Disagree Sean. It's a myth that Becchio is a good target man, he simply isn't.
Sent from my iPhone On 5 Apr 2011, at 17:39, Sean Emmott <[email protected]> wrote: > Becchio is a key player for us when we play the 4-5-1 we are playing these > days. He rarely gets you purring with delight at his silky skills (although > he's got me jumping up with my hands in the air shouting "YES!" 17 times this > season), but the way we play 4-5-1 needs a target man with a lot of hustle > and bustle making a real nuisance of himself up front creating space and time > for the three attackers (usually Howson, Snodgrass and Gradel) to get forward > past him. Obviously there are other ways to play a 4-5-1, but this one > generally seems to work OK for us. > > When we played part of the game against Barnsley with Somma as the lone > striker, I noticed that he didn't challenge the defenders for the ball at > all. There's no doubt Somma is a much more talented footballer than Becchio, > but if nobody is doing what Becchio does, then we don't get to see the best > of H, S & G. Paynter is obviously Grayson's second choice for this role, and > we've had the chance to have a decent look at him in the last few games; and > he's hardly covered himself in glory, has he? > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
