past people.

 

[Sheff de party]

Because we're winning games as it is and Brooks is better than him?

 

[Gin&Juice]

Wingers need to be loveable rogues, wronguns who have their vices, but still love their Nannan. If Seriki is as religious as people say, then I don’t think he fits the personality.

I remember

Paul Devlin
Gillespie
Maybe not Peter Beagrie as he’s a cunt

 

[Blade In Flame]

Wingers need to be loveable rogues, wronguns who have their vices, but still love their Nannan. If Seriki is as religious as people say, then I don’t think he fits the personality.

I remember

Paul Devlin
Gillespie
Maybe not Peter Beagrie as he’s a cunt

That lad we had on loan from Forest, was it Andy Reid? Although Colin Morris wasn't a wrong un and neither was Peter Ndlouv.

 

[Gin&Juice]

That lad we had on loan from Forest, was it Andy Reid? Although Colin Morris wasn't a wrong un and neither was Peter Ndlouv.

Please don’t take seriously

 

[Blade In Flame]

Please don’t take seriously

Why?

 

[Badger Blade]

There are some players who are much better seeing the game in front of them and are able to act accordingly, rather than being the player further upfield having to force the issue themselves.

You could put Seriki as a more traditional right midfielder to gap plug towards the end of a game like we've done with McCallum and Burrows on occasions.

It doesn't mean that Seriki should necessarily be playing as an out and out winger as opposed to being a full back which is a role he's becoming pretty good at.

 

[Ginger Gnome]

Seriki might work as a winger but it would take away part of what's making him so effective from fullback, he's best with the ball in front of him so he can pick it up on the move, whenever the ball is played to feet or behind him, it totally nullifies him. The overlapping around the left footer in front of him works well as a combination (the little bit of time he spent on the pitch with Ogbene didn't work at all as they both wanted the same space).

In normal one on one situations, he's perfectly fine as a defender, the only time he's really struggled defensively was when he was doubled up on by Wrexham, which was down to laziness by Chong and tactical ineptitude by Wilder that meant they always had a spare man on his side.

 

[pollster]

Hoever looks like a class RB for the Championship, similar to Seriki in terms of going forward.

Why don’t we play Seriki at right wing and put Hoever at right back?

I personally think Brooks can be hit and miss and he needs to be challenged at right wing. I think Seriki would be a great winger, playing with more freedom.

Thoughts?

Seriki IS the ******* attack most games he plays and previously McCallum the attack on the left.
WTF would you play Seriki there rather than HAMER if we play 4-4-2 which is insane with wing backs as the two mentioned
and batshit crazy with 'inverted wingers'
Hence the shambles some games OR after half time when the opposition learn to exploit the inherent weaknesses.
ps Is it Hoever or However as with Clarke last year?

 

[Sithblade]

There are some players who are much better seeing the game in front of them and are able to act accordingly, rather than being the player further upfield having to force the issue themselves.

You could put Seriki as a more traditional right midfielder to gap plug towards the end of a game like we've done with McCallum and Burrows on occasions.

It doesn't mean that Seriki should necessarily be playing as an out and out winger as opposed to being a full back which is a role he's becoming pretty good at.

We had a similar clamour with Vas Borbokis, once we went to a back four and he was just OKish as a right back. Sure he did have a few games as a right midfielder but looked ineffective compared to him as a wing back.

 

[Houston_Blade]

I’m fairly sure that as an academy player through the age groups he’ll have played all over the pitch. Maybe the professional coaches might be the ones to listen to here.

 

[blade67]

Hoever looks like a class RB for the Championship, similar to Seriki in terms of going forward.

Why don’t we play Seriki at right wing and put Hoever at right back?

I personally think Brooks can be hit and miss and he needs to be challenged at right wing. I think Seriki would be a great winger, playing with more freedom.

Thoughts?

I think we tried something similar with borbokis many years ago and it didn't really work.

As someone else has said,he's doing well where he is, why would we move hjm

 

[Bell4]

Wingers need to be loveable rogues, wronguns who have their vices, but still love their Nannan. If Seriki is as religious as people say, then I don’t think he fits the personality.

I remember

Paul Devlin
Gillespie
Maybe not Peter Beagrie as he’s a cunt

Beagrie is a really nice bloke

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Beagrie is a really nice bloke

Agree, and he's not had it easy after football.

 

[Stretch]

I would rather sign another winger to compete with Brooks, or compliment him from the left, and rotate Seriki and Hoever in the their natural position.

Both could be used as WBs though, should we need to switch to a back 5 at any stage.

 

[Gin&Juice]

Agree, and he's not had it easy after football.

No excuse for punching your other half multiple times. Convicted, but cleared the third time because she didn’t want to go to court.

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Because he'/s our best right back?

 

[CPB]

Whole point of signing Hoever is competition and cover. Playing them both together loses that.