Late comments, but: Defence - the 2 full-backs arn't in harmony with the centre-backs. The right back (Connoley) was often ball watching and exposed too much for my liking, especially against a really rubbish team like Boro. Faye - I thought he did really well, certainly 1st half - did simple stuff very effectively and plugged lots of gaps. Upfront we looked dangerous, and Bechio was unlucky not to have 2, but I agree with Rich that Cormack is far more mobile and direct. Can't see him changing a winning team though. Now, slightly contentious comment time. For quite some time I've wondered why all the fuss about Snodgrass. Yep, he can dribble a bit and so on, but he is soooooo slow and predictable. He needs to do some sprint training! Saw 5 mins of the Blackburn v Scumderland last night - dire!! I loathe everything about Allardyce too - his chewing, his voice, his stance, his tactics - an all round tool! John John
--- On Mon, 18/10/10, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: From: Richard Walker <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Becchio's Goal To: "Kevin Lewis (RCUK SSC Ltd)" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 18 October, 2010, 14:21 Good points Kev .. however, I really don't believe Becchio is the best partner for Somma , having seen McCormack and Somma against Donny I believe moving forward that is the best we have to offer at the moment. (I haven't seen Paynter yet). Ok, we drew a blank that night but we made their keeper work and on another night Somma would have had a hat-trick. I thought McCormack was lively and direct and I like that in a forward, Becchio doesn't trouble defences. Running around slowly and aimlessly might look good but it's not the way forward in my book. Faye - I thought he was great first half but marked him down due to his workrate second half - Not sure if you've taped the game but watch him second half when they are all over us he is nowhere. His injury was a blessing in disguise or maybe that was the reason of his lack of movement second half ? Collins and Naylor - maybe I was being harsh on Naylor, he had one small lapse and we conceded a goal but there were another 2 shaky moments. As for Collins I'm watching him like a hawk at the moment and am horrified by some of his defending. He is clumsy, slow and has this annoying habit of standing off defenders and watching. Have a look at the very first attack of Boro's inthe game. Ball played long - Collins stands off his man (5 yards off him), the bloke is able to control it and set up a Boro attack. Any decent defender would have been up his arse competing for the ball. ----- Original Message ---- From: Kevin Lewis (RCUK SSC Ltd) <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 18 October, 2010 13:19:41 Subject: Re: [LU] Becchio's Goal Not posted much this season, but a few observations on Boro game. As I agree with a lot of what Rich says, I'll just say where my thoughts differ. Becchio: Infuriates me at times. I was still berating him for poor control, when he rescued it, prodded it out to Johnson and smashed in the cross. Rich, I kow you don't think he's much cop, but he is probably the forward we have at challenging in the air and closing down defenders. Seems to be the best partner for Somma to my mind, at least until Paynter is fit. Centre Backs: I thought you were a bit harsh on them in that they looked quite solid to me on Saturday. It helped that Boro had no pace at all up front, must be why they've been so poor, and only started to threaten a) when we had to reorganise on the left and b) when Lita came on. I thought Hughes was equally to blame for the goal, just back off their full-back, who was given enopugh time to measure the cross. Because there was no pressure on the ball, the rest of the defence couldn't afford afford to step up, and made it easy for Boyd to meet the the crosss Connolly: No World beater, but probably the best option we have at Right Back. McCartney looks to be the best left-back we've had for some time, but half of one match can be deceiving. Lastly Faye, I thought he was very effective. Firstly he is a holding midfielder, so doesn't venture too far into the attacking third. Secondly if he does get caught ahead of the ball, ahe actually sprints back to get goal-side, then either goes to try and win the ball or track an opposition player. Kilkenny, not being naturally inclined that way does none of those things, and always has to make it back from about 10 yds further forward to start with. He just seem to plod back, never really getting there. Just my view of things. Kev. _______________________________________________________________ RCUK Shared Services Centre Limited (RCUK SSC Ltd) is a limited company registered in England and Wales (with company number 6330639) and has its registered address as North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. This email may have a protective marking, for an explanation please see http://www.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk/fin/Documents/RCUKSharedServiceCentreLtd.pdf. This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify RCUK SSC Ltd immediately and do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. 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