KJP
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He's a striker , if the ball fell to him one on one with the keeper, I'd rather it was him than El Abd, this thread is rather embarrassing
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GT49er
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No, I think that was him just getting pulled out of position too easily!
GT49er
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.....and if I was going to advocate playing someone out of position as a striker (whivh I'm not) it would be Calde rather than El Abd - Calde does actually seem to own a pair of shooting boots............
BensGrandad
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Steve Foster started his career as a centre forward. My whole point about El Abd was that we needed to get hold of Morgan to allow our players to go for goal Adam would have held him,pulled him jostled him and generally been a f.....g nuisance to him for 10 minutes.
genre b. good
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Inter stuck Ranoccia up front against Spurs 
BensGrandad
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Spurs have done it in the past with Ledley King
LamieRobertson
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And probably pulled up the ref all if the time
LamieRobertson
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A player comfortable on the ball with a range of passing ...El Abd I like but u can't say he can do the same
Titus
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There's nothing pedantic about it. He's 21.
Brighton Breezy
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Would rather Barker had just been told to hang around the box rather than play out wide, but thought he did OK.
Behind Enemy Lines
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Yes, he's 21 but GB hasn't been anywhere near the first team except for past couple of weeks has he.
That's the point.
ok I'll bite on the generous assumption that you've misunderstood what all the other readers seem to have clearly grasped. Perhaps I could have articulated myself better for you but please don't opine so childishly on my contribution when you clearly have so little to contribute yourself.
By "kid" I meant inexperienced, untried, nervous, young (21 is still young in my books for a player to make his home debut at such an important stage of such an important match).
By "type of striker" I was referring to a player with pedigree, presence, track record, etc
By way of an example I suspect we were more fearful of Wood when he came on, than Leicester fans were when Barker came on.
I hope Barker's time will come but would have preferred to have had a more experienced option on the day..........simple!
GreersElbow
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Greer scored some cracking headers...maybe into our own goal (burnley away)....but he scored
TheMajor
BHA>CPFC
Good job you're sitting in the stands and not the dugout then.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Is BensGrandad actually a lab chimpanzee who after 32,000 attempts has actually typed these words of genius?
However you articulated, it disregards the manager's knowledge and intent in sending on this debutante.
Ward made a reasonable debut for The Albion - every match is meaningful and the fellow (not a kid at 21) needs to become a 1st teamer sometime.
Your concept of the big stage and young professional men who are trained with and by experienced guys ought to change, not mine.
Clough's Notts Forrest won a European Cup - from a shambolic rabble of used-up carthorses.
Barnet? Are they better shaped to judge our potentials?
I see posters wondering when reserve lads will get a game. When they do they get this kind of thread EVEN when doing ok.
BensGrandad
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No I am somebody who has probably achieved more and forgotten more about football and tactics than most who post on here will ever know. This not aimed at all but if the cap fits wear it