Alexis Nicholas

[Uncle Buck]

Dodd can play at LB. He kept Plymouth up last season in that position.

He single handidly kept Plymouth up, whilst playing out of position. Christ he must be good, get him in the team now.

 

[NMH]

Nicolas - how can anyone criticise his performance?... he was good last night... broke up promising Wolves play many times... OK - tired a bit near the end, but he hasn't started a game for months... FFS...

Aside from any one person's performance here - but when you say a player "hasn't started for months" are you discounting reserve games, practise sessions and etc?
It's my opinion that any reserve player should be able-bodied-and-minded to last 90minutes. I'm almost 50 and play a 90minute game every week with no half-time, added to doing physical work for 5 days a week. Take into account that I am not trying to 'get to bed early and watch what I do to my body'. I'm afraid that a professional football player half my age won't get much sympathy for running out of steam unless the bloke has really been toiling extremely hard or is coming off an injury.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Aside from any one person's performance here - but when you say a player "hasn't started for months" are you discounting reserve games, practise sessions and etc?
It's my opinion that any reserve player should be able-bodied-and-minded to last 90minutes. I'm almost 50 and play a 90minute game every week with no half-time, added to doing physical work for 5 days a week. Take into account that I am not trying to 'get to bed early and watch what I do to my body'. I'm afraid that a professional football player half my age won't get much sympathy for running out of steam unless the bloke has really been toiling extremely hard or is coming off an injury.

So why isnt jake scoring then?

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Nicolas was a decent player last season, so it is difficult to fathom what is happening with him. I really hope he can discover last seasons form again.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

He did last night. Certainly out-shone Hammond.

 

[Rookie]

Blimey give a change to get match fit and then start judging and having a go at his performance.

 

[Yorkie]

Blimey give a change to get match fit and then start judging and having a go at his performance.

He's been playing reserve team football.
He only passes backwards. There were chances to play through balls and out to the wings and he didn't do it.

 

[Rookie]

Reserve team football is not Championship pace football. Makele (or however you spell his name) only plays 5 - 10 yard passes and Chelsea say his the most important player

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Exactly. The whole moaning about his passing is ridiculous - it's the job he's there to do, yet a minority whinge when he does it.

 

[goldstone]

Nicolas was awful last night. Hardly made a decent tackle; bundled off the ball constantly; no worthwhile contribution.

Based on that performance he should not be in the squad.

 

[London Irish]

He did last night. Certainly out-shone Hammond.

Now that is damning with faint praise.

I thought Hammond got better in the second half after being lost for the first half-hour.

Nicolas I think is a very consistent player and did OK last night without ever suggesting he's developing a new dimension to his game in coming forward.

He's the most defensive of our 4 central midfielders in that he always looks for the safe pass rather than trying to get the ball to our front guys or into space for them to chase.

But he has very good hustling game and broke up opposition play well. I think he's the genuine heir to Charlie Oatway's role in the team - although maybe not quite yet - but alas I don't think Nicolas will ever be the attacking midfielder that people really want.

 

[London Irish]

Reserve team football is not Championship pace football. Makele (or however you spell his name) only plays 5 - 10 yard passes and Chelsea say his the most important player

Makalele's passes are 5 to 10 yards forward though

 

[Silent Bob]

Reid was immense at Spurs and Sheff Utd last season.

Playing at right wing back

 

[Silent Bob]

Makalele's passes are 5 to 10 yards forward though

No, he just goes for the simple ball. Retaining possession.

 

[Pevenseagull]

I don't go to many games (2 - so far this seaon) - but from what I've seen of Nicolas (about 5 games), he's a tidy player, I think we did well to sign him



I like tidy




I lke decent squad




I like young-uns on contract



*homo kiss chase*

 

[Stoaty Ferret]

I thought Alexis did well. He put himself about, broke up play and tried to play the ball safe to keep possession. He got better as the game went on I thought. He just needs the confidence to be a bit more progressive with his passing and we'll have a decent player there. Hammond is struggling for consistency at the moment, in a position which is crucial for us, but then he is still quite young and will improve over time.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/051101/1/eoda.html

Maybe he won't be around much longer anyway. Found the above on the Yahoo Sports site.

 

[caz]

Makelele's passes are not always forward. He's jobis like Alexis,
is to break up play, be simply, tidy, its very important to have someone like that in the team, players like that go un-noticed.

Think some of you have been watching headless chickens too long.

Nicholas is a great player, hope we see more of him.

 

[caz]

http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/051101/1/eoda.html

Maybe he won't be around much longer anyway. Found the above on the Yahoo Sports site.

Just saw this, can't say I blame Nicholas, McGhee dropped him for no reason.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Sam Rents, when fit.

So its Reid or Kerry then!