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Post by osoldest on Mar 6, 2021 18:48:16 GMT
I’ve said from day one that I don’t rate akinola, he rarely gets a tackle in and leaves massive gaps as was evident today . When Thompson came we saw right away that he was a player that could get stuck in and I’ve never seen that with akinola. In my opinion ling is better.
As for cisse he is a disgrace, he rarely gets a tackle in and offers no protection to the back 4, he just marks empty spaces and I swear I have never seen him sprint.
we miss jobi as a player and I know it’s only 2 games in but the football has deteriorated. Playing Johnson up front on his own is beyond ridiculous and he has managed 3 shots in his last 4 games.
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Post by mrb on Mar 6, 2021 19:01:26 GMT
To be truthful oldest a majority of our players are over rated.A couple of decent players mixed with very average plodders
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Post by osoldest on Mar 6, 2021 19:10:58 GMT
Absolutely, clay and Happe apart we haven’t got a single player in the team that can win the ball. We are a team of powder puffs.
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Post by refugee on Mar 6, 2021 19:34:12 GMT
It was his worst game for us but I don’t think you’ve ever watched him before going by that.
The whole team was s*** today.
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Post by Fisch on Mar 6, 2021 19:36:58 GMT
To be truthful oldest a majority of our players are over rated.A couple of decent players mixed with very average plodders Sad to read your views Mrb, l thought after Thompson, Kemp, Freeman and Abrahams came in, we had a really strong group. Now it seems I'm susceptible to confirmation bias. Disappointing . |
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Post by MungO on Mar 6, 2021 19:51:59 GMT
It's a bit of a conundrum. I still feel we have good individual players but they just ain't fit to call themselves a team.
Personally i feel Ross has a lot to answer for in this respect. Singing player after player that can play in multiple positions but ultimately not good in any one position.
And you could look at a lot of players in the team and level that at them. They're all good squad players, probably even League One standard but none seem capable of taking ownership of a position.
The spine of the team is sort of there. Solid keeper (though he had a mare today), Coulson, Thompson, Happe are good enough in central defence, Clay in midfield, Johnson up front.
But it's on the periphery that we have the maybe or could be players. Like Brophy, maybe he's a full-back, maybe he's a winger. Wilkinson, could be a centre-forward, maybe a winger. Kemp, maybe on the left, maybe on the right. Angol, Ruel, Cisse, Hector, Akinola, Freeman, even Jobi too. All good players but not a team.
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Post by harlowo on Mar 6, 2021 19:55:34 GMT
I like Akinola but he had a shocker today.
He is a centre back who can play right back and he definitely looked better when he played centre back.
Maybe try him and Happe at centre half with either Ling or Turley at right back.
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Post by osoldest on Mar 6, 2021 20:26:28 GMT
Refugee , I’ve seen via streaming every single game inc all the cup games and pre season friendlies and sorry I just don’t rate akinola he is not strong enough in the tackle and has diabolical positional sense, and for a tall player he is not particularly good in the air. Like marsh he will never make it at a higher level.
Ogie is far better.
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Post by osoldest on Mar 6, 2021 20:27:34 GMT
Posted twice in error.
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Post by BasOfromthatLondon on Mar 7, 2021 2:27:55 GMT
You can delete post's via the cog on the right. |
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Post by Fisch on Mar 7, 2021 7:26:02 GMT
Refugee , I’ve seen via streaming every single game inc all the cup games and pre season friendlies and sorry I just don’t rate akinola he is not strong enough in the tackle and has diabolical positional sense, and for a tall player he is not particularly good in the air. Like marsh he will never make it at a higher level. Ogie is far better. l quite like Tunji, apart from Exeter where he was awful (but not alone in that). However, like George Marsh before him, Tunji will never play higher than league 1-2 I feel. |
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Post by MungO on Mar 7, 2021 8:46:21 GMT
He's grown on me and is better at centre back than right back. But feel you're right.
He had a torrid game yesterday as did everyone. But he was up against the league's most attacking and potent team.
And we do always get tonked at Exeter regardless.
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Post by redintheface on Mar 7, 2021 8:55:41 GMT
Especially for osoldest here are the “ best” moments from Akinola’s horror show yesterday! 😁👍
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Post by refugee on Mar 7, 2021 9:22:46 GMT
Refugee , I’ve seen via streaming every single game inc all the cup games and pre season friendlies and sorry I just don’t rate akinola he is not strong enough in the tackle and has diabolical positional sense, and for a tall player he is not particularly good in the air. Like marsh he will never make it at a higher level. Ogie is far better. So wrong on many levels. |
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Post by mayland0s on Mar 7, 2021 10:24:14 GMT
Refugee , I’ve seen via streaming every single game inc all the cup games and pre season friendlies and sorry I just don’t rate akinola he is not strong enough in the tackle and has diabolical positional sense, and for a tall player he is not particularly good in the air. Like marsh he will never make it at a higher level. Ogie is far better. So wrong on many levels. So can you tell me where Akinola’s strengths lay and would you sign him , if you could ,for next season ? |
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Post by tuffers on Mar 7, 2021 10:37:15 GMT
i think i would, he would be a cheap back-up who could play two positions. not sure he would sign to be reserve though so if that was the case i would go somewhere else
the basic spec for first-choice player is that they should be one of the best in division
so we need
a proper first choice right-back
a proper first choice left-back
thompson would be first choice
needs another first-choice centre back replacing coulson to provide competition with happe
akinola (or similar youngster) and ogie as back-ups
ling, judd, turley, coulson, widdowson released
unfortunate for joe but I think Ogie could be better than him in future, he needs games here
7 players for the 4 positions would do me
if injuries then do loans
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Post by refugee on Mar 7, 2021 12:31:51 GMT
So can you tell me where Akinola’s strengths lay and would you sign him , if you could ,for next season ? Decent pace, good positionally, times tackles well, good on the ball, knows when to go forward and when to. List goes on. He was s*** yesterday and hasn’t been great the last few weeks. The criticism the OP gave of him is completely wrong and unfair. He played well at right back at the start of the year and has been playing well at centre back until recently. Using current form to argue aginst what I’ve said is pointless. Would I sign him? Yes. Would West Ham sell him to us? No. |
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Post by Fisch on Mar 7, 2021 12:45:49 GMT
Would I sign him? Yes. Would West Ham sell him to us? No. High praise indeed. I doubt West Ham see a place for him, they are chasing European football these days and Matt Jay at Exeter was too hot for him to handle yesterday. We'll know in a few months. |
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Post by northeasto on Mar 7, 2021 12:48:19 GMT
So can you tell me where Akinola’s strengths lay and would you sign him , if you could ,for next season ? Decent pace, good positionally, times tackles well, good on the ball, knows when to go forward and when to. List goes on. He was s*** yesterday and hasn’t been great the last few weeks. The criticism the OP gave of him is completely wrong and unfair. He played well at right back at the start of the year and has been playing well at centre back until recently. Using current form to argue aginst what I’ve said is pointless. Would I sign him? Yes. Would West Ham sell him to us? No. I think this assessment is spot-on. |
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Post by refugee on Mar 7, 2021 13:10:12 GMT
Would I sign him? Yes. Would West Ham sell him to us? No. High praise indeed. I doubt West Ham see a place for him, they are chasing European football these days and Matt Jay at Exeter was too hot for him to handle yesterday. We'll know in a few months. He won’t make it at West Ham. No one has said he’s going to be the next great English defender. Matt Jay is rapid and would cause a lot of people problems. The bloke was isolated, playing out of position and lacking in confidence (as are the whole team). Kemp wasn’t getting back to help him either. As I’ve said, he didn’t play well yesterday but that doesn’t mean he’s overrated or s***. |
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