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Jonathan Woodgate
Yeah i saw that, he understood the danger and did it well
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Archie Gray
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metalgear
Andy Thompson
not a bad thing but when we started the season gray looked a more accomplished player. since then, our defence has continued to leak goals while he learns a new role, and bergvall has grown from strength to strength with every game. right now, bergvall looks ahead for a starting spot, given the needs of the team
Bedfordspurs
Joe Kinnear
Hard to tell
Playing behind two other players who don’t create either
Did ok without being spectacular. One thing that I did like from him was that any time Romero went walkabout in midfield Gray dropped in to cover CB. Normally a big hole would be left in our defence.
Grays_1890
Les Howe
He gets the danger.....that's key for me
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Gray as Wanyama, Bergvall as Dembele and Kulu as Eriksen is the trio i want to see tried out
Bedfordspurs
Joe Kinnear
That, on paper, looks awesome
metalgear
Andy Thompson
Thought grey has played CB for too long and now way off his development in his preferred position compared to bergvall. But I think grey will overcome it in a few games and with the right coach and system. Him making up for lapses in defence shows he is a smart selfless player
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
Kulu definitely needs to be central.
He's 19, if he really wants to be a DM, knowing exactly what the CB behind him wants/needs isn't wasted development.
Thing with him is he never looks out of place, if you think back to games with Sanchez, Dier (both in CB & DM) where they looked out of place, weak link, to see a player with years less experience look far less uncomfortable says a lot to me.
metalgear
Andy Thompson
Agree nothing wasted but it would shape his current development differently. From his younger videos I do see that he has a natural instinct to progress the ball forward quickly...dribble, quick 1-2, and passing range, and see him more as a deep lying playmaker more than a typically dm
Dicko
Pat van den Hauwe
He did say once (back when he was signed) that he likes being a No.8. We are so desperate for a DM right now though so that's what people want him to become. I suppose he's still young enough and talented enough to learn any role. Will be interesting to see. For all we know the next coach brings in a pure DM and Gray moves forward or ends up on loan somewhere.
Do we need a pure dm? What is a pure dm, one that tackles? Doesn't go past the halfway line?
I want a player than can help the defence but also turn defence into attack very quickly by picking out good passes. I don't want possession football. I want to transition quickly. Play a little bit deeper and create space for the likes of son and johnson to run into. At pace. Fast tempo, direct play. Press high when we the opportunity is there as a team.
Dicko
Pat van den Hauwe
Doesn't need to be a tackler, can also be a Carrick / Modric style who has good positional sense and can pick up the ball from the back and start attacks like you say. Something Bissouma cannot really do
Yiddo
Tom Huddlestone
That is a must, he is absolutely dog brick on the wing.
hardly, he was a revelation there the season he signed. Inverted wingers don't really work in the Ange system unless they are two footed and he's not, that's all.
Yiddo
Tom Huddlestone
He was good for the first couple of months then went to brick, the only reason he has hit form this season is because he is playing centrally. On the wing he runs down blind alleys, tries to do too many flicks and loses the ball 9/10. He is much better in the 10 role as he has to release the ball quicker.
Muttley
Terry Fenwick
I was always surprised how much time Wanyama spent ahead of Dembele. We would call Vic the 6 and Mousa the 8, but it rarely became that. They just changed places in a double pivot. So did Winksy as well when he was deputising. It was only really Dier that played the 6 in a more orthodox way.
I'd love to see some of that intelligent double pivot midfield again.