Time for Jenas to be dropped?
After the disappointing start to the season so far, a trip to Anfield was never really going to be the game we needed, at this time. Confidence is low, but every game, wherever it is, starts with the hope that makes football sooo exciting, just maybe, this time.
Credit to the lads on the whole for the first hour we looked something like the team we had been billed as at the start of the season. Some slick passing, good movement and decent defending made for a good display. MJ had finally got the message through, it seemed, to keep the ball on the floor (granted we had the two shortest players on the pitch up front) and it was working. We started to keep possession, Zakora strong game again, Defoe looked sharp, Murphy started to spray the ball around, ala Carrick style......could we, could just?
There was one low point in our game and I was praying MJ could see it too. Jenas. Although JJ was playing out of position, he could not seem to do the simplest of tasks to help the team. Then there was the icing on the cake, the miss. Granted, we may all of been singing his praises right now if he had scored, but there are underlying problems with his game. OK, he got forward well, theres no doubting his pace, but did he use that possession even once? Whether he passed short, long, crossed or shot, there was no end product. Some would say its a lack of confidence, but this is happening week after week. How long can MJ give a player who puts in performances like that?
We have got some acute injury problems at the moment, but for a club that has spent as much as we have, there is no excuse. We should have a couple of players worth playing in EVERY position, or they should not be at the club. If Ziegler isn't worth playing when we have a winger problem, why is he at the club? Likewise Routledge, dont loan him, sell him. We have got more central midfielders than fans and seem to try to put them in every position. I just hope Robbo doesn't get injured, else we may see Davids between the sticks!
So in conclusion, MJ needs to play the best 'team', not necessarily the best players on paper. I rue the day Routledge fell out of favour, because he was a handful on the wing. Lets not get like England under Sven where certain players are on the team sheet because regardless of form. He dropped Davids to the bench (good sub), lets have the same with Jenas, just to give him a kick up the backside at least!
We will improve, key players will come back to fitness, a '1st eleven' will appear. I just hope its in time to save something of the season.
COYS!!!
Credit to the lads on the whole for the first hour we looked something like the team we had been billed as at the start of the season. Some slick passing, good movement and decent defending made for a good display. MJ had finally got the message through, it seemed, to keep the ball on the floor (granted we had the two shortest players on the pitch up front) and it was working. We started to keep possession, Zakora strong game again, Defoe looked sharp, Murphy started to spray the ball around, ala Carrick style......could we, could just?
There was one low point in our game and I was praying MJ could see it too. Jenas. Although JJ was playing out of position, he could not seem to do the simplest of tasks to help the team. Then there was the icing on the cake, the miss. Granted, we may all of been singing his praises right now if he had scored, but there are underlying problems with his game. OK, he got forward well, theres no doubting his pace, but did he use that possession even once? Whether he passed short, long, crossed or shot, there was no end product. Some would say its a lack of confidence, but this is happening week after week. How long can MJ give a player who puts in performances like that?
We have got some acute injury problems at the moment, but for a club that has spent as much as we have, there is no excuse. We should have a couple of players worth playing in EVERY position, or they should not be at the club. If Ziegler isn't worth playing when we have a winger problem, why is he at the club? Likewise Routledge, dont loan him, sell him. We have got more central midfielders than fans and seem to try to put them in every position. I just hope Robbo doesn't get injured, else we may see Davids between the sticks!
So in conclusion, MJ needs to play the best 'team', not necessarily the best players on paper. I rue the day Routledge fell out of favour, because he was a handful on the wing. Lets not get like England under Sven where certain players are on the team sheet because regardless of form. He dropped Davids to the bench (good sub), lets have the same with Jenas, just to give him a kick up the backside at least!
We will improve, key players will come back to fitness, a '1st eleven' will appear. I just hope its in time to save something of the season.
COYS!!!
posted by Scotty at 4:25 PM
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