Where's Will Buckley gone?

Diego Napier · Dec 22, 2013

What's happened to the lad? Where's his pace, confidence and the wonder goals of last year and the year before?

He put in a woeful performance against a very average Huddersfield defence. Unfortunately this year it seems to be the rule rather than the exception.

Is he still not fit or is he missing Gus?

scooter1 · Dec 22, 2013

His pace was there today, but that's all there was. Not playing with any confidence at present

Albion Dan · Dec 22, 2013

Needs a decent run in the side and full fitness.

Mellotron · Dec 22, 2013

Would give Kaz a start vs Charlton.

Zukey Seagull · Dec 22, 2013

Every time he got in a position to cross the ball in he would take another touch when not needed and would be over run. Was very frustrating today. Give lualua a few games and let him get a rest

catfish · Dec 22, 2013

Don't think he's 100% fit.

BHseagull · Dec 22, 2013

Looked dead on his feet all second half, I was very surprised he didn't come off when Kemy did. I'm sure he's just getting back to match fitness and we'll start seeing the best of him again. Worrying though.

saafend_seagull · Dec 22, 2013

Been shit all season. If we had signed him this season we would all be saying he's the worst 1m we've spent !

dougdeep · Dec 22, 2013

Shit? Woeful? Either people have a very small vocabulary or they're just on a wind-up.

saafend_seagull · Dec 22, 2013

dougdeep said:
Shit? Woeful? Either people have a very small vocabulary or they're just on a wind-up.

Or you're just blind.

One Teddy Maybank · Dec 22, 2013

Season 1 - he was outstanding, though of course had niggling injury.
Last season - Again outstanding, until hamstring again, most notably Wolves away from memory. When he came back wasn't the same player.
This season - I feel he has continued in the same vain. As others have said its probably a confidence thing and a run in the team will help.

trancing · Dec 22, 2013

doesnt look fit and playing him on the left just didnt look right, Kaz should be starting against charlton

Guinness Boy · Dec 22, 2013

trancing said:
doesnt look fit and playing him on the left just didnt look right, Kaz should be starting against charlton

Agreed. SD and Bruno were fantastic at times on the right but playing Buckley on the left meant the formation didn't work as a whole.

BHseagull · Dec 22, 2013

Guinness Boy said:
Agreed. SD and Bruno were fantastic at times on the right but playing Buckley on the left meant the formation didn't work as a whole.

I'm pretty sure that Buckley was meant to be in a free role, drifting into the middle from the left to confuse the defenders. Kaz then took the role on and did this perfectly when he came on.

Stat Brother · Dec 22, 2013

saafend_seagull said:
Been shit all season. If we had signed him this season we would all be saying he's the worst 1m we've spent !

That doesn't sound like the player who scored v Bolton, having torn them a new one.

Ho-hum, we must be talking about a different player.

One Teddy Maybank · Dec 22, 2013

BHseagull said:
I'm pretty sure that Buckley was meant to be in a free role, drifting into the middle from the left to confuse the defenders. Kaz then took the role on and did this perfectly when he came on.

No he didn't at all. He was a nightmare at it, he went inside when we were crying out for width...... You should only rotate if you are confident the position you are operating a free-role from isn't compromised, unless Ward is pushed right up, Kaz should not drift. At one point Bridcutt went wide, which really weakened us centrally when Huddersfield broke.

BHseagull · Dec 22, 2013

One Teddy Maybank said:
No he didn't at all. He was a nightmare at it, he went inside when we were crying out for width...... You should only rotate if you are confident the position you are operating a free-role from isn't compromised, unless Ward is pushed right up, Kaz should not drift. At one point Bridcutt went wide, which really weakened us centrally when Huddersfield broke.

Disagree. Kaz is great in a free role and when you have 3 central mids you should be able to cover for him at any given opportunity. Kaz cutting in must scare a lot of defences, down the wing continuously is too 1 dimensional.

supaseagull · Dec 22, 2013

dougdeep said:
Shit? Woeful? Either people have a very small vocabulary or they're just on a wind-up.

He has had one good game this year and that was against, unsurprisingly, Watford.

In fact I have said before that he has failed to deliver in a home match since January.

Pavilionaire · Dec 22, 2013

What he needs is a Craig Conway-style loan down a division, a couple of month's at Wolves would be a win-win situation.

dougdeep · Dec 22, 2013

supaseagull said:
He has had one good game this year and that was against, unsurprisingly, Watford.

In fact I have said before that he has failed to deliver in a home match since January.

I don't disagree. It's the terminology that gets to me.

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