We need to talk about Sydie Peck

[Berkshire Blade]

Arblaster is getting better week on week, the longer he's out of the team. By the time he'd back some of our fans will be expecting peak Steven Gerrard...

Do you think he still has the ceiling of established premier league starter in an established premier league side like Davies was? Because I personally think his ceiling is top 6 championship side player

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

Do you think he still has the ceiling of established premier league starter in an established premier league side like Davies was? Because I personally think his ceiling is top 6 championship side player

If you mean Peck, then yes, absolutely.

However, the longer he's asked to play as the 1 in a 4-1-5 formation under a coach he clearly is out of his depth, then it's not going to help his development.

 

[Winn Gardens Blade]

We clearly need tall effective midfielder playing alongside Peck. He looked isolated a lot today. Also, if Selles plays Cannon on the wing again Selles needs his head examining.

If Selles plays Cannon again he needs his head chopping of

 

[Berkshire Blade]

If you mean Peck, then yes, absolutely.

However, the longer he's asked to play as the 1 in a 4-1-5 formation under a coach he clearly is out of his depth, then it's not going to help his development.

So we need a defensive midfielder to babysit a guy who doesn't create a massive amount or score?

 

[Older Blade]

I think with Peck, its fair to say he's not been right this season, but its also easy to forget he's a 20 year lad plying his trade away from home and family, and with Wilder being sacked had a father type figure taken away, a very difficult situation to get your head around.

I've been through a company restructure in my late 20's where a boss I'd run through brick walls through was unceremoniously turfed out and it left me pissed off at the organisation and it took some time to get my head round it and crack on (some deal with it better than others), but it's a learning situation and he'll get through it and be all the better for it, and hopefully thats what Wilder has said to him.

Well said that man!.....

 

[Greystones Blade]

So we need a defensive midfielder to babysit a guy who doesn't create a massive amount or score?

Do you think Selles is trying to work out if Peck is the answer to his midfielder problems? He knows that Soumares is good and should be playing but chooses not to play him. Maybe he is trying to figure out if the Everton man fits the gap he’s got or whether he should look elsewhere? Just saying..

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

So we need a defensive midfielder to babysit a guy who doesn't create a massive amount or score?

Baby sit? Jesus, I thought you were one of the more intelligent posters round these parts?!?!? What part of playing two in centre midfield in the Championship in 2025 is babysitting? Did Coutts babysit Fleck? Or are you condoning the 4-1-5 formation we're playing and the only reason it's not working is because of Peck?

Or maybe he's in his second season and the only coach he's ever known has been sacked and the senior pro who he's played alongside the most and whose game compliments his has been sold and not replaced, and now he's being asked to play in a ridiculous tactical setup.

To be honest, I thought I'd have a reasonable discussion with you on this but you've turned into one of the hard of thinking, pitchfork carrying morons that pops up as soon as there's a scapegoat to pile in on.

 

[Shawy24]

Playing the poor fooker in centre midfield on his own against good, solid, athletic championship midfields is just suicidal.

Alongside Souza he looked full of potential - on his own he looks all at sea.

The manager is the one who's stitching him up.

Abso fuckin lutely

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Baby sit? Jesus, I thought you were one of the more intelligent posters round these parts?!?!? What part of playing two in centre midfield in the Championship in 2025 is babysitting? Did Coutts babysit Fleck? Or are you condoning the 4-1-5 formation we're playing and the only reason it's not working is because of Peck?

Or maybe he's in his second season and the only coach he's ever known has been sacked and the senior pro who he's played alongside the most and whose game compliments his has been sold and not replaced, and now he's being asked to play in a ridiculous tactical setup.

To be honest, I thought I'd have a reasonable discussion with you on this but you've turned into one of the hard of thinking, pitchfork carrying morons that pops up as soon as there's a scapegoat to pile in on.

I just don't see him having the creative ability of other players or defensive capacity to stop play like a Souza did. So I don't really see what he brings? I think he'll because solid bench player if we ever had a full choice of central players and possibly not even making the bench. That's not an attack on him he's young enough to improve just how I see it and I don't really understand how some people are rating him as premier league potential

 

[Rodders]

Is that a brand new tattoo sleeve he has?

Not good, not good at all

Is this the new Beattie’s Alloys?

 

[Pilley-Blade]

Can anybody elighten me what happened after the game with Peck and a section of the Kop? I am one of those that stays for ten mins after the game until the crowds have gone. The applause parade was not great, but something appeared to be said to Peck and he seemed to react, coming up to the Kop and making gestures. I may be off the boil, but it seemed a strange interaction. There was a mix of booing and applause.

 

[diplomat]

Playing the poor fooker in centre midfield on his own against good, solid, athletic championship midfields is just suicidal.

Alongside Souza he looked full of potential - on his own he looks all at sea.

The manager is the one who's stitching him up.

My bro who doesn’t go to games looked at the midfield three and said ‘we’re just gonna get over run with that that three’ and to be fair he’s right. Midfield is about partnerships and someone can look way better with the right partner. He’s got no partner and probably feels a bit like it’s rourkes drift. Him and Souza (who was a beast at times) versus him on his Tod with two people thinking about going forward all the time is a recipe for him getting isolated and run past.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Selles to blame sticking Peck in the middle on his own again (Bristol City again)

"the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"

 

[Blades Glory Owls Down]

As has been said above, Peck looks lost by himself as the holding midfielder. He has a lot of ground to cover in trying to protect the defence and I think it is unfair to expect him to do that by himself. He needs someone alongside him (Soumare?) who can share some of the burden when we are defending. Does that fit what Selles is trying to do? I dont know.
Would we be best suited to playing a 4-2-3-1 with the likes of Peck and Soumare in front of a back 4 and Barry, Hamer and O'Hare in front of them?
it gives us some stability/cover in the centre of midfield and should allow the attacking players (and 1 of the 2 holding midfielders in an ideal world) to get forward.
After watching the game and subsequent replays, I think Peck was at fault for the goal by not tracking the runner. He clearly saw him and watched him run through. He just pointed at him, hoping someone else would pick him up. Maybe I'm being a bit too critical but that was just my view of it.

 

[jono_t2000]

Live action of Sydie Peck.

span around in circles more times than a ballerina against Millwall

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Should have been peck n Soumare from the start

Exactly,

Peck had space and time with Vini along side him last season.

He can't do the holding role and the playmaker role all by himself.