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Thinking back, I can’t recall a more impotent strike pairing than Kouassi and Beesley. Probably have to go back to the 80s or 90s?
Beesley non league and that’s being generous. At least Kouassi is young but Beesley late 20s abysmal striker.Thinking back, I can’t recall a more impotent strike pairing than Kouassi and Beesley. Probably have to go back to the 80s or 90s?
Seeing the self belief drain out of him over the last two years has been tough to watch.Lavery is a complete waste of time now . Delivers nothing
Thinking back, I can’t recall a more impotent strike pairing than Kouassi and Beesley. Probably have to go back to the 80s or 90s?
But why? I've seen Lavery play well up front, Beesley too. No, the failure of these players is more to do with their coaching.Lavery runs them both extremely close tbf too
You could have waited until the 70th minute to see a worse pairing. Joseph and Lavery nearly lost us that game by being incapable of anything like controlling a ball. Truly terrible from both of them.Thinking back, I can’t recall a more impotent strike pairing than Kouassi and Beesley. Probably have to go back to the 80s or 90s?
We paid money for both of them too !!!The worst strike partnership since Garry Brook & Nigel Hawkins.
Correct . Either every player is shite or we need a new manager . I just can’t decideNot sure if Bees and Kouassi were any less boring than their replacements
Weirdly enough, that’s who I was thinking of when posting. Brook was pedestrian and not big enough for a target man. Hawkins - I can’t quite recall if he has any strengths!We paid money for both of them too !!!
Exactly thisOther than Kouassi’s power, none of them have an outstanding attribute. None of them have a first touch. Ball bounces off them all. None of them have pace. And none of them are clinical enough in the box to make up for the rest of these things
Correct . Either every player is shite or we need a new manager . I just can’t decide
Don't mention Gary Brook,.many moon's ago I was marking him for a corner and the xxxx stamped me and broke my big toe ouch! Plenty of blood. Our centre .half had already gone off injured.The worst strike partnership since Garry Brook & Nigel Hawkins.
I think bar a couple of months at the beginning Lavery has been largely poor. That's under Critch mark 1, Appleton, McCarthy and Dobbie and now Critch mark 2. Beesley just isn't at this level I don't think. Every dog has their day of course and he may well have a few good games but if we are to progress we need a consistently threatening striker.But why? I've seen Lavery play well up front, Beesley too. No, the failure of these players is more to do with their coaching.
Spot on. Beez was not great today but when the forwards were swapped we went badly downhill. This was also a consequence of the coach's baffling decision to hook Coulson who had been our most effective attacking threat, whilst swapping CJ across for another feeble cameo at left WB.You could have waited until the 70th minute to see a worse pairing. Joseph and Lavery nearly lost us that game by being incapable of anything like controlling a ball. Truly terrible from both of them.
In the first half they both had some decent touches, with Kouassi involved in the build up to the goal.
Apparently "The"Brian Clough was interested in signing Hawkins was the Gazette headline when we signed him from Bristol City!.Weirdly enough, that’s who I was thinking of when posting. Brook was pedestrian and not big enough for a target man. Hawkins - I can’t quite recall if he has any strengths!
Thought first half they did ok. Not great just ok. The problem for me is that when we attack we don't seem to know where players are going to be. The number of misplaced passes into and around the box is telling. Second half we sat back and weren't getting the players forward in the same way. Nadine would make a good coach for the strikers, positioning and awareness on particularIs it only me that thought them two did ok today. Their job wasn't to score as I saw it. It was to do the kind of job Madine used to do.
We actually played some ok football first half as we had a direct out ball and we need that. Critchball isn't actually tikataka as much as he'd like it to be.
Main takeaway here: Madine was so good it takes two players to replace him.
Thought first half they did ok. Not great just ok. The problem for me is that when we attack we don't seem to know where players are going to be. The number of misplaced passes into and around the box is telling. Second half we sat back and weren't getting the players forward in the same way. Nadine would make a good coach for the strikers, positioning and awareness on particular
Madine would be an interesting choice of role model..so over rated by many on here as a player ..he was literally stealing a living from us in the last few seasonsMadine had a ** incredible ability to move the defence around and make the game change shape just by standing in different places and being the vocal point and then fighting like a cage fighter to win it. I think he'd be a very, very good coach. I also know he was well liked by some of the young lads who he looked after when they joined. I suspect he'll end up doing something in the game sooner or later as he's well regarded by many in football. It would certainly do us no harm at all to have some actual playing experience on the staff.
I played with Matt Shaw as a kid, could never understand why he was on the books other than he was fit as a fiddle. Didnt stand out technicallyCompared to the shite upfront under Hendry these lot are like Man Utd 1999 strike force
Remember Matt Shaw?Andrew Barrowman?
Thought Kouassi did what was asked of him in being a physical target to drop diagonals into.Held his markers off and created space for others.I’m not convinced by him as I said earlier in the day but today I thought he used his physicality fairly well.
That is a consequence of his constant messing with the personnel. There is a ridiculous level of swapping and changing. The only thing that never, ever changes significantly is the crappy set up.Thought first half they did ok. Not great just ok. The problem for me is that when we attack we don't seem to know where players are going to be. The number of misplaced passes into and around the box is telling. Second half we sat back and weren't getting the players forward in the same way. Nadine would make a good coach for the strikers, positioning and awareness on particular
Credit to you for having an opinion. It's wrong mind.Madine would be an interesting choice of role model..so over rated by many on here as a player ..he was literally stealing a living from us in the last few seasons
Compared to the shite upfront under Hendry these lot are like Man Utd 1999 strike force
Remember Matt Shaw?Andrew Barrowman?
Thought Kouassi did what was asked of him in being a physical target to drop diagonals into.Held his markers off and created space for others.I’m not convinced by him as I said earlier in the day but today I thought he used his physicality fairly well.
You could have waited until the 70th minute to see a worse pairing. Joseph and Lavery nearly lost us that game by being incapable of anything like controlling a ball. Truly terrible from both of them.
In the first half they both had some decent touches, with Kouassi involved in the build up to the goal.
Yep. We actually looked like we could get something in that first half because of the work of Kouassi and Beesley. I don't get the slating.Those two are both devoid of any confidence. Bees and Kouassi played a different game - they were all about basically being a nuisance, getting to the ball. Hold up play is underrated and when you've got Kaddy, Carey and Byers, all of whom can hit a shot, it's actually pretty useful.
Both Joseph and Lavs looked like they'd be better off taking a breath and slowing down a bit in a weird way. They lurched around and rushed everything. I feel for them both tbh. We need to persevere with Joseph. He's got real potential, but he looks shot at the moment. He's never really got a run of games either. Lavs, I love but I wonder if his time is up. He's just not stayed fit for long enough to recapture his form. He's perpetually playing himself back from injury and for the way he plays, that's a nightmare.
Of any position I don't think any striker would come free unless they were coming towards the end of their career.... JR.....We paid money for both of them too !!!
Mitchell and Griffiths wasn't great.Kornilenko and .. . .
Nope, got nothing
He was a prolific striker, a natural born killer when it came to goal scoring and setting up others to scoreThought first half they did ok. Not great just ok. The problem for me is that when we attack we don't seem to know where players are going to be. The number of misplaced passes into and around the box is telling. Second half we sat back and weren't getting the players forward in the same way. Nadine would make a good coach for the strikers, positioning and awareness on particular
Yep, the lack of runs/attacking the ball was very frustrating to watch. Bees seemed to move a bit more but first touch wasn’t there. I think crosses from more central positions to kouassi at the back post would’ve been better than byline. Seemed more likely to attack a knock down rather than quick flashes across goal.None of our strikers have any confidence. They are hardly been given a heap of chances either. That said they all seem flat-footed, struggle to control the ball and their movement is shocking. How many balls went to the front post in that first half, yet not once did any of the strikers think to make a run in that direction? I can only assume they look good against the cones down at Squires Gate because I doubt they would give any defender in L1 sleepless nights. I've said it before, Sadler is going to need deep pockets or pray his recruitment team can actually find some decent players. I won't hold my breath given how all of our summer permanent signings have done.
I agree. And balls that go up to him, he never wins a header. He has a little girly jump but there is no physicality. Shouldn’t be played to him like that though. He’s had a few seasons and unfortunately he’s not progressed.Lavery is absolutely horrendous. Pass him the ball and you are flipping a coin as to whether Blackpool will ha possession or the opposition will. Terrible first touch and can't weight a pass to save his life.
He was like this in his first season too.
Lavery is absolutely horrendous. Pass him the ball and you are flipping a coin as to whether Blackpool will ha possession or the opposition will. Terrible first touch and can't weight a pass to save his life.
He was like this in his first season too.