[Albion] Goldson over Duffy

[Deadly Danson]

Woah - only a month or so ago everyone was raving about Dunk and Duffy being our finest ever central defensive partnership. Duffy has been below par for a few games now but let's not rewrite history and forget that the first third of the season didn't happen. Some people on this thread have VERY short memories. That's not to say I wouldn't give Goldson a go now and I certainly wouldn't send him out on loan.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Woah - only a month or so ago everyone was raving about Dunk and Duffy being our finest ever central defensive partnership. Duffy has been below par for a few games now but let's not rewrite history and forget that the first third of the season didn't happen. Some people on this thread have VERY short memories. That's not to say I wouldn't give Goldson a go now and I certainly wouldn't send him out on loan.

No one’s forgotten the start of the season or last season but he has been really poor for a couple of months now. That is a large chunk of the season and he has been personally responsible for a number of goals conceded so it’s not unreasonable to suggest he should be dropped.

 

[portslade seagull]

Duffy has lost all confidence and Gross needs time on the sidelines both were very poor today

 

[TSB]

Duffy has lost all confidence and Gross needs time on the sidelines both were very poor today

I thought Gross was good. Stunning cross for Hemed's chance and the Duffy miss from a corner.
We looked a lot worse when he came off.

 

[SeagullDubai]

Duffy has lost all confidence and Gross needs time on the sidelines both were very poor today

Our defence will always struggle against a quality attack. The tactic of sitting back and allowing the space that they need to work their magic also contributes to our woes. I don't think this is deliberate, we are just much slower than they are. Still think the positives were up there with the negatives today. Even the pundits were making favourable comments about us. Don't think Goldson replacing Duffy will make much difference. I really don't know what he was doing for that fourth goal.

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[One Teddy Maybank]

Duffy has been off colour for some time now, today he had a shocker.

The formation IMO didn’t work, and a variation of it (4-3-2-1), would be better. At times Dunk was like a left back in the first half, which is ridiculous.


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[sussex_guy2k2]

Woah - only a month or so ago everyone was raving about Dunk and Duffy being our finest ever central defensive partnership. Duffy has been below par for a few games now but let's not rewrite history and forget that the first third of the season didn't happen. Some people on this thread have VERY short memories. That's not to say I wouldn't give Goldson a go now and I certainly wouldn't send him out on loan.

I’d say Duffy has been getting found out most of the season... he hasn’t once produced a performance this season that matched Goldson’s against Watford.

 

[GoingUp]

You serious? Duffy has been brilliant this season, yes he has made a few mistakes as of late, but remember the defenders are under a constant barrage of attack this season. Connor had a great debut the other week, but he also made a couple mistake today. Plus Duffy and Dunk's passing is probably as good as most midfielders, and it seems to be a big part of our game plan, Dunk and Duffy spraying passes around. What didnt help imo is the strange formation.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Duffy needs a break, this we know.
I like goldson but he didn’t fill me with confidence today.
He was like a bollard for hazard’s second goal.
the bfg has never let us down and should get the nod over goldson .

 

[Quinney]

As much as I rate Duffy, and he’s had a great season so far, today was an awful performance. He played like he’d been out on the piss until 4 in the morning.


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[Machiavelli]

Whatever has happened to Shane this season, he's far more a hindrance than a help at this point.
Forget getting Connor a loan spell: start him in a back four.

Oh and forget this formation right now. We don't have the players for it.

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Below is what I've just written on the player ratings thread. I thought the formation worked pretty well with the exception of the first few minutes , but if playing 3 CBs means starting Duffy, can we have 4-4-1-1 please.

Duffy 2 -- he's been dire for a while now, but he plunged new depths today. Shocking. How he got straight back in the team after Watford was beyond me. Deserves to be drop

 

[Wellesley]

I liked the formation, but Duffy is not a Premier League defender.

 

[Weststander]

I liked the formation, but Duffy is not a Premier League defender.

Posts told us in October that he was priceless and would solve Arsenal/Liverpool defensive problems.

 

[Spiros]

I say keep the same formation as today. With dunk, BFG and Goldson across the back and swap Stephens for Kayal.

Agree with that. I thought Propper looked better in the new formation as he got forward more. Get the new guy up front and we might start seeing a goal or two go in.

 

[British Bulldog]

I thought Goldson looked very uncomfortable in a back 3 but he was still better than Duffy, In my opinion if we go that way again it should be Dunk as the central with Goldson to the right and BFG to the left.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

Duffy will have his work cut out to stick around in a back 3. He's strong defensively in a long ball game but that is just happening less and less.

 

[Joshski]

Duffy had a mare today, hopefully just a blip

 

[dazzer6666]

Duffy had a mare today, hopefully just a blip

He’s in the middle of an extended blip

 

[Hampster Gull]

Duffy needs a break to re focus. Goldson or German for me

 

[The Witch Hunter]

Yes a b=vote for Goldson, will Duffy ever score for us?