Jonty wrote:Harry/Spike, I can understand your point(s) but the baffling part was that the team only played better after Noble was sent off. It will be interesting to see if we play better without him for the 3 games. Yes, he is a little dynamo and possibly our best player season to date but he tends to get caught out of position quite and bit as well as losing possession in key areas of the park. At least it will give Bradders or someone else an opportunity to shine.
As for my original point, it just goes to show how far we have fallen under this management team, especially when JC said “we are going to be playing a better brand of football”, which I interpreted as a thinly veiled dig at TB.
Anyway, I will be there for New Year's Day and despite all our recent poor performances and still hopeful to get something out of the game as I don't think Welling are any better than us, apart from their management team.
It’s right we were better when Noble got sent off but don’t misinterpret.
We were better because the team possibly felt an injustice so they gave every ounce they had and battled bloody hard. I think it’s more of a reaction.
The reason why Lees out of position as some think is because he’s all over the place and quite often has to cover extra ground depending on who he’s playing with along side him.
He loses possession some times because there is no one on the pitch who more constantly wants the ball in tight areas and plays on the deck with it whereas others smack it long like a hot potato.
Others don’t lose the ball because not as many demand the ball and many just bang it long so they don’t lose it.
Lee Noble is brave on the ball, always steps up into games and never goes missing.
Interesting your comments on better brand of football as I thought it’s changed from trying to play on the deck to now a lot of long ball.
