Interview With Adkins After Coventry (A)

[Alfreton14Blade]

Hammond may well have got on the wrong side of Fortune, but would probably have taken a yellow for hacking him down.

Not a couple of minutes into a game, Bergen. Especially with acres of space (& defensive cover) between him and the goal.

 

[finlaytheblade]

Fair play about us being cut open through the middle, if that's what the problem was - you were there & you witnessed it.

Even so, if adjustments were successfully made after the opening debacle, it suggests it was at least as much an organisational problem as in Whiteman being the sole difficulty
Hopefully he'll give it another go without the loanee Hammond next Sunday.

Don't beleave Adkins was critical of Ben Whiteman playing him in that roll was always going to be a gamble with his lack of experience and physicality
sometimes it works but on this occasion it didn't work he will learn from the experience ( Whiteman that is ).Adkins in my opinion was making a case for Hammond who plays that roll really well ,his experience will be invaluable next season if we sign him.
Why do so many fans expect him to have silky skills he's basically a destroyer and only players at the top level have those.It seems cus he s been promoted to the Premier twice he should have premier skills ,that's not the case.Hammond is in the mould of Monty ( and he used to get a lot of stick )these kind of players are players players and managers love em.It's ironic now Monty gone he gets talked about fondly ,if Hammond signs and leads us to promotion will he get the same when he goes ( or retires )? We as fans think we know best !! I think we have to accept we don't !! .Leave it to the professionals ( Adkins ) when they get it wrong they get the sack but really time is needed to put it together . Let's put this Adkins out to bed and get
behind the squad which he is going to put together to have another go next season.

 

[sheffielder]

I can only remember Reed and Whiteman being singled out for blame after games, which does seem peculiar, as senior members have been making many mistakes as well.

I think Whiteman has good potential. He looks tall and fairly athletic and has a very good right foot. He's played both right back and centre half, which may have been good for him. He still needs to develop the defensive side of his game though. He should aim to get much stronger over the summer and hopefully added bravery will also come with that.

To become a great defensive midfielder he also needs to take more defensive responsibility - the area in front of the centre halves should be his! Kante at Leicester has been brilliant this season and Sam Morsy is one who's done this role well at our level.

Regarding the goal we conceded at Coventry, a more experienced player would probably give away a foul when challenging with Fortune. Wrestle or pull him down early and it may not even have been a booking.

A bit later you said you thought Edgar should have pushed up to challenge Armstrong. But Edgar had a runner to watch (and space in behind him to minimise), while the back tracking Whiteman was in a better position to challenge Armstrong after he cut inside past Baptiste:

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You could stick a circle round Coutts and ask what this man does. Hes the one 10 yards behind play

 

[super_pig]

Don't beleave Adkins was critical of Ben Whiteman playing him in that roll was always going to be a gamble with his lack of experience and physicality
sometimes it works but on this occasion it didn't work he will learn from the experience ( Whiteman that is ).Adkins in my opinion was making a case for Hammond who plays that roll really well ,his experience will be invaluable next season if we sign him.
Why do so many fans expect him to have silky skills he's basically a destroyer and only players at the top level have those.It seems cus he s been promoted to the Premier twice he should have premier skills ,that's not the case.Hammond is in the mould of Monty ( and he used to get a lot of stick )these kind of players are players players and managers love em.It's ironic now Monty gone he gets talked about fondly ,if Hammond signs and leads us to promotion will he get the same when he goes ( or retires )? We as fans think we know best !! I think we have to accept we don't !! .Leave it to the professionals ( Adkins ) when they get it wrong they get the sack but really time is needed to put it together . Let's put this Adkins out to bed and get
behind the squad which he is going to put together to have another go next season.

destroyer eh? he isn't doing much destroy ING then . as for Monty. i didn't post in that thread as i thought it would be inappropriate. i don't remember him fondly at all.

 

[finlaytheblade]

destroyer eh? he isn't doing much destroy ING then . as for Monty. i didn't post in that thread as i thought it would be inappropriate. i don't remember him fondly at all.

You've a right to your opinion super pig,but I think you will find a lot of blades don't agree with you.

 

[super_pig]

You've a right to your opinion super pig,but I think you will find a lot of blades don't agree with you.

and you'll find a lot that do. i'll leave it at that. i'm not getting into yet another monty fight. the guy has left.

 

[Dnblade]

Don't beleave Adkins was critical of Ben Whiteman playing him in that roll was always going to be a gamble with his lack of experience and physicality
sometimes it works but on this occasion it didn't work he will learn from the experience ( Whiteman that is ).Adkins in my opinion was making a case for Hammond who plays that roll really well ,his experience will be invaluable next season if we sign him.
Why do so many fans expect him to have silky skills he's basically a destroyer and only players at the top level have those.It seems cus he s been promoted to the Premier twice he should have premier skills ,that's not the case.Hammond is in the mould of Monty ( and he used to get a lot of stick )these kind of players are players players and managers love em.It's ironic now Monty gone he gets talked about fondly ,if Hammond signs and leads us to promotion will he get the same when he goes ( or retires )? We as fans think we know best !! I think we have to accept we don't !! .Leave it to the professionals ( Adkins ) when they get it wrong they get the sack but really time is needed to put it together . Let's put this Adkins out to bed and get
behind the squad which he is going to put together to have another go next season.

Wasn't there,but looked like they swapped Whiteman and Coutts around after 20 minutes on watching it back,and had Coutts deep,flanked by Whiteman and Flynn..he'll learn from that though,and sounded gutted in his interview..I think he'll be ok once he finds his feet..looks to be fairly mobile and passing is ok..think he chipped in with goals aswell in the under 21's.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Problem is though, WHF, Hammond's made countless faults which haven't been picked up on in post-game interviews by the manager. Indeed, he's even gone out of his way to praise Hammond & to lecture us all about his "unseen" contributions.

Then, in this interview, he chooses to highlight the failings of a kid making his third ever start in a first team game. Why the need?

Bad move, IMO.

The public slating of Adams didn't do any harm.

 

[Darthblade]

I decided to go to the Coventry game, as it was the last away game of the season and I think ben Whiteman's the least of NA's problems.

The defence was back to it's generous self again for the second and third goals, which were both preventable ...... the first was a lucky fluke which Long could do nothing about.

The midfield was shite ...... no other way to flower it up and I believe that ends any chance Flynn had of a new contract and hopefully earns Coutts & Done a place on the transfer list.

More evidence to support my suggestion that the partnership of Sharp & Adams isn't a plan that will fire us to promotion next year ...... actually, both were gash against Coventry. Adams has a first touch like a JCB ( apologies to those of you out there who are talented JCB operators ) and Sharp looks like he's on the beach now.

For me; release ALL the out of contract players, ( although perhaps make an offer to Long ) transfer list Coutts, Scougal, Harris, Freeman, McNulty and sell to any bidder and let Adkins have a chance to build from a small list of retained players.

UTB & FTP

 

[Revolution]

I decided to go to the Coventry game, as it was the last away game of the season and I think ben Whiteman's the least of NA's problems.

The defence was back to it's generous self again for the second and third goals, which were both preventable ...... the first was a lucky fluke which Long could do nothing about.

The midfield was shite ...... no other way to flower it up and I believe that ends any chance Flynn had of a new contract and hopefully earns Coutts & Done a place on the transfer list.

More evidence to support my suggestion that the partnership of Sharp & Adams isn't a plan that will fire us to promotion next year ...... actually, both were gash against Coventry. Adams has a first touch like a JCB ( apologies to those of you out there who are talented JCB operators ) and Sharp looks like he's on the beach now.

For me; release ALL the out of contract players, ( although perhaps make an offer to Long ) transfer list Coutts, Scougal, Harris, Freeman, McNulty and sell to any bidder and let Adkins have a chance to build from a small list of retained players.

UTB & FTP

That would be my transfer plan too. We might get something out of Long but have no need of anyone else out of contract.

Btw Flynn will play a blinder this week - nailed on.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

The public slating of Adams didn't do any harm.

If the tactic works so well you might have thought he'd have tried it on Dean Hammond by now.

 

[Blade56]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03sq7jy
Interviewer: Adam Oxley
Length: 5:32

• started poorly, deflected goal off the player's backside
• second goal too easy, second phase from the corner
• responded well
• their keeper's made some good flying saves
• half time we still had the belief
• got done with a sucker punch at the end
• a game that we could have won we haven't done
• we needed a victory and that's that
• Ben got overpowered which we haven't done
• responded well, could have gone the other way and capitulated
• we had good possession
• they defended well at times
• didn't get the luck
• going to do everything we can to win the next game
• only thing I'm interesting in is Sheffield United trying to win the next game
• then there's a lot of things to do
• there's no sentiment about palying the youngsters
• reflect on it
• Flynny and Bash not trained all week
• mentions reflect on the season again
• preparations very much started for next season
• we have been playing some good football
• have to keep building
• don't want to be dreaming about the play-offs want to be thinking about the top two
• need to give ourselves opportunity to start next season well
• wish the wives and families of Mark and Dean well
• get ourselves back to Sheffield, sulk, and then get ready for next week

What a nob!

 

[Blade56]

Adkins, not you WHF

... Although