Why is Ched so good now?

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After the last couple (few?) seasons of utter mediocrity at best, and utter lazyness at worst, I'm perplexed about why the boy Evans is suddenly 'kicking it live from 9 to 5' (as the saying goes)

Possible explanations as I see them:

1) He's finally found the level (League 1) at which he stands out
2) He's finally found a manager who knows how to get he best from him
3) The trial hanging over him has given him a rocket up his backside and given him something to prove
4) He woke up one day in August and thought to himself "Oh christ, I'm supposed to be a pro footballer!! What the hell have I been doing since my move from Man City?"

I hope the trial's outcome (whichever way it goes) does not effect his performance on the pitch for the last few matches.

Would he have to attend the trial? And what if it drags out and he misses training? :(
 



I would suggest it's a combination of 1 and 2 although that's a simplification.

We play football that better suits him now and he's at an easier level where he can build his confidence up which has in turn resulted in him playing even better.

He's in effect the Billy Sharp from a few seasons ago.
 
I would say primarily it's League 1 defenders giving him the room he needed to get a few goals and that in turn built his confidence. The style of football / manager have obviously contributed hugely but I'm not sure he would have had the same success a League higher. Remains to be seen whether this is his level but he can certainly finish and has the hardest shot I've ever seen.
 
I'd add that it's probably beneficial to not have the threat of being taken off after 60 mins if he hasn't scored; as will not having long balls fired at his head for the time he is on the pitch.
 
Quiff Boy said:
I hope the trial's outcome (whichever way it goes) does not effect his performance on the pitch for the last few matches.

Would he have to attend the trial? And what if it drags out and he misses training? :(
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Well, if the outcome is a Guilty verdict, the last few matches will have to be postponed for three years or so if Ched is to have any influence on them.

If you are on bail to attend the Crown Court on a rape charge, it's preferable to pop in now and then to see how it's going.
 
Balham Blade said:
I'd add that it's probably beneficial to not have the threat of being taken off after 60 mins if he hasn't scored; as will not having long balls fired at his head for the time he is on the pitch.
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ah, that's a good point actually: it seems to me that the better performances the team have had this season have been those where we've passed rather than hoofing. i guess ched's increased goal tally is in part because he's been getting a well placed ball to his feet rather than a speculative lob...
 
Quiff Boy said:
After the last couple (few?) seasons of utter mediocrity at best, and utter lazyness at worst, I'm perplexed about why the boy Evans is suddenly 'kicking it live from 9 to 5' (as the saying goes)

Possible explanations as I see them:

1) He's finally found the level (League 1) at which he stands out
2) He's finally found a manager who knows how to get he best from him
3) The trial hanging over him has given him a rocket up his backside and given him something to prove
4) He woke up one day in August and thought to himself "Oh christ, I'm supposed to be a pro footballer!! What the hell have I been doing since my move from Man City?"

I hope the trial's outcome (whichever way it goes) does not effect his performance on the pitch for the last few matches.

Would he have to attend the trial? And what if it drags out and he misses training? :(
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Id say its 1 2 3 and 4.
 
CG Blade said:
Always was good in my opinion, he just never got the service to show his goalscoring ability........
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I would go along with this.

But would add that he seems to have worked a lot on his fitness and strength and is visibly quicker and stronger as a result.

The only other time we saw Evans in anything like a reasonable run of form was when Speed was in charge. Why might this be ? I have my own ideas.

Certain types of players, like Evans and Sharp, simply can not function correctly without the "right" type of service. Typically this is play that is slowly built up through midfield where the oppos defence is moved around as the ball is recycled from left to right, right to left in order to create the space necessary for such players to flourish. This of course requires good quality delivery in the first place.

Utterly pointless hoofing the ball up to such players at the earliest opportunity as the midfield will often be 30-40 yards behind and therefore out of the game.

The key to it is linking the midfield with the attack.
 
I think a lot of it comes down to who Evans plays alongside up front. Cresswell is the perfect foil, but i still think with a firing on all cylinders Darius Henderson we would already be up, as both would have banged in 30 goals this season.
 
Deleted Member said:
post: 403911, member: 875"]I think a lot of it comes down to who Evans plays alongside up front. Cresswell is the perfect foil, but i still think with a firing on all cylinders Darius Henderson we would already be up, as both would have banged in 30 goals this season.
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And both could be banged up come the season's end...

Adding Henderson's wages this season would have been unsustainable in League One so getting a fee for him was good business.
 
Flatulent_Bob said:
Confidence.
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I'd say that's a large proportion of it, but not the root cause. Something had to have happened to give him the confidence in the first place, and i'd say that's down to the style of play mostly. He was high on confidence when Reid and Speed were here, and tried stuff that he didn't try at other times.

Now we're getting him trying stuff that you don't do if you're low on confidence (ie: the dummy for his 3rd at chesterfield), and it's coming off for him.
 
Combination of playing a division lower and a stlye of play that suits him, which results in more confidence.
 



Quiff Boy said:
After the last couple (few?) seasons of utter mediocrity at best, and utter lazyness at worst, I'm perplexed about why the boy Evans is suddenly 'kicking it live from 9 to 5' (as the saying goes)
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Iv always rated him. watching us last season against Hull in particular, all we did was lump it forward for 90 mins. he got 2 decent chances and scored 2 class goals. if u give him the ball, hes always going to be dangerous and thats why we paid top cash for him. he was always going to smash this level and i hope we keep him (verdict permitting).



[quote="I hope the trial's outcome (whichever way it goes) does not effect his performance on the pitch for the last few matches.

Would he have to attend the trial? And what if it drags out and he misses training? :([/quote]

I have to echo Pinchy on that one.

Whilst its fashionable to miss a trial at Magistrates where u get a speeding ticket, attending a rape trial is probably advisable. I for one would like to be there on the stand while they were asking me questions.

and considering i fanatically check the bbc website for updates on our games, id rather find out how i was getting on by being there rather than looking on Twitter. imagine getting a phone call saying 'pop down the courthouse old boy, you've got 8 years.'
 
The basic answer to this is the service that he has received and the way we play. Another factor would be, how many times has he hit the woodwork this season. Last season I am sure that he must have hit it about 10 times, he was certainly unlucky.
 
Deleted Member said:
post: 403911, member: 875"]I think a lot of it comes down to who Evans plays alongside up front. Cresswell is the perfect foil, but i still think with a firing on all cylinders Darius Henderson we would already be up, as both would have banged in 30 goals this season.
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30 red cards more likely.
 
He certainly looks a lot quicker. I think it's because he seems to be on his toes rather than his heels when waiting for the ball.
 
Jim Chimmerney said:
I would say primarily it's League 1 defenders giving him the room he needed to get a few goals and that in turn built his confidence. The style of football / manager have obviously contributed hugely but I'm not sure he would have had the same success a League higher. Remains to be seen whether this is his level but he can certainly finish and has the hardest shot I've ever seen.
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Jim, did you see Woody in his prime? I haven't seen Ched play , Woody really could bullet them in.
 
Sirius said:
Jim, did you see Woody in his prime? I haven't seen Ched play , Woody really could bullet them in.
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I was taken to my 1st games as a young kid in the early 70s so can't really remember Woody or TC apart from what little footage is available unfortunately.
 
Quiff Boy said:
After the last couple (few?) seasons of utter mediocrity at best, and utter lazyness at worst, I'm perplexed about why the boy Evans is suddenly 'kicking it live from 9 to 5' (as the saying goes)

Possible explanations as I see them:

1) He's finally found the level (League 1) at which he stands out
2) He's finally found a manager who knows how to get he best from him
3) The trial hanging over him has given him a rocket up his backside and given him something to prove
4) He woke up one day in August and thought to himself "Oh christ, I'm supposed to be a pro footballer!! What the hell have I been doing since my move from Man City?"
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5) He's developed that knack of arriving late and getting in the box unoticed.
 
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