[Albion] Why leave Goldson out today??

Stat Brother · Dec 26, 2017

"Hi Shane I know you've been an absolute rock over the previous 18 games.
I know you have league leading defensive statistics.
But Connor did play really well against Watford reserves, so he's going to keep the shirt".

:shootself

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Big G · Dec 26, 2017

Dunk and Duffy are our best pairing centre backs.... that’s why!

boik · Dec 26, 2017

Have you seen Connors medical report following his last match? If not then you're not really in a position to comment.

sir albion · Dec 26, 2017

boik said:
Have you seen Connors medical report following his last match? If not then you're not really in a position to comment.

What was it as he was on the bench raring to go?

BN9 BHA · Dec 26, 2017

boik said:
Have you seen Connors medical report following his last match? If not then you're not really in a position to comment.

Have you?

If Dunk or Duffy had been injured in the first few minutes of the match, he would of played.

Herr Tubthumper · Dec 26, 2017

Stat Brother said:
"Hi Shane I know you've been an absolute rock over the previous 18 games.
I know you have league leading defensive statistics.
But Connor did play really well against Watford reserves, so he's going to keep the shirt".

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What are these?

Pevenseagull · Dec 27, 2017

Herr Tubthumper said:
What are these?

Most blocks/ clearances ... something like that ..... there are an awful lot of metrics out there.
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I think Goldson has the record for headers per minute this season :shrug:

Pevenseagull · Dec 27, 2017

Pevenseagull said:
Most blocks/ clearances ... something like that ..... there are an awful lot of metrics out there.
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I think Goldson has the record for headers per minute this season

Minutes per header :shrug:

Gazz15 · Dec 27, 2017

Stat Brother said:
"Hi Shane I know you've been an absolute rock over the previous 18 games.
I know you have league leading defensive statistics.
But Connor did play really well against Watford reserves, so he's going to keep the shirt".

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I NEVER for one moment suggested not playing Shane Duffy. Read the initial post correctly!

My suggestion was, that Dunk be rested like Gross, Murray, Bruno, Knockaert for the more important games v Newcastle & Bournemouth, it seems to me that Hughton decided to sacrifice any outside chance of a draw, so why not let Goldson continue if fit enough of course?

boik · Dec 27, 2017

bn9 bha said:
Have you?

If Dunk or Duffy had been injured in the first few minutes of the match, he would of played.

No of course I haven’t. I was just pointing out that everyone was assuming that it was tactical, but maybe there was another reason.

Aveacarlin' · Dec 27, 2017

Gazz15 said:
MOTM v Watford by a street. I'd like to have seen a Duffy / Goldson pairing, as Hughton made several other large profile changes.

Today, I'm afraid Dunk was at fault for the Morata goal, still switched off and forgot to challenge.

The 2nd was more shocking marking at corners, who was supposed to go with Alonso at the near post?

Expected to lose (like Hughton), but we gifted the goals today.

Goldson was never going start yesterday. For one he deputised Duffy and two, Dunk no way deserved to be dropped ahead of the game yesterday.

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Gazz15 · Dec 27, 2017

'Rested' not dropped, there is a difference.

BN9 BHA · Dec 27, 2017

boik said:
No of course I haven’t. I was just pointing out that everyone was assuming that it was tactical, but maybe there was another reason.

Yes I understand your point if he wasn't on the bench, but as I said he could have ended up playing. So I'm not sure what your other reason actually is.

Aveacarlin' · Dec 27, 2017

Gazz15 said:
'Rested' not dropped, there is a difference.

Yes there is but that wasn't implied in your post.

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The red pepper kid · Dec 27, 2017

Gazz15 said:
'Rested' not dropped, there is a difference.

not really there isn't- same outcome different word ?

hans kraay fan club · Dec 27, 2017

Gazz15 said:
MOTM v Watford by a street. I'd like to have seen a Duffy / Goldson pairing, as Hughton made several other large profile changes.

Today, I'm afraid Dunk was at fault for the Morata goal, still switched off and forgot to challenge.

The 2nd was more shocking marking at corners, who was supposed to go with Alonso at the near post?

Expected to lose (like Hughton), but we gifted the goals today.

He really, really wasn't, which kind of negates the rest of your post.

Goldson did brilliantly against Watford -far, far better than could have been hoped, after such a long period out. Yet even then, Dunk was the better of the two, regardless of the (understandably) sentimental choice of the match sponsors.

Dunk was at his imperious best in that game, and would have been gutted to miss out for the trip to Chelsea. Dunk and Duffy was a no-brainer, IMO like.

dazzer6666 · Dec 27, 2017

hans kraay fan club said:
He really, really wasn't, which kind of negates the rest of your post.

Goldson did brilliantly against Watford -far, far better than could have been hoped, after such a long period out. Yet even then, Dunk was the better of the two, regardless of the (understandably) sentimental choice of the match sponsors.

Dunk was at his imperious best in that game, and would have been gutted to miss out for the trip to Chelsea. Dunk and Duffy was a no-brainer, IMO like.

Yup. Really not surprised at all that Duffy was put back in......CG played a full 90 mins after several months out. Two games in that short space of time possibly a step too far for him, particularly given how cautious we are with returning players (even if Dunk and Duffy hadn’t been generally excellent all season, which they have).

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