Dick_Valentine Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Looking forward to this one, but how will we tackle them at home? They’ve scored plenty and conceded few, but we’re at home. Cagey to start with, then at em 2nd half or straight out of the blocks and smash em? Intriguing contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhamoafc Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Our home form at the minute is what’s stopping us pushing automatic. If we can figure out the right tactics at home then we should be there or there abouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 They will come for a point and hope to nick a goal, it's up to us to put a team out to get at them, Nepo in for O'Grady - push Lang upfront and test their defence with our young energetic forwards. With regards O'Grady I'm not questioning the guys commitment and application but for me we'd be much better off with Lang and Surridge up top, he offers nothing that those two don't bring to the table and for me can't link up with players like them as well as Baxter, Nepo, Branger and Gardner, he's just a yard behind them and particularly at home I feel we need two strikers who can get at the oppositions centrehalfs just like Sam did yesterday. Iverson Hunt Clarke Edmondson Taylor Nepo Missilou Gardner Branger Lang Surridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobledgersheart Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Think O'Grady will prove more useful away from home where holding the ball up is at a premium. From yesterday's highlights he linked well with Surridge for his goals and other chances but am sure we will see a lot more from Lang in the coming months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 56 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: They will come for a point and hope to nick a goal, it's up to us to put a team out to get at them, Nepo in for O'Grady - push Lang upfront and test their defence with our young energetic forwards. With regards O'Grady I'm not questioning the guys commitment and application but for me we'd be much better off with Lang and Surridge up top, he offers nothing that those two don't bring to the table and for me can't link up with players like them as well as Baxter, Nepo, Branger and Gardner, he's just a yard behind them and particularly at home I feel we need two strikers who can get at the oppositions centrehalfs just like Sam did yesterday. Iverson Hunt Clarke Edmondson Taylor Nepo Missilou Gardner Branger Lang Surridge Back 5 and middle 4 will be as above but O’Grady will start up front with Surridge. They worked well together yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 O'Grady was the supplier for Surridge yesterday. It would be a strange decision to drop him. Plus a bigger lump is always more useful against these second division cloggers. Also unsure if we can say with certainty that our home form is letting us down when we've only played four games, of which we've actually won two.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowenicki Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, JoeP said: O'Grady was the supplier for Surridge yesterday. It would be a strange decision to drop him. Plus a bigger lump is always more useful against these second division cloggers. Also unsure if we can say with certainty that our home form is letting us down when we've only played four games, of which we've actually won two.. Dont think we deserved to lose either of those 2 home games either. Draws, at least, would have been fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusunga_Is_God Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 If he's not going to play Branger out on the left then he should drop him. Get Nepo on the left and Lang on the right. Brange has no right foot and fullbacks find him out 1 min in. I like him but its not working for him on the right. Would be silly to drop O'Grady very intelligent footballer/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 57 minutes ago, Kusunga_Is_God said: Would be silly to drop O'Grady very intelligent footballer/ Sorry but that's just bollocks, I can understand why people would want to keep starting him but personally I think we've done well despite carrying him, can't wait to see Surridge and Lang given their chance up front because for me that's the golden ticket and our chance of automatic promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 25 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: Sorry but that's just bollocks, I can understand why people would want to keep starting him but personally I think we've done well despite carrying him, can't wait to see Surridge and Lang given their chance up front because for me that's the golden ticket and our chance of automatic promotion. Do we get either of those first 2 goals yesterday if it was Lang in O'Grady's position? Not sure we do. On the other hand would we have created more if it was Lang and Sturridge up top all game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I think Lang is a goalscoring No 10. If we've ever had such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 59 minutes ago, mcfluff1985 said: Do we get either of those first 2 goals yesterday if it was Lang in O'Grady's position? Not sure we do. On the other hand would we have created more if it was Lang and Sturridge up top all game Keep reading about O'Gradys assists, he didn't create those goals Surridges ability and heart and desire did, Lang has done a job for the team out wide but his real position is in a front two and him and he and Surridge could potentially forge a real good partnership, O'Grady in a football sense just isn't on the same wavelength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusunga_Is_God Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Different opinions and that but i presume if someone’s not pacey they’re shite? Come off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ndl1ne Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Branger is a lot more effective at home than away. I’m looking forward to Dummigan coming back and playing on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 9 hours ago, yarddog73 said: Keep reading about O'Gradys assists, he didn't create those goals Surridges ability and heart and desire did, Lang has done a job for the team out wide but his real position is in a front two and him and he and Surridge could potentially forge a real good partnership, O'Grady in a football sense just isn't on the same wavelength. Get your point, to a point. But does the ball get to Sturridge if Lang is in position O'Grady was each time? Not denying Surridge does most of the hard work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, mcfluff1985 said: Get your point, to a point. But does the ball get to Sturridge if Lang is in position O'Grady was each time? Not denying Surridge does most of the hard work Theoretically it doesn't but we probably lead at half time if Lang and Surridge start that game up front, it's fine margins even at this level and tactically I personally think we are very naive. One thing a centrehalf hates at this level is a forward who has the ability to run at a defence, Surridge and Lang both have this in them, they are also both technically way ahead of O'Grady and I'd like to see them given a chance. Look at the difference in quality when Baxter came on for O'Grady, straight away he was controlling the ball and intelligently bringing others into play and very rarely wastes a pass. I know O'Grady is doing a job I just think we could be putting teams under pressure earlier particularly at home, Surridge and Lang as a pairing is untried, all I'm advocating is that they are given a chance and just because we sit 6th in the table it doesn't mean we couldn't be sitting a few places higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsonjunior Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Will be a very tough game. Frank Nouble having a good season with them from what I have read, His goal at the weekend very impressive. Lots of pace and Power. Will certainly need to stop him. A win will be an excellent result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, wilsonjunior said: Will be a very tough game. Frank Nouble having a good season with them from what I have read, His goal at the weekend very impressive. Lots of pace and Power. Will certainly need to stop him. A win will be an excellent result. Sammie Szmodics is the danger man for me and someone I've always rated, Missilou should be capable of doing a job on him though. Good footballing team who have started well so should be a good game, can't afford a slow start for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/16/2018 at 1:34 PM, yarddog73 said: They will come for a point and hope to nick a goal, it's up to us to put a team out to get at them, Nepo in for O'Grady - push Lang upfront and test their defence with our young energetic forwards. With regards O'Grady I'm not questioning the guys commitment and application but for me we'd be much better off with Lang and Surridge up top, he offers nothing that those two don't bring to the table and for me can't link up with players like them as well as Baxter, Nepo, Branger and Gardner, he's just a yard behind them and particularly at home I feel we need two strikers who can get at the oppositions centrehalfs just like Sam did yesterday. Iverson Hunt Clarke Edmondson Taylor Nepo Missilou Gardner Branger Lang Surridge Agree with that XI. The only question is who to play alongside Surridge. I think now is the time that we can take the shackles off a little and get Lang and Surridge pulling their defence apart off the ball and running at their defence on it. The thing I'm wary about is whether O'Grady does a lot of the dirty work to give Surridge the chance to run at their defence. If one of the youngsters can do this for the other then they will be our best partnership. The fact that we're 6th in the league and are able to leave Jose Baxter on the bench is a fair indicator of how well Bunn has settled things down so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 O’Grady is pivotal for us. Anyone expecting him to be dropped for anybody other than maybe Miller is massively wasting their time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 26 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: O’Grady is pivotal for us. Anyone expecting him to be dropped for anybody other than maybe Miller is massively wasting their time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 28 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: O’Grady is pivotal for us. Anyone expecting him to be dropped for anybody other than maybe Miller is massively wasting their time. This fixation of having a big immobile lump our fans have is quite scary at times, I wouldn't mind if he had the ability to hold the ball up or win an header but he generally doesn't he is also painfully slow over ten yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 That’s how most people feel when you rock up with your ‘observations’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Tbf you probably do know better than most people, the manager, the coaching staff and the players. Best we go with whatever you suggest . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Doesn't seem to be a starting role for Baxter playing this style of football. Not sealing the Cotterill deal still looks a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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