tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post6142517924046336126..comments2023-10-14T19:01:03.490-04:00Comments on The Fullback Files: FBF Grab BagAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548145598767127627noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-33366395111805898422011-08-04T08:23:32.823-04:002011-08-04T08:23:32.823-04:00Also, attentive readers will note that I've sa...Also, attentive readers will note that I've said all of the above while simultaneously arguing that Davies needs to ride pine while getting his mojo back. Hypocritical? Just a touch ;-).<br /><br />In the longer term, when fully healthy and hungry, Davies is the best option. Right now, though...that's a problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-70812572158581162942011-08-04T08:20:05.199-04:002011-08-04T08:20:05.199-04:00While not ideal, I'm leaning toward Davies as ...While not ideal, I'm leaning toward Davies as the best option of the lot, and I'd disagree that a healthy Davies doesn't fight for balls or make good runs. The threat of his speed alone forces defenses to play deeper. You have valid points about hold-up play, which is why I say "not ideal."<br /><br />Of the others, Brettschneider gives you reasonable hold up play and hustle, but hasn't passed or finished well enough for my liking, Wolff is morphing into a support striker (too deep and immobile to play solo--allows defenses to be too compact vertically and horizontally) but flubs the key pass at important times, and Ngwenya's inconsistent touch (despite one good game to the contrary) and poor decisions on the ball make him a poor choice.<br /><br />This is the rub. All of our forwards would be better in a two-forward set, but De Rosario is the best player on the team and needs to be featured in a position that lets him shine to the best of his abilities. I can't see that position being the point of a diamond considering the supporting cast behind him (Simms' limitations, Najar/Pontius having defensive shackles applied), and I can't see playing him as a straight-up forward because we lose the threat of what he does on the ball in deeper positions and don't have a good enough connecting player to pair with Simms in the middle.<br /><br />It's all about minimizing weaknesses and accentuating strengths given the constraints of the roster. I don't think it's perfect either, but it looks the most promising of the options at hand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-76905482083798326262011-08-04T00:54:03.841-04:002011-08-04T00:54:03.841-04:00If you want to play one forward ahead of our three...If you want to play one forward ahead of our three great attacking mids, it shouldn't be Davies. He does fight for the ball, pass well or often enough, hold the ball to wait for others, or make off the ball runs that create space for other players. I'd certainly play Wolff and Blake over Davies as a lone forward and would even consider Ngwenya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-75097048581220505682011-08-01T18:28:11.655-04:002011-08-01T18:28:11.655-04:00Pretty sick analysis, Fullback. 4-2-3-1 has me so...Pretty sick analysis, Fullback. 4-2-3-1 has me sold!<br /><br />---------Davies--------<br /><br /> -Pontius--DeRo--Najar--<br /><br />---Kitchen----Simms----<br /><br />-Woolard-Jakovic-Mcdonald-White/other<br /><br />--------Hamid---------Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876774824467619863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-25053883004251756492011-08-01T15:54:02.858-04:002011-08-01T15:54:02.858-04:001. Whoever's hot (relatively).
2. Kitchen if w...1. Whoever's hot (relatively).<br />2. Kitchen if we either (a) land that Jamaican right back, (b) get Zayner healthy, or (c) give White a run on the right now that Jakovic is back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-13352606022467913842011-08-01T13:32:29.100-04:002011-08-01T13:32:29.100-04:00I'm half-convinced that you're right about...I'm half-convinced that you're right about DeRosario. But:<br /><br />1. <b>Who do you pair him with?</b> <br />2. <b>Who is the second CM?</b> I got shot down for this earlier -- and it's kind of pointless speculation -- but I still think Dax would be perfect as the CM in a formation that fluctuates between 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1, depending on the position of DeRosario and the wide midfielders.)<br /><br />Is it King? King seems like a great back-up to me, but I'm just not sold on him as a first-team player.robhttp://thenewclasswar.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com