CONFIRMED Hamza Choudhury joins on loan with option to buy

[Flatulent_Bob]

I don’t think there’s any chance of dropping O’Hare

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Things changed in our favour when Leicester realised we were interested in Charles. Having that public interest in another player has played into our hands and Leicester will have been concerned that the deal was going south since we looked elsewhere...

The sad part about this is that we've missed several weeks bringing Choudhury up to fitness.

Deals aren’t negotiated in a vacuum and completely within our own control and favour? Who knew?

 

[Davalon]

Imagine playing a striker who doesn't play well as a lone striker as a..... lone striker

That's my concern at present tbh. We obviously needed strengthening but the new players have to fit together.

I'm happy with most either signed or linked but I'm interested to see how he sees them playing together.

I think Cannon has potential from what I've seen but I do wonder how we'll get from him if it's him on his own with BBD and JRS either side.

I also think it will limit Campbell's playing time which might be a miss.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

That's my concern at present tbh. We obviously needed strengthening but the new players have to fit together.

I'm happy with most either signed or linked but I'm interested to see how he sees them playing together.

I think Cannon has potential from what I've seen but I do wonder how we'll get from him if it's him on his own with BBD and JRS either side.

I also think it will limit Campbell's playing time which might be a miss.

For this season at least, do you think Campbell has consistent game time in him?

 

[Davalon]

For this season at least, do you think Campbell has consistent game time in him?

How many almost full games he can play regularly, I'm not so sure.

I just hope he's used more than just an impact sub as we saw the best of him when he played more after Moore was out.

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

This is Hamer's heatmap of the season so far. He is more left sided than expected.

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In comparison, this is O'Hare's. He's actually the one who drifts all over:

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Interesting

 

[FriethBlade]

Of course they don't need to be inverted all the time, but most of them are for most clubs under most managers. It's not some daft woke conspiracy Wilder has bought into or constructed himself.

Rak-Sayki came through Palace as an inverted winger, went on loan to Charlton in league one and played exclusively as an inverted winger, went back to Palace and played in their senior team as an inverted winger, but our fans are baffled why he's not playing on the left and blaming Wilder!

BBD? Inverted for Blackburn, inverted for Southampton, inverted for us. We were after Mikey Johnston in the summer, inverted for Celtic, inverted for West Brom. Linked with Liam Millar, inverted for Preston, inverted for Hull. Etc.

Sometimes being a maverick rather than a sheep works, remember overlapping centre backs? Anyway however we play our widemen Id like to see them beat a man occasionally and theres only RS and Brooks who can do that at the moment....oh and Seriki...and if we are shoring up the centre by playing 2 defensive CMs Id like to see him start intead of Gilchrist fitness permitting

That Johnstone lad looked good for WBA again at the weekend. He can definitely beat a man

 

[AWetFlannel]

Sometimes being a maverick rather than a sheep works, remember overlapping centre backs? Anyway however we play our widemen Id like to see them beat a man occasionally and theres only RS and Brooks who can do that at the moment....oh and Seriki...and if we are shoring up the centre by playing 2 defensive CMs Id like to see him start intead of Gilchrist fitness permitting

That Johnstone lad looked good for WBA again at the weekend. He can definitely beat a man

It's just the "meta" at the moment, being a maverick is difficult. It can absolutely work and don't mind people suggesting it, but it's not stupid, or stubborn, or daft to do what most successful clubs do.

The talented wingers we want to bring in are usually inverted, they've played that way since they were kids and might not adapt. Agree with the rest.

 

[Keen Blade]

He's had the opportunity to pick Hamer centrally all season but hasn't. Granted we have BBD now but he could have gone Hamer centrally v Swansea for example but chose Burrows to go with burrows instead in the middle.

Crazy decision born of stubborn ways

 

[Houston_Blade]

This is Hamer's heatmap of the season so far. He is more left sided than expected.

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In comparison, this is O'Hare's. He's actually the one who drifts all over:

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O’Hare plays central though so you’d expect him to appear all over. Hamer has been stuck out on the left.

 

[ancientblade]

Sometimes being a maverick rather than a sheep works, remember overlapping centre backs? Anyway however we play our widemen Id like to see them beat a man occasionally and theres only RS and Brooks who can do that at the moment....oh and Seriki...and if we are shoring up the centre by playing 2 defensive CMs Id like to see him start intead of Gilchrist fitness permitting

That Johnstone lad looked good for WBA again at the weekend. He can definitely beat a man

mikey johnston was the winger i wanted to get can play either wing and better than rak-saki and brooks

 

[AnstonBlade1]

Leeds, Burnley, Middlesbrough, WBA and Sunderland all break fast.
When we get the chance too break we go two steps forward then pass it sideways and then backwards giving the opposition time to get back.
A video came up on my Facebook the other day entitled Farke Ball basically Leeds won the ball played it out wide player sprinted down the wing left the defender for dead low cross into the box goal.

Problem here is we have zero pace and haven’t done for about 3 seasons.
We’ve got nothing to attack with

 

[Thrice]

This is Hamer's heatmap of the season so far. He is more left sided than expected.

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In comparison, this is O'Hare's. He's actually the one who drifts all over:

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A few weeks ago I would've prefered it the other way around. O'Hare on the left and Hamer in the middle. But O'Hare's really come into his own playing that central role and Hamer seems to be instrumental anywhere he plays.

 

[Jon Bon II]

you'd change the coach?

No, but I, like others, get constantly frustrated at some of the strategies employed.

 

[mattbianco1]

A few weeks ago I would've prefered it the other way around. O'Hare on the left and Hamer in the middle. But O'Hare's really come into his own playing that central role

And just a few pages back 1 poster was questioning how O'Hare was still getting a shirt

 

[Houston_Blade]

mikey johnston was the winger i wanted to get can play either wing and better than rak-saki and brooks

We’ve tried wingers before and it ends up with good players looking terrible in our system.

We need wide forwards rather than out and out wingers, BBD is the type that fits our formation and he can create chances for himself. It’s going to take him 5 games to get going again because he’s not played.

 

[adiosmiamigo]

No, but I, like others, get constantly frustrated at some of the strategies employed.

I can understand that,J.B. maybe Wilders lacking in different strategies for oppositions tactics.I wasn't for him coming back,as well as he's doing,maybe time for a different system, more flexible and more pacy.

 

[Snowflake]

I can understand that,J.B. maybe Wilders lacking in different strategies for oppositions tactics.I wasn't for him coming back,as well as he's doing,maybe time for a different system, more flexible and more pacy.

This season we have used several different systems. Which further different one would you like to see ?

 

[adiosmiamigo]

This season we have used several different systems. Which further different one would .

This season we have used several different systems. Which further different one would you like to see ?

If I knew that and could answer it, I would not be sat here at the keyboard.Maybe the one where the ball is moved quicker into space behind the defence and players move into the aforementioned space.

 

[adiosmiamigo]

If I knew that and could answer it, I would not be sat here at the keyboard.Maybe the one where the ball is moved quicker into space behind the defence and players move into the aforementioned space.

Also more pace in the team,every other team seems to possess a fair amount,why not us?

 

[Sheffsteel]

mikey johnston was the winger i wanted to get can play either wing and better than rak-saki and brooks

Agree he’s generally looked really good whenever I’ve seen WBA. He was one of Wilders top targets.

We expected to bring him in on loan….but a few days before the deadline
he choose the club he was on loan at last season and signed a permanent 4 year contract at West Brom…..fair enough.

 

[ml1997]

this daft idea of playing people on the wrong side so that they can come inside and shoot.

Like every other modern manager?

 

[bertieblade]

Like every other modern manager?

The difference being that we never mix it up, and / or have any fullbacks with pace to get beyond their full back.
We brought Moore in to get on the end of balls into the box, but have never created anything for him by getting beyond the fullback, to the line and pulling it back.
We do not create sufficient chances

 

[Snowflake]

The difference being that we never mix it up, and / or have any fullbacks with pace to get beyond their full back.
We brought Moore in to get on the end of balls into the box, but have never created anything for him by getting beyond the fullback, to the line and pulling it back.
We do not create sufficient chances

We create a lot of “opportunities “ but frequently fail to turn them into chances. I don’t think we lack the skill to do that just the self confidence to do it instead of taking another touch or being “safe” with another pass.

 

[Jan Age]

Like every other modern manager?

Works when you have full back to bomb in to the space created by dragging their full back in field … we don’t … so it just overcrowds the centre … slows down the attack and is easy to defend against

 

[KOPPO]

were his he hurry up we need to play him v rams

 

[Bell4]

were his he hurry up we need to play him v rams

Tomorrow-imminently

 

[EddieColquhoun]

The difference being that we never mix it up, and / or have any fullbacks with pace to get beyond their full back.

Has Seriki been sold?

 

[bertieblade]

Nope but he is proof of what we miss when he is not there
When he is not available we still play the same tactics

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

Weerz ‘amza?