Central midfield

[Rugrat]

We need Dale Stephens asap

Even Dale Winton might help

 

[bhawoddy]

We need Dale Stephens asap

It's worrying that it's come to this.......

 

[ken tiler]

Gardner and JFC are woeful. I thought Ince was OK. Bruno and Elliot Bennett or even Calde would be better in midfield.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

We need Dale Stephens asap

Losing him and crofts at the same time, for such a long period has been a huge factor in our poor performances.

 

[Hornblower]

Gardner and JFC are woeful. I thought Ince was OK. Bruno and Elliot Bennett or even Calde would be better in midfield.

Absolutely this, JFC was awful, can't understand why he is given a game.

 

[Lethargic]

I thought they started well, God we even though Gardner was making an effort but second half they were MIA, we weren't sure if they had come out or stayed in the changing room.

 

[MattBackHome]

Average age of what, 21 between them? Most lightweight midfield ever, I think the majority of the rest of the team did their jobs today but JFC Ince and Gardner as a 3 is nowhere near good enough to be a regular central midfield in the championship. I genuinely think we've got good quality in pretty much every other area now.

Agree totally.

 

[Barham's tash]

Simply don't understand why so many defend JFC. (Ooh youth, home grown, E U21ms etc etc but just utter ****)

Gardner was good today, Ince was combative but JFC was just profligate and negative today.)

Proof enough that Hyppia is clueless in my eyes

 

[HantsSeagull]

Still don't see what JFC contributes to the team, seems to lightweight and conservative with his passing. Agree with the OP the current midfield is not good enough to compete in this league.

set pieces surely?!

 

[1066familyman]

What we're lacking most of all in there is a leader and someone willing to throw their weight around a bit, so to speak. I was hoping Toko or Holla might prove to be that player with the nasty edge we need, but no such luck it seems.

I thought Ince today just looked cold and disinterested from the minute he came on. Never really in the game and his body language just didn't seem right somehow. Ordinarily I'm a big fan of Ince, but today he was poor in my opinion.

 

[Don Tmatter]

Thing is, Agustien fit in mind & body would be ideal but will that ever happen for us? Might be worth putting Bruno in there as a stop gap.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Not looking good for him with Hypia wanting to extend Gardners loan. We are neither physically strong or experienced enough in midfield to string together some wins. Something has got to happen very soon.

The last thing we should do is extend Gardners loan, he was ok today, but in the main he s abysmal.

 

[Stat Brother]

Thing is, Agustien fit in mind & body would be ideal but will that ever happen for us? Might be worth putting Bruno in there as a stop gap.

The skill set shown by Agustein is the one thing the team has lacked since, ironically, Agustein arrived.

A great shame.