Has O'Nien gone off the boil..?

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yorksafc said:
He needs to play regularly in the hole behind a front two (yes a two... Earh shattering notion eh) to link the play between defence / holding midfield and attack, and this gets him back in those goalscoring positions...... Countless times yesterday there was no passing and moving, eith oz and Flanagan passing short no impetus passes or power periodically trying a crossfield ball. It's an old adege but get it, give it, go.... Ask for it again etc.... Is the way to unlock a team but no one seems to pass it then look for it again.... No cohesion between the formation... He needs 4, 3,1,2 formation.... With loads of energy and movement... And just One holding midfielder not 2 or 3....... Football is a simple game, made difficult by those who play it...
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Best post on here for a while. Can you please send a copy of it to PP and mark it urgent.
I don’t like hoofball but if that’s what we are doing then get 2 up top with O9 running on to any knock downs.
 


yorksafc said:
He needs to play regularly in the hole behind a front two (yes a two... Earh shattering notion eh) to link the play between defence / holding midfield and attack, and this gets him back in those goalscoring positions...... Countless times yesterday there was no passing and moving, eith oz and Flanagan passing short no impetus passes or power periodically trying a crossfield ball. It's an old adege but get it, give it, go.... Ask for it again etc.... Is the way to unlock a team but no one seems to pass it then look for it again.... No cohesion between the formation... He needs 4, 3,1,2 formation.... With loads of energy and movement... And just One holding midfielder not 2 or 3....... Football is a simple game, made difficult by those who play it...
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Who would your two strikers be?
 
Jonny said:
I don't get this shite, he was and then for a season has constantly improved as a player.
He's the only person in our team who can use both feet. His touch is pretty good. The fact he's played in about 6 positions this season won't be helping him. I do think sometimes he doesn't quite know what is expected of him in certain positions, but given a run in any of the positions he will improve he's got that character. Ask him to play in goal he be training all week to be the best and when he's at home he'll be watching videos of the greats to make sure he's the best he can be.
Its the same thing with Dobson, the lads 21/22 and has played different roles already in the team, but because he looks weird when he runs and has been written off.
People scream lets play the kids, these are the kids, they need time to become rounded footballers in a structure that allows them to flourish not play a different position, and style every sodding week.
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What different roles has Dobson played?
 
He put himself about yesterday. No lack of his usual work rate or enthusiasm. Were he a better quality player he’d have more of an impact but he’s no Messi. That said, put a few decent players around him with a similar attitude and he’d be one of the better players in this league every game.
 
If Onein is playing in the championship next season he will probably the only one in the squad who could make the step up. Conor Maglaughlin and Macnulty came from the championship and aren't exactly an improvement. Should the January transfer window prove worse than the last 3 windows then we really are gonners.
 
Binxy said:
Played right back, wing back, right wing, centre mid, attacking mid.
Poor lad probably hasn't got a clue what he's supposed to be doing.
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Hard to keep performing at the top of your game when you are being shunted from one position to another
 
Nee way anybody should be bullied by someone like McGeady, if true I hasten to add.

If it is true, a) why wasn't 09 standing upto him b) where were 09s teammates to back him up, if he couldn't fight his own battle?
 
He's work rate and attitude are 2nd to none but he's lacking in footballing ability....he's not alone mind, the rest of of our midfield are lacking in every department.

That Dobson is f***ing awful.
 
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