Centre Forward tomorrow


If Hemir could match Burstow's pressing and overall work rate, he'd start for me. Remarkable how many more chances and good positions he's found himself in with much less playing time.
 
and I think Rusyn is more of a false 9
Which is exactly why I'd play him. We simply don't use a number 9, Burstow barely ever touches the ball, because the football we play is a lot of interplay between the wide players and the no 10. We almost never ping balls in behind, or balls up to a striker. Burstow spends most of the game running about being ignored. Rusyn would drop in and be a more flexible option up there, he'd be involved more.
 
Burstow for his hold up play will play

Rusyn likes to run with the ball down the left and is considered a left winger/forward

Hemir has been disappointing in the u21 games
We could switch to more traditional 442 and play them both due to the lack of options in CM.
 
I’d start Burstow.

He leads the line well and constantly works off the ball pressuring the defence. Just needs to have a bit more confidence and selfishness in front of goal which should come with time.

Hemir doesn’t pressure the defence enough for me, and I think Rusyn is more of a false 9 or wide forward. Similar to Gelhardt in that respect.
Tend to agree over Hemir. No doubt the lad will be a good player for us in time, but he doesn't seem to have yet developed a footballing 'brain' i e knowing when / how to pressure defenders.
That's not knocking the lad, he's still a young kid and he's still developing.

I'd start Burstow since he can lead the line and does a lot of the ball, hopefully he'll bag goals tomorrow and/ or open up their defence for Clarke & co to net a couple ....

For me, it's much more of a grudge match and ' wanna win' than the Boro game .
 
Burstow
Clarke Aouchiche Rusyn
Keep the work rate from Burstow with hopefully goals coming from the wide positions.
 
Fully expect Burstow to start. Not sure that's the right thing tbh. He hasn't looked like scoring at all, he's not even missing chances.

Personally I'd start Hemir, at least he's got into positions to miss chances


Thoughts lads, lasses and other pronouns
He's got into positions to miss chances when games are dead. He's played multiple u21 games and can't remember him having a decent chance. Literally hasn't got a clue where he needs to be as a centre forward.
 
He's got into positions to miss chances when games are dead. He's played multiple u21 games and can't remember him having a decent chance. Literally hasn't got a clue where he needs to be as a centre forward.
Do those positions not count?!?!?
 
Rusyn. Burstow looks like he is trying to avoid getting the ball, he doesn't make any runs, doesn't get on the end of any chances and looks generally out of his depth at the moment.
 
So what about not getting into any position to score?
That comment was regarding watching him for the u21s. I don't know what your point is? The kid is no where near ready. He may well be in the future and we will have to be patient with him but he will not be playing in our first team any time soon because he got in a couple of good positions when we were 3-1 and 5-0 up. It's a ridiculous suggestion. Burstow doesn't look like a natural scorer but at least there's other parts of is game which you can understand him being picked.
No Luke, the point is that you won't be.
Can't argue with that.
 
That comment was regarding watching him for the u21s. I don't know what your point is? The kid is no where near ready. He may well be in the future and we will have to be patient with him but he will not be playing in our first team any time soon because he got in a couple of good positions when we were 3-1 and 5-0 up. It's a ridiculous suggestion. Burstow doesn't look like a natural scorer but at least there's other parts of is game which you can understand him being picked.

Can't argue with that.
There isn't enough from Burstow to make him a better option than Hemir. Unless he's doing some of the unseen work Honeyman used to get praised for.

What parts of his game am I not seeing?


(May I add I'm not writing Burstow off as he's still a boy and he's a work in progress)
 
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