02 Apr 2024 16:06:44
MJ has to start on Saturday! Bamford is going through a drought and his droughts are like a Games of Thrones Winter, we can’t afford to carry him in next 6 games!
Toughen up Farke and make the difficult call!
02 Apr 2024 16:47:26
Agreed Rambo . but will DF?
02 Apr 2024 17:10:11
That call should have been made at the start of the season!
02 Apr 2024 17:37:19
Rambo Difficult you say? Respectfully, cinch.
02 Apr 2024 17:56:53
Bamford was injured for the first half of the season Triangle.
02 Apr 2024 18:17:41
Let’s be honest lads, it’s not really that hard a decision is it? I mean he looks like one of those litter pickers ambling around the beach looking for a fiver! Then he thinks he’s seen one and then tries to run in the sand! When he missed that sitter and he ended up in the net he looked around like he had just woken up and lost his beach ball! MJ for me with Piroe as back up for the last six games. MJ will score and he will be the difference between automatic and play offs ✊✊.
02 Apr 2024 22:35:19
He's a mental midget. When confidence is high he's fine and can play well. After a bad miss or in high pressure games he crumbles.
I think it would be a good idea to start MJ now tbh considering last couple of games for Paddy. MJ looks to be champing at the bit and it's just the kind of vigour and energy we need for these last lot of games.
03 Apr 2024 00:31:36
We can all sit here and pick the team without consequences. However, despite PB last couple of games, he has been intrinsic to our unbeaten run…. do we need to change the winning formula? It’s working as it is, is it not?
PB has had two woeful games, yes, but let’s be honest Amps was a disaster v Watford, as was most of the team. I wouldn’t advocate dropping DJ or AG, but they have both been really off it for a few weeks now.
Leave alone in my opinion…it was only a couple of weeks ago folks were outraged at the thought of dropping PB (except Aus, who I think would play with 10 if necessary! …probably already thinks we are! )
03 Apr 2024 03:24:57
100% bermo. Nah. 1000%.
03 Apr 2024 09:33:41
The issue I have Ani is that, while we aren't losing games, we could be making the games easier on ourselves without Paddy's missed chance (s)
I don't think sticking with the same formula of playing Bamford just in case he has a good game is the route to go. Historically, he's shown that once he loses confidence it takes a while to gain back and we don't have that time to go through the process.
MJ is ready to play imo. His energy alone eclipsed Paddy's in the last two games and we need that desperately right now. Paddy has looked disinterested once his game isn't going right and he loses the auxiliary functions to his game. Not that I don't think he's a team player, he is, but he overthinks about his own performance and it effects how he plays for the team. Joseph, in what little game time he's had has shown confidence and energy. Defending from the front, running down defenders, running long balls down, running between the lines and some smart movement in the box. Plus, it does appear he knows where the net is (3 goals at senior level in 288mins - goal every 96 mins) . I don't think it's a risk at all.
We need to put games to bed by being more clinical. Paddy isn't meeting that requirement atm so we need to change it to take try to take a small amount self imposed of pressure off.
MJ to start, for me.
03 Apr 2024 21:17:08
Looks like we all agree (bar Ani) that MJ should start at weekend. Personally I don’t think Farke will drop him, but he should.
Ani, I get what you’re saying about not changing a winning team but let’s be honest, we haven’t been playing well at all and from I’ve seen Bamford has been a big part of that, yes he’s missed a few big chances but more importantly for me his touch/ link up has been truly horrible. He’s not confident, so instead of naturally controlling the ball he’s concentrating too hard and it’s bouncing off him. There’s no room for sentiment here, do him a favour and take him out of the spot light for a bit.
03 Apr 2024 21:20:08
I’ve just read Dills reply, we clearly see the game very similarly, admittedly you make my point better than I do!
04 Apr 2024 05:06:08
What Dill said, excellent post ?.