Elphick without Butters

[butters14]

An old bloke on the phone-in this evening made an interesting point about Elphick's lack of form/confidence. He puts it down to the absence of real experience in the defence, from which Tommy obviously benefitted last season.

He was right. I suggested a couple of months ago that Guy, who is still involved at the club, should be asked to come back until the end of the season, as a defence coach, and to play 60 minutes a game.

When I last posted this idea, I was accused of being "literally mad".

Recent performances, plus the fact the man is getting fit at Lewes, show that I was absolutely right.

 

[algie]

So how do you explain finishing 7th with Elphick and Lynch as our defence?
Both young and looked good together.Don't think it has any thing to do with Butters.We need a decent center half or Lynch back.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Virgs should be providing the experience but is playing in other positions.

 

[BensGrandad]

Virgo proved today in the 2nd half that he is the best central defender that we have at the club. Play him there alongside Elphick for a few games. Although it would not suprise me to see MA try Virgo and Hawkins.

 

[Napper]

So how do you explain finishing 7th with Elphick and Lynch as our defence?
Both young and looked good together.Don't think it has any thing to do with Butters.We need a decent center half or Lynch back.

last season the divison was piss piss poor. We were along way off 6th and marginally ahead of mid table. Add in the quality to the division and it has resulted in teams like us , carlisle etc becoming gash

 

[algie]

Virgo proved today in the 2nd half that he is the best central defender that we have at the club. Play him there alongside Elphick for a few games.

You will see that on tuesday if Whing is fit.

 

[BensGrandad]

You will see that on tuesday if Whing is fit.

Even if not play El Abd at right back.

 

[algie]

last season the divison was piss piss poor. We were along way off 6th and marginally ahead of mid table. Add in the quality to the division and it has resulted in teams like us , carlisle etc becoming gash

Piss poor?

Look where Swansea and Doncaster are in the championship.Not forgetting Forest either.
Swansea were better then Leicester when they were here.No way piss poor.

 

[algie]

Even if not play El Abd at right back.

El-ABD will be in the center and this is where Adams has gone wrong all season.

 

[butters14]

So how do you explain finishing 7th with Elphick and Lynch as our defence?
Both young and looked good together.Don't think it has any thing to do with Butters.We need a decent center half or Lynch back.

I expalin that by the fact that elphick and Lynch didn't play together the whole season, nothing like it. Butters wwas playing, and was ther ein training all season.

 

[Acker79]

last season the divison was piss piss poor. We were along way off 6th and marginally ahead of mid table. Add in the quality to the division and it has resulted in teams like us , carlisle etc becoming gash

Even if you were right about last season's division being piss poor (which you're not, btw) we were still better than the 17 teams blow us last year.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Somebody needs to sit Elphick down and teach him there's more to the game than clearing his lines.