> Exactly. Sam points out the players and the occasions when I have > criticised certain players throughout the years . That's easy to do but > what about the praise even to the likes of Becchio . One thing I could > never have a go at Becchio for is his effort. The reason I have singled > him out this season is that he is playing a crucial role up front on his > own at times and I don't think he's up to it. > I suspect that when Paynter is fit, Becchio will be the one to make way. Grayson's preferred style seems to be to have one physical striker (Becchio / Kandol / Showumni)to create openings, and one smaller, faster player to score the goals (Beckford, Grella, Somma). I read Grayson say that Paynter wasn't a replacement for Beckford because they were different types of player. For what it's worth, although it was rarely pretty to watch, I think Becchio did an effective job for us last season, and he's an adequate squad player for this season.
When fit I think Grayson's preferred pairing will be McCormack and Paynter. Last season Becchio hardly ever seemed to be caught offside, but this season he's getting caught offside a lot. I think that's because he played deeper last season so Beckford could play up against the last defender where his pace could cause more problems for the opposition. This season Becchio's having to lead the line at the moment, owing to injuries / McCormack not having signed yet. Becchio's technically a very limited player, but he was one of the better attackers in League 1 as a whole last season. As for the Championship, there are plenty of strikers in this league who will play all season and scrape 10 goals, so I think he's probably reached his level. Will he score 10 goals for us? Well, I don't expect him to be a first choice if the whole squad's fit, so probably not. I Now we have McCormack, I wouldn't be surprised to see us revert to 4-4-2, with Watt moving to the left wing and Bradley Johnson to the bench (or possibly left back in place of Bessone who has had a poor start to the season, despite being picked for this division's "team of the season" for 2009-10). - Sean _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
