[Albion] Who’s going to fill stephens position?

[GT49er]

Alzate.

Why the question?

 

[schmunk]

The Greyhound will solve this problem with consummate ease.

Imagine him bombing up the *middle* of the pitch...

 

[dingodan]

Who replaces Stephens next week?

Move Mooy into CM?

Bissouma?

Going to be a big job, what do we think GP will do about it?

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Andrew Crofts

 

[GT49er]

Same people as suggested earlier, I guess. Alzate for me, btw.
https://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?376889-Who’s-going-to-fill-stephens-position

Perhaps the mods can merge?

 

[blockhseagull]

That is my view with Bernardo coming in for Burn as Palace have 2 quick goal scoring wingers in Townsend and Zaha so we need 2 full backs who can tackle them. So back four of Montoya..Webster or Duffy....Dunk ....Bernardo.

Yeah because Burn didn’t cope at all with Aubameyang or Pepe

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Surely Montoya had to be back against Zaha, could Alzate cope with him? But I'm less worried about the centre of the park, Alzate would be fine there, or propper drops back and bissouma comes in

If you are worried about Alzate’s defensive qualities why would you want him to play defensive midfield ?

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

If you are worried about Alzate’s defensive qualities why would you want him to play defensive midfield ?

Its more his positioning at rb which was wanting against wolves first half. In the Stephens role its about calmness on the ball, solid first touch and crisp passing which Alzate has in spades.

It's not as if we have any other solid defensive midfielders, but we do have other right backs

 

[Silverhatch]

Think Webster might get the gig.

 

[casbom]

The logical option is Alzate with Montoya coming in as RB. However we know Potter doesn't do logical so f*ck knows what the team will be!

 

[Palacefinder General]

When you lose your best player, you have to make do.

Big loss in such a big game.

Yep, absolute Sod’s law, of all the games and you could see from his ‘f**k’ expression the moment he was carded he was gutted. Still, to quote the motto of Brooklyn College: ‘Nil Sine Magno Labore’ (“Nothing without great effort")

 

[A1X]

Here's a left field suggestion. Play Montoya and Bernardo at RB and LB, Burn and Webster in the centre and stick Dunk in the Stephens role. We know he has the passing game for it, and defensively he's obviously strong.

 

[doogie004]

I think we’re really going to miss him next Monday

I don’t , think it will b an opportunity to see anyone else in there offer the same but hopefully more


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[albionfan37]

I don’t , think it will b an opportunity to see anyone else in there offer the same but hopefully more


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Wow

Even after all this time he’s still got detractors. Your hopefully more statement? What exactly do you think he does badly and who in our current squad do you think can offer more?

 

[darters74]

He gives the ball away too easily (at times), takes too long to pass the ball and still won't make a tackle, ie. when Bellerin skipped past him in the box last week and put a low cross in. Saying that, he is much improved on previous seasons, and his pass on Sunday for our first goal was the highlight of his BHA career, but I'm not bothered he's suspended on Monday.

 

[blue-shifted]

Wow

Even after all this time he’s still got detractors. Your hopefully more statement? What exactly do you think he does badly and who in our current squad do you think can offer more?

I don't think it's an incredible statement, not with the squad we have. I think Alzate will go on to have a better career than Stephens and it will be in central midfield not right back.

Re the game on Monday I have every confidence that Mooy or Alzate will come in and perform to the high level that Stephens has shown so far this season.

 

[Taybha]

Odds on Potter will dumbfound the team selectors again and perhaps a place in the 18 for one of the U23s , may be a little too soon for Richards but it wouldn't suprise me in the least if we do start to see him in the squad soon .

 

[Two Professors]

Looks like I'm all alone with a vote for Peter Gwargis-think he's gonna be bigger than Connolly (sorry Aaron,not about height).

 

[Swansman]

I think it might be solved by having another CB. Predicting this eleven:

Ryan - Dunk, Duffy, Webster - Burn, Alzate, Mooy, Pröpper, Montoya - Maupay, Connolly

 

[Lower West Stander]

Ruel Fox