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Huddlestone
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parklane1
Tony Galvin
thfcsteff
Garth Crooks
A very fair point. Certainly hands-down agree with the first one there mate. I still see the logic in not starting with Tonwshend (not defensively savvy enough yet, especially against a team of Chelski's quality IMHO) but yes, he should've been on in the second...
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
Who would go for him? :lol:
In fact the only clubs I could see potentially showing interest in Lennon from the top half are Fulham, Everton and West Brom.
DHSF
Les Ferdinand
I knew we would agree on something one day
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
I thought Townsend should have been given the start. Throwing him in at the deep end would only be a good thing, he gives Ivanovic a threat, no defender in the Premier League knows what to expect when he's running up against them, he has a good shot on him and is very quick. I think he'd of given us more of an attacking dimension than a Dempsey or a Sig would on the left.
The fact he didn't come on at all is mind-boggling. I would have thought when we went 2-1 up, we'd of brought Adebayor on for Dempsey, get things to stick a bit more as well as going to a more attacking mind set, then about 5 or 10 minutes later, bring on Townsend for Huddlestone and drop Sigurdsson to central midfield.
The fact he didn't come on at all is mind-boggling. I would have thought when we went 2-1 up, we'd of brought Adebayor on for Dempsey, get things to stick a bit more as well as going to a more attacking mind set, then about 5 or 10 minutes later, bring on Townsend for Huddlestone and drop Sigurdsson to central midfield.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
He is not for sale, but i would be surprised if there were not more clubs then those three that showed a interest. However seeing as how this thread is about the plodder its irrelevant anyway.
Park Lane James
Andy Sinton
A lot can change in such a short space of time though, and so does the way in which football is played. Huddlestone either needs to adapt his game or increase his mobility - he is far too slow in reacting to loose balls etc.
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
Which is why I think a midfield 3 would work better for him in our current team. I thought to play him in the middle 2 on Saturday was criminal (although he did better out of him and Sandro which surprised me). Sandro and Dembele are both brilliant defensively, you cancel out Hudd's weaknesses with the fact you have those two and you play to his strengths.
It also gives you competition for places when Parker and Livermore are both fully fit, as well as Dempsey/Sig fighting it out for that one spot off of Adebayor, with Defoe competing with him.
Then again, I seem to be in the minority.
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
I think Hudd in a midfield 5 including Sandro, Dembele, Bale and Lennon could be lethal in many games; perhaps as good as the 5 in midfield that played behind Clive Allen in Pleat's side of 1986-87...
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
Glad you think the same. I think it could quite easily get the players used to such a system for when we implement someone in Huddlestones place. The sort of player who can pick the locks, the Moutinho sort of player who AVB is keen to bring in.
thfcsteff
Garth Crooks
I think we are actually a lot closer in agreement on a few things...it's just t'internet sharpens all edges!!!
colin fishwick
Reto Ziegler
Everton, Villa, Sunderland, maybe even Saudi Sportswashing Machine could go for Lennon. He is worth a lot more than Hudd. Cannot see anyone paying £5m for Hudd . Only Stoke wanted him and that was on loan. has never really got anywhere near the Engalnd midfield, that says it all. There are about 20 foreign PL midfielders players who would get closer than Hudd.
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Arc, I think I couldn't have further opinions on the game than you if I tried.
Hudd would walk into any of those teams (if sold rather than loaned) and aside from Saudi Sportswashing Machine would be comfortably the best player in all of them.
colin fishwick
Reto Ziegler
LOL - I don't even think he would have kept his place at Stoke. I can remember similar arguments about Palacios who peope thought was the real deal.
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
So, average teams (bar Everton). Saudi Sportswashing Machine wouldn't go for him, they don't need him. He is worth a lot more, you're right and I never said he wasn't, but just because top teams wouldn't want one of our players doesn't mean he is brick.
He probably wouldn't, but neither would Modric - both pointless players for a team like Stoke.
I don't recall anyone saying that about Palacios, and he was never what I'd call a passer of the ball even before his tragic collapse in form.
I think some of the comments about huddlestone are incredibly harsh. I actually thought he was one our better performers for a while on saturday. his passing qualities are still there. he clearly is lacking match sharpness which is understandable after almost a year out and in and out of the team this year. i say play him against fk maribor and then he could be looking effective against southampton if dembele is not fit.