robbiez666
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For me, our biggest problem in an attacking sense since the end of lockdown has been the left hand side of the pitch.
In our promotion season and the first half of last season we were so difficult to play against as we had overlaps on both flanks. If we didn't have success down one side, we did down the other. Since lockdown, we have still looked dangerous down the right with Baldock, Bash and Lunny/Berge causing problems but not much has come down the left.
Now, there's obviously a few good reasons for that. The injury to JoC meant that the LCB wasn't getting forward anywhere near as much. Whilst Robinson has a really good left foot I don't think he has the engine or the legs to get up and back as well. Fleck too picked up a few injuries and there's been a noticeable drop-off with his form. Osborn brings much more energy but with it less nouse and creativity. End has dropped off a lot going forward. He seems much less confident or willing to put early balls in.
It's obviously a hug blow losing JoC for so long. I think Chris might have to see if moving Enda inside to the LWB position and starting Lowe helps. He did well against Burnley in the cup and I reckon Enda would be more solid in that role than Robinson.
I do think the fact that most of what we do goes down our right makes us much easier to defend against. Chris is a big fan of balance and I feel that need to be in our play as well of the footedness of those on the field. Whatever happens, there have been some posters complaining about us signing squad players and not a striker. This is why. We've bene relatively lucky with injuries in the last few years.
In our promotion season and the first half of last season we were so difficult to play against as we had overlaps on both flanks. If we didn't have success down one side, we did down the other. Since lockdown, we have still looked dangerous down the right with Baldock, Bash and Lunny/Berge causing problems but not much has come down the left.
Now, there's obviously a few good reasons for that. The injury to JoC meant that the LCB wasn't getting forward anywhere near as much. Whilst Robinson has a really good left foot I don't think he has the engine or the legs to get up and back as well. Fleck too picked up a few injuries and there's been a noticeable drop-off with his form. Osborn brings much more energy but with it less nouse and creativity. End has dropped off a lot going forward. He seems much less confident or willing to put early balls in.
It's obviously a hug blow losing JoC for so long. I think Chris might have to see if moving Enda inside to the LWB position and starting Lowe helps. He did well against Burnley in the cup and I reckon Enda would be more solid in that role than Robinson.
I do think the fact that most of what we do goes down our right makes us much easier to defend against. Chris is a big fan of balance and I feel that need to be in our play as well of the footedness of those on the field. Whatever happens, there have been some posters complaining about us signing squad players and not a striker. This is why. We've bene relatively lucky with injuries in the last few years.