He started the Reading game.
Good spot actually.
It wasn't something that sprang to mind for me but you could be right!
that’s a fair shout tbh however he had a poor game today regardless, however too early to wrote him off.
We definitely need to have a proper LWB and a hold up striker.
So he did, my memory is playing tricks on me!
Against a team like we faced today, I don't think we needed any defence let alone a defensive wing back! "Defensive wing back" by definition is completely fucked up!
Totally agree.
Chunky the difference is that Marv isn’t a novice as such and shouldn’t really need a “pointer”
Husband looked solid because Connolly was covering him well. Some of the more attacking options would have left Hubbie exposed
Bang on the money SB
I wonder if we'll see Lyons on the left instead of Connolly when we've brought another left sided centre half in and don't have to play Husband there. Lyons is excellent, but is better going forward than he is defending, so it might be that with Husband having to play centre half, Critchley wanted someone more solid on the left.
That’s a fair point in regards to Marvin. By now he shouldn’t need it - he should be the one doing the pointing for others, yet it’s his Achilles heel and why no bigger team has come for him I guess.
He adds no value whatsoever to the side and unable to influence a game.
Becoming a top quality defender doesn't happen over night, he has all the attributes but the art of defending and reading the game is developed over years of playing the game. Defenders mature into very good defenders by learning their trade from those around them, by playing against good opposition and, more importantly, by learning from their mistakes. There are very few top quality young central defenders because it's an art that takes time to develop! I'm sure he'll become the player we all know is in there.
really have to disagree with a lot of that. As a defender today, he was immense. He read the game well and didn't give the forwards a sniff . His only letdown today was his short passing to players who were clearly marked or rapidly being closed down.
A player we were linked with when Critchley first came in funnily enough
A player we were linked with when Critchley first came in funnily enough
Just shows 20’s how we all have different opinions
whereabouts in the ground do you sit? I sit in the west level with the north's 18 yard line. He was majestic with his reading of the game and defending. Second half, when we really went off the boil and at the south end he seemed to create more problems for himself when on the ball.
Yeah he's such a good defender. He did take way too much time on the ball a couple of times but most of the problem was that he had no one to pass to. Only Norburn was moving and if a couple of Burton players stuck to him, no one else showed for it until Dale came on.
Connolly at LWB only happened v Hibs. I reckon it was an emergency reaction by Critch having lost faith with Thommo post Morecambe and deciding not to play Lyons due to some issue (like he wants to leave). With Gab injured and so breakable we need at least one new WB and 2 if Lyons departs.
We have a LWB it’s Andy Lyons. Hopefully picked to start sooner rather than later.
Let's see. I cant see how you pick Connolly ahead of him at wing back unless there is an issue. My guess is that he knows of interest from Championship clubs and wants to move. I hope not though. Hopefully just a bit of Critch safety first weirdness.
Hoping Critchley can get the best out of him. 