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| Will Saints Utilise Surprise Option As Cyle Larin Returns Early Ahead of Pompey on 10:29 - Oct 6 with 866 views | Ifonly |
Dobbin at centre forward? Take someone who is out of form, playing with no confidence and play him out of position in one of the most vital positions on the pitch? No thanks. The way we play, we need a proper centre forward.
At Preston, it was Jebbison, Osmajic, Will Keane or Michael Smith who played centre forward. Dobbin played off one of them as a 10 or as a winger, not as a centre forward himself. When he signed for us, Tonda said he would play "anywhere behind the striker" i.e. not as a centre forward. It would be madness to tear up our style of play and our plans for him as a player in this game.
The fact you are even posting this article shows the club made the wrong decision in not signing a 3rd centre forward - a signing that you also said we didn't need. | | | |
| Will Saints Utilise Surprise Option As Cyle Larin Returns Early Ahead of Pompey on 10:41 - Oct 6 with 834 views | SaintNick |
| Will Saints Utilise Surprise Option As Cyle Larin Returns Early Ahead of Pompey on 10:29 - Oct 6 by Ifonly |
Dobbin at centre forward? Take someone who is out of form, playing with no confidence and play him out of position in one of the most vital positions on the pitch? No thanks. The way we play, we need a proper centre forward.
At Preston, it was Jebbison, Osmajic, Will Keane or Michael Smith who played centre forward. Dobbin played off one of them as a 10 or as a winger, not as a centre forward himself. When he signed for us, Tonda said he would play "anywhere behind the striker" i.e. not as a centre forward. It would be madness to tear up our style of play and our plans for him as a player in this game.
The fact you are even posting this article shows the club made the wrong decision in not signing a 3rd centre forward - a signing that you also said we didn't need. |
Firstly Dobbin is out of form as he hasn't been used in the position that he was at Preston, as a central striker or playing centrally just behind a central striker as you mention
Here he has just been used as a left winger., why sign him if you are not going to play him properly.
You are right the way we play we do need a proper centre forward, but at times you have to adapt as a manager and play differently and this could be one of those times.
The club should not have needed to sign a 3rd centre forward, they just needed to sign a quality 2nd one, this article would not be needed to be written if Divin Mubama had impressed.
So is your answer to stick to playing a "Proper" centre forward, which will be Mubama who is out of form and playing with no confidence.
The two choices if Larin isn't fit is hope Mubama comes off or do something different and look to play through the channels to Dobbin |  |
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| Will Saints Utilise Surprise Option As Cyle Larin Returns Early Ahead of Pompey on 11:15 - Oct 6 with 774 views | Ifonly |
| Will Saints Utilise Surprise Option As Cyle Larin Returns Early Ahead of Pompey on 10:41 - Oct 6 by SaintNick |
Firstly Dobbin is out of form as he hasn't been used in the position that he was at Preston, as a central striker or playing centrally just behind a central striker as you mention
Here he has just been used as a left winger., why sign him if you are not going to play him properly.
You are right the way we play we do need a proper centre forward, but at times you have to adapt as a manager and play differently and this could be one of those times.
The club should not have needed to sign a 3rd centre forward, they just needed to sign a quality 2nd one, this article would not be needed to be written if Divin Mubama had impressed.
So is your answer to stick to playing a "Proper" centre forward, which will be Mubama who is out of form and playing with no confidence.
The two choices if Larin isn't fit is hope Mubama comes off or do something different and look to play through the channels to Dobbin |
Let's hope Larin is fit. I suspect he'll play even if he isn't, because there isn't another good option. But if he just can't play, it has to be Mubama that starts. He's not ready for it but he's the best alternative. He was signed to play in that position (which Dobbin wasn't) and he's shown bits and pieces to suggest he's starting to adapt.
Changing style and "looking to play through the channels" is not something we've ever done under Tonda. In his first games, Tonda played without a centre forward and managed to work around it by getting Arma to drop short to link play. It worked for a few games and then got sussed out. We didn't win again until we got Ross Stewart on the pitch.
You said we didn't need to sign a 3rd centre forward AFTER we had already signed Mubama. Knowing he was our second option, you still didn't think we needed a 3rd one. I disagreed with you because relying on a youngster who said himself he had plenty to learn, was a crazy gamble in such an important season. We still might get away with that gamble if he learns quickly, but this would be one hell of a game to have to pitch him into. Fingers crossed. | | | |
| Will Saints Utilise Surprise Option As Cyle Larin Returns Early Ahead of Pompey on 11:48 - Oct 6 with 713 views | PatfromPoole |
We do still have a spare place in the 25-man squad to be able to sign an out-of-contract centre forward.
Obviously he would need time to gain fitness and awareness of how we play.
But there must be some target-man options out there. |  |
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