Full backs....

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

If we take our Bladey McBladey glasses off, we really do have two poor full backs at this level.

Burrows especially looks a shadow of his former self and is an absolute liability. Every team we play targets him and it works.

Seriki was awful today and has gone backwards since Christmas.

Is a coincidence that our form has dropped off a cliff since McCallum got injured?

 

[Karaoke Blade]

If we take our Bladey McBladey glasses off, we really do have two poor full backs at this level.

Burrows especially looks a shadow of his former self and is an absolute liability. Every team we play targets him and it works.

Seriki was awful today and has gone backwards since Christmas.

Is a coincidence that our form has dropped off a cliff since McCallum got injured?

Burrows was awful in the first half. Why does he persistently stop and turn backwards when the ball is on his favoured left peg? Played a suicide ball just before half time and I would have hooked him. To give the lad some credit he upped his game in the second half.

 

[Nick Jansky]

If we take our Bladey McBladey glasses off, we really do have two poor full backs at this level.

Burrows especially looks a shadow of his former self and is an absolute liability. Every team we play targets him and it works.

Seriki was awful today and has gone backwards since Christmas.

Is a coincidence that our form has dropped off a cliff since McCallum got injured?

It’s absolutely not a coincidence, McCallum is by far the better of the two and can actually defend. I’d be looking to sell Burrows, he has cost us more goals than any of the CBs.

 

[Blademan89]

If we take our Bladey McBladey glasses off, we really do have two poor full backs at this level.

Burrows especially looks a shadow of his former self and is an absolute liability. Every team we play targets him and it works.

Seriki was awful today and has gone backwards since Christmas.

Is a coincidence that our form has dropped off a cliff since McCallum got injured?

Burrows is poor defensivly but 1 bad game for seriki is harsh tarring hom with the same brush.

Both usually not bad going forward.

 

[Bladesman]

Burrows was awful in the first half. Why does he persistently stop and turn backwards when the ball is on his favoured left peg? Played a suicide ball just before half time and I would have hooked him. To give the lad some credit he upped his game in the second half.

He couldn't play much worse.

 

[Bramhall Lane blade]

Both better wing backs

 

[ATL Recs]

Burrows is poor defensivly but 1 bad game for seriki is harsh tarring hom with the same brush.

Both usually not bad going forward.

A bit Bladey that one bad game defensively he’s been shocking since February

 

[Gavlar]

Burrows has struggled this season but since McCallum got injured has played so many minutes. Also fullback is probably the hardest position as you are basically the main outlet all game.

Seriki is a good player and very young. Both good going forward but not great defensively which is the modern game in a nutshell.

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

Both better wing backs

Midweek v Bristol showed otherwise and put that notion to bed!

 

[Frank the tank]

Midweek v Bristol showed otherwise and put that notion to bed!

Thought seriki and burrows were less effective going forward than they are at full back
They were basically the only outlet out wide and were easily nullified

 

[bilkotheblade]

Agreed ,both Burrows and Seriki are shocking at defending,both are weak and do not stop crosses , Seriki makes an half arsed flick of his leg ,in comparison to Baldock ( RIP) they aren't fit to lace his boots
I think it puts so much pressure on the centre halves because they know the ball will be coming in to the box regardless.
Both are still young and decent at going forward but a full back has to be able to defend!!

 

[Blademan89]

A bit Bladey that one bad game defensively he’s been shocking since February

Hardly, im not saying hes been outstanding... most of our team hasnt, but hes Hardly been worst player on pitch and not as bad as you making out. He's been our best fullback this season (McCallum maybe if he hadnt been injured and continued his form).

 

[westterraceblade]

What has happened to Burrows he looks totally devoid of confidence going forward and has never been the best defender. He looks a liability at the back a lot of goals we have conceded have come down his side of the pitch.

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

What has happened to Burrows he looks totally devoid of confidence going forward and has never been the best defender. He looks a liability at the back a lot of goals we have conceded have come down his side of the pitch.

First three times they went down our left he didn't get close to stopping rh cross.

My boy plays RB at U14's to a pretty decent level and the first thing coaches hammer home to him is stop the cross. Not sure Burrows even has that in his mindset.

There was once in the second half play broke down and everyone else turned and sprinted to recover and he just ambled back and was the furthest up the pitch as Hull attacked down our left.... Not good enough

 

[Slug]

Burrows has struggled this season but since McCallum got injured has played so many minutes. Also fullback is probably the hardest position as you are basically the main outlet all game.

Seriki is a good player and very young. Both good going forward but not great defensively which is the modern game in a nutshell.

I like Femi a lot but he isn't "very young". He is 24 at the end of this month. (Burrows is only 3 months older)

 

[brownblade]

Both better wing backs

I've half wondered if we should go back to 532 next season, for this reason. Burrows particularly.

Can't say I've really thought it through, mind you.

 

[MayorOJC]

10 goals and 10 assists over the last two season for Burrows. Would absolutely keep him as an option for the left wing if we sign a proper target man.

 

[Rob86]

Agree both were poor today. Burrows has been consistently below par though. He can finish and does have a decent delivery in him.

I’d like to see Seriki as RW in the remaining games and maybe have him and Brooks as the two for that position.

 

[Balham]

I like Femi a lot but he isn't "very young". He is 24 at the end of this month. (Burrows is only 3 months older)

23. Born April 2003.

 

[SwissBlade]

If we take our Bladey McBladey glasses off, we really do have two poor full backs at this level.

Burrows especially looks a shadow of his former self and is an absolute liability. Every team we play targets him and it works.

Seriki was awful today and has gone backwards since Christmas.

Is a coincidence that our form has dropped off a cliff since McCallum got injured?

this season we looked more balanced with McCallum, but burrows has been fine. Seriki has been quality

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

this season we looked more balanced with McCallum, but burrows has been fine. Seriki has been quality

Been is the big thing here. Both have been found out over the past couple of months and it's noticeable every match teams are targeting them...

Challenge is on them to respond and rise to the challenge....

 

[Slug]

23. Born April 2003.

Depends which site you believe....wiki has him born in 2003 but every other site seems to say 2002.
Annoyingly there doesn't seem to be any DOB on our official site either to confirm.

 

[Balham]

Depends which site you believe....wiki has him born in 2003 but every other site seems to say 2002.
Annoyingly there doesn't seem to be any DOB on our official site either to confirm.

Seriki was listed as an U21 last season. Players are U21 eligible if they’re 21 or younger on August 31st in any particular season. That’s pretty unequivocal.

https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/9b015b30-e880-11ef-8abf-f91ad331f5ec.pdf

 

[luffenhamblade]

A bit Bladey that one bad game defensively he’s been shocking since February

So, just for my tiny mind, Is Bladey supposed to be an insult like Woke?

 

[Houston_Blade]

Both better wing backs

Unfortunately we have to play 3 centre halves then and we don’t have any good ones

 

[Slug]

Seriki was listed as an U21 last season. Players are U21 eligible if they’re 21 or younger on August 31st in any particular season. That’s pretty unequivocal.

https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/9b015b30-e880-11ef-8abf-f91ad331f5ec.pdf

Fair enough and excellent spot

My bad for being lazy and trusting Flash Score to be correct

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Both talented footballers, exposed in a side devoid of any spine or confidence.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Seriki has looked jaded for a while now. It's his first proper season playing week in, week out so it's expected. Same/similar with Brooks and Peck. They aren't coming off because we have better players unfortunately. Burrows is performing a bit better than the start of the season recently but still a long way off last season. I do think both look better as wing backs and that the second half of the Bristol game showed promise. The same with the centre backs.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

We really do need a couple of full backs who can stop the opposition from crossing the ball, ours are hopeless at it.

 

[JayGreen17]

If we take our Bladey McBladey glasses off, we really do have two poor full backs at this level.

Burrows especially looks a shadow of his former self and is an absolute liability. Every team we play targets him and it works.

Seriki was awful today and has gone backwards since Christmas.

Is a coincidence that our form has dropped off a cliff since McCallum got injured?

They’re not full backs - here lies the problem.. they both need to be be playing on the wing further up.. as wingers.. or as wing backs in a 5…

Why Wilder can’t see this is anyone’s guess… they are so much more effective up the pitch