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Whilst I do think he stunk the place out today, which I’ve mentioned in another thread, but I do think the manager has to take a little of the flack on this. I just don’t get the obsession with playing players on the ‘wrong’ side. Or at least not switching them during the game to try something different. The one and only time he found himself on the left today, after a corner I think, he put in a wicked cross with his left foot round the outside that we could’ve scored from. He then reverted back to the right and never remotely replicated this for the rest of the game.
Quote from: Cramby10 on January 13, 2024, 06:28:34 pmWhilst I do think he stunk the place out today, which I’ve mentioned in another thread, but I do think the manager has to take a little of the flack on this. I just don’t get the obsession with playing players on the ‘wrong’ side. Or at least not switching them during the game to try something different. The one and only time he found himself on the left today, after a corner I think, he put in a wicked cross with his left foot round the outside that we could’ve scored from. He then reverted back to the right and never remotely replicated this for the rest of the game.I’m pretty sure that wicked cross from the left was from Rowe
The main thing that irritates me with him is being hopeless with his right foot and he accepts that and never improves. He wastes so many chances to cross or shoot because they happen to drop on that side. George Miller was the same last season on his left.Surely working on your weaker foot is one of the first things a coach does? I forgive lower league players many things but not that. Being OK on your weaker foot is the bare minimum for a pro footballer.
Moly knew he wasn’t great today hence his booking based on frustration
Newport put 2 and 3 players on him today. He was left to try and find a way through which he generally couldn’t, you could see his frustration.Might try to get a couple of our lads in a triangle. Opposition are a bit scared of him, we don’t make the most of it.
Of all the crap talked on here, this thread takes the biscuit.Folk in other threads are saying Ironside should have scored three yesterday. Who do you think was instrumental in setting up all three chances?There are plenty of players in this squad who have underwhelmed. Molyneux is way from the top of that list.
Quote from: roversdude on January 13, 2024, 08:25:56 pmMoly knew he wasn’t great today hence his booking based on frustration I could understand this comment if it was the 70th minute or so. But his booking was early. It was just stupid, not sure it was frustration.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on January 14, 2024, 01:52:31 pmOf all the crap talked on here, this thread takes the biscuit.Folk in other threads are saying Ironside should have scored three yesterday. Who do you think was instrumental in setting up all three chances?There are plenty of players in this squad who have underwhelmed. Molyneux is way from the top of that list.I thought they weren’t good chances Billy?This is the trap we fall in to with offering average players new contracts.“Oh Molyneux sets up some chances we should keep him”That doesn’t mean there aren’t other players who can’t set up more chances and score more goals about!He has commonly been deployed as the ATTACKER on the right of a front 3 for 1 and a half seasons now. He has 5 goals and 8 assists in 67 league appearances. That isn’t good enough.We are 21st in the league for big chances created. Which players would you put that down to?
Quote from: ncRover on January 14, 2024, 02:01:03 pmQuote from: BillyStubbsTears on January 14, 2024, 01:52:31 pmOf all the crap talked on here, this thread takes the biscuit.Folk in other threads are saying Ironside should have scored three yesterday. Who do you think was instrumental in setting up all three chances?There are plenty of players in this squad who have underwhelmed. Molyneux is way from the top of that list.I thought they weren’t good chances Billy?This is the trap we fall in to with offering average players new contracts.“Oh Molyneux sets up some chances we should keep him”That doesn’t mean there aren’t other players who can’t set up more chances and score more goals about!He has commonly been deployed as the ATTACKER on the right of a front 3 for 1 and a half seasons now. He has 5 goals and 8 assists in 67 league appearances. That isn’t good enough.We are 21st in the league for big chances created. Which players would you put that down to?NC.They were the best chances we created. It's strange that folk pile into the player who created those.First one was an excellent run in round the back and a well judged touch back across the face of goal. It wasn't a tap in because the defender got in and nicked it away.The second one was a very well delivered free kick straight onto McGrath's head. After that, you're in the lap of the Gods. The final chance wasn't a tap in because the ball ended up behind Ironside as he swung for it (and watching the video again, I suspect Waters would have been given offside if the ball had gone in). Molyneux can hardly be blamed for what happened after the ball left his foot.The third one was a lovely ball into Ironside. It wasn't a tap in because Ironside had plenty still to do.