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Stat Brother

Stat Brother

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Blue Valkyrie said:
So why single out Skalak ? ???
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Dear God it's bad enough when Buzzer decides to do this, not you as well.

This week NSC singled out Hughton and Goldson for praise.
Today neither are getting much praise.
The comment is wondering if the 2 are connected.
Therefore as Skalak is getting praise on the Skalak thread, I wrote on the Skalak thread perhaps we shouldn't be praising him, just in case the same thing happens.


You do realise there is a thread stating Mother Theresa would have been better than Calde.
Plus another saying the players should be paying for the travelling support.
 






perseus

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Nixonator said:
His delivery looks great, either likes to cut inside or reluctant to take a man on.

Shrugged off the ball and driven backwards too often for me, and first touch was poor at times.

Will take some time for him to get adjusted but he would be one of the last players i'd single out for today's abject display.
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The midfield were all at fault for losing the ball https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/959138/Live/England-Championship-2015-2016-Cardiff-Brighton

But most noticeable was that Cardiff did not lose the ball They did not have it so much to lose but even so we did not win the ball from them.
 
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Stat Brother

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KZNSeagull said:
Got to find a way of having him, Murphy and Knockers on the pitch together. Maybe try him in the middle with Hemed/Bobby?
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Who out of ALL the wingers are left footed?
There seems to be an awful lot of cutting in from the left, which holds up the attacking flow.

I think Murphy is the man who should shuffle into the middle, when needed, and everybody else is fit.
 


Blue Valkyrie

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Stat Brother said:
Dear God it's bad enough when Buzzer decides to do this, not you as well.

This week NSC singled out Hughton and Goldson for praise.
Today neither are getting much praise.
The comment is wondering if the 2 are connected.
Therefore as Skalak is getting praise on the Skalak thread, I wrote on the Skalak thread perhaps we shouldn't be praising him, just in case the same thing happens.


You do realise there is a thread stating Mother Theresa would have been better than Calde.
Plus another saying the players should be paying for the travelling support.
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Just wanted to understand why you wanted to slag off Skalak ? ???
 


LowKarate

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On the evidence of today's game I think he should be let off his lease.

I'm also surprised that no-one else thought to mention this in 7 pages of posts.
 




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janee

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Colossal Squid said:
Really unfair comparing him to Manu who never did enough to justify a starting position. At least Skalak has shown the manager enough to get a starting berth in an important league game. For his first ever start in English football I don't think he has anything to be disgraced by. And a nice assist too.

He's also at the disadvantage of having had Calde, and then a not-yet-fit Rosenior behind him. If he had a fully it Rosenior or Bong backing him up then perhaps he'd have been able to do a little more.

Let's not forget that Murphy hasn't looked great in most of the games he's overlapped with Calde
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Manu made the winner today for Udders
 




Seasider78

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There was no lack of effort today and a few flashes of quality. My only concern with him is he may get trapped in the same is he a striker is he a winger abyss as Baldock and Manu.

Would still have liked Murphy to have started instead today purely on basis on his previous performances
 




KZNSeagull

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Stat Brother said:
Who out of ALL the wingers are left footed?
There seems to be an awful lot of cutting in from the left, which holds up the attacking flow.

I think Murphy is the man who should shuffle into the middle, when needed, and everybody else is fit.
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That's the way CH wants to play - with inverted wingers. Knockers is VERY left footed. Agree with Murphy in the middle
 


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On the train back from the game. Thought Skalek was decent in the second half. The conditions in the first half were atrocious so it's difficult to form a judgement on his performance due to the heavy pitch and the howling wind. He seems to have a fire in his belly which is good, and I look forward to seeing how he progresses.
 






Giraffe

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Average debut. Surprised me in that he didn't look as quick as I thought he may be but produced some outstanding crosses. Suspect the wet pitch didn't allow him to run with the ball as much as he would like. But big plus on the delivery.
 


Beach Hut

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He has flair, he back-heeled the ball to himself today
 


Publius Ovidius

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Be interesting to see how long the club allow his Facebook account.
 


Saturn

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Murphy, based on his recent performances, has to stay on the left IMO. Knocky on the right is a no-brainer, I would put Skalak in the second striker role behind Hemed or Bobby (whichever CH decides to play), in a 4-4-1-1.
 








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