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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: Ryaldinhio on September 03, 2024, 10:44:51 pm
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Yet another goal at back post from an un marked player while he walks back, same as last week, week before, and most of last season.
Constant liability.
Nixon over Sterry every day of the week for me, atleast he is a defender with work ethic.
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Broadbent's man. He got caught ball watching.
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Agreed Rob, far too passive!
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Also no one has mentioned how Straughan-Brown let his man go past and away from him to get the shot away that Lawlor saved late on.
SSB did well otherwise but if that had been Sterry or maybe Broadbent then some people would have made a big deal out of it.
Players make mistakes.
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Again, there was another example of being a bit too casual after the break.
Agree, the free man was more Broadbents than Sterry, who was retreating from a more advanced position, although he didn't exactly bust a gut to get back in position.
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Sterry played well goîg forward and went past defenders with speed on the break( in his defense) .
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With the way we play we are always going to get caught out in those positions as Grant wants both fullbacks to push up.
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With the way we play we are always going to get caught out in those positions as Grant wants both fullbacks to push up.
Yes I’ve thought that and wondered why hasn’t Grant done something about it. It’s fact that he’s been caught out a number of times so as a player why doesn’t he do something about.
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Everyone forgets the good things his does though like cutting passes out and getting infront of attacker to shield it back to lawlor late in 1st half,he just seem this seasons scape goat by the look of things,no mention of McGrath f**king up at the back to give them a one on one chance to go in front but if been sterry it would of been all over here with fans wanting them linched
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There's a balance to be had with any player. Sterry is still the better choice for his forward play, generally raiding forward with his head up and making good choices re passes and crosses. He just has a bit more finesse in the final third. With McCann favouring attack being the best line of defence will probably continue to favour Sterry.
If Nixon can improve in the final third then he could be a better all round player.
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I thought Sterry played well last night to be honest.
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I thought Sterry played well last night to be honest.
He did.
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Sterry's not for me, he looks good going forward and a couple of his forward passes and runs last night were very good, but he's an awful defender who doesn't do the basics (stay switched on, stay tight, track runners, block crosses, make tackles etc). We've enough flair up the pitch now so I'd rather us be tight at the back and let our forward players be creative. Nixon over Sterry all day for me.
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Yet another goal at back post from an un marked player while he walks back, same as last week, week before, and most of last season.
Constant liability.
Nixon over Sterry every day of the week for me, atleast he is a defender with work ethic.
Must say Sterry was strolling back when he could see where Ward was straight in front of him, he had a good game overall, but that was certainly poor defensively.
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Olowu was marking ward ( and doing a good job) all night the one time olowu went to help a fellow defender is the time ward got free to tap in, imo a full backs job is to try and stop wingers now we want them to defend centre forwards FFS let Grant do his job with what resources he has, and criticize or congratulate the team as a whole
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Olowu was excellent against Ward, but Ward took up that position knowing Sterry was out of position, Sterry could see the danger right in front of him but chose to leave it to others. Just in my opinion of course.
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I am not questioning Sterry as a player and what he brings overall to the team. Yes he is half decent going forward, but that shouldn't be totally to the detriment of defending. Yes GM plays attacking, but he certainly wouldn't have told Sterry not to track back.
If you watch the replay back Olowu moves away from the attacker and almost passes him on to Broadbent but with no communication. First mistake. Then Broadbent doesn't commit to picking him up and seems stuck in two minds, knows he is there but doesn't position correctly. Second mistake.
Sterry is facing all of this as his is on a slow jog back and makes zero effort to get back and help out. That is where my issue lies. I'm all for attacking full backs but their primary job is defending. Attacking full backs doesn't mean you have 2CBs and a cm dropping in. It means you have lads that can get up and down.
This is not the first time either, the hair bobble incident for example.
If someone is trying and it doesn't come off that's fine. But someone not even trying and working their arse off for the team, that I can't stand.
Watch the replay back, whilst the initial errors are not from Sterry he could have been back in there in plenty of time to stop it.
People labeling him a scape goat? If we keep conceding at back stick every week when he is walking back or doing his hair then it will get talked about, that doesn't make him a scape goat!
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I am not questioning Sterry as a player and what he brings overall to the team. Yes he is half decent going forward, but that shouldn't be totally to the detriment of defending. Yes GM plays attacking, but he certainly wouldn't have told Sterry not to track back.
If you watch the replay back Olowu moves away from the attacker and almost passes him on to Broadbent but with no communication. First mistake. Then Broadbent doesn't commit to picking him up and seems stuck in two minds, knows he is there but doesn't position correctly. Second mistake.
Sterry is facing all of this as his is on a slow jog back and makes zero effort to get back and help out. That is where my issue lies. I'm all for attacking full backs but their primary job is defending. Attacking full backs doesn't mean you have 2CBs and a cm dropping in. It means you have lads that can get up and down.
This is not the first time either, the hair bobble incident for example.
If someone is trying and it doesn't come off that's fine. But someone not even trying and working their arse off for the team, that I can't stand.
Watch the replay back, whilst the initial errors are not from Sterry he could have been back in there in plenty of time to stop it.
People labeling him a scape goat? If we keep conceding at back stick every week when he is walking back or doing his hair then it will get talked about, that doesn't make him a scape goat!
Totally agree with next to last paragraph, don't think anyone's having a go at him, realky goid player, just an observation he could have done better.
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I am not questioning Sterry as a player and what he brings overall to the team. Yes he is half decent going forward, but that shouldn't be totally to the detriment of defending. Yes GM plays attacking, but he certainly wouldn't have told Sterry not to track back.
If you watch the replay back Olowu moves away from the attacker and almost passes him on to Broadbent but with no communication. First mistake. Then Broadbent doesn't commit to picking him up and seems stuck in two minds, knows he is there but doesn't position correctly. Second mistake.
Sterry is facing all of this as his is on a slow jog back and makes zero effort to get back and help out. That is where my issue lies. I'm all for attacking full backs but their primary job is defending. Attacking full backs doesn't mean you have 2CBs and a cm dropping in. It means you have lads that can get up and down.
This is not the first time either, the hair bobble incident for example.
If someone is trying and it doesn't come off that's fine. But someone not even trying and working their arse off for the team, that I can't stand.
Watch the replay back, whilst the initial errors are not from Sterry he could have been back in there in plenty of time to stop it.
People labeling him a scape goat? If we keep conceding at back stick every week when he is walking back or doing his hair then it will get talked about, that doesn't make him a scape goat!
But with no communication?
You must havr very good hearing if there was no visible method
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I am not questioning Sterry as a player and what he brings overall to the team. Yes he is half decent going forward, but that shouldn't be totally to the detriment of defending. Yes GM plays attacking, but he certainly wouldn't have told Sterry not to track back.
If you watch the replay back Olowu moves away from the attacker and almost passes him on to Broadbent but with no communication. First mistake. Then Broadbent doesn't commit to picking him up and seems stuck in two minds, knows he is there but doesn't position correctly. Second mistake.
Sterry is facing all of this as his is on a slow jog back and makes zero effort to get back and help out. That is where my issue lies. I'm all for attacking full backs but their primary job is defending. Attacking full backs doesn't mean you have 2CBs and a cm dropping in. It means you have lads that can get up and down.
This is not the first time either, the hair bobble incident for example.
If someone is trying and it doesn't come off that's fine. But someone not even trying and working their arse off for the team, that I can't stand.
Watch the replay back, whilst the initial errors are not from Sterry he could have been back in there in plenty of time to stop it.
People labeling him a scape goat? If we keep conceding at back stick every week when he is walking back or doing his hair then it will get talked about, that doesn't make him a scape goat!
But with no communication?
You must havr very good hearing if there was no visible method
Communication isn't only verbal and in that situation would have expected a clear gesture as well as a shout, either of which you would see a reaction from Broadbent as to the man he had been passed.......quite easy to see that none of this occurred.
I was simply pointing out that it wasn't only Sterry at fault for the goal, and usually with the exception of keeper error it is never just one player at fault. In truth it wasn't a Sterry error that caused it, but please watch it back and see his efforts to get back in to defend a clear risk. That is not acceptable and I expect Grant and Cliff will be talking to him about it......aswell as Broadbent.
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A similar situation arose at PV for their equaliser.
I think it was Clifton who pressed the player in possession, in fact getting a tackle in but somehow the PV player came out with the ball. Simulatenously, both Bailey and Westbrooke were drawn towards the same player, leaving the goalscorer the space to run into behind. It really only needed one of them to go. Had either of them have held their ground then they could have covered that run. The pass was good enough to disect all of them and the player was in. Classic ball watching rather than picking up the man.
It happens sometimes quicker than someone can make a shout.
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A similar situation arose at PV for their equaliser.
I think it was Clifton who pressed the player in possession, in fact getting a tackle in but somehow the PV player came out with the ball. Simulatenously, both Bailey and Westbrooke were drawn towards the same player, leaving the goalscorer the space to run into behind. It really only needed one of them to go. Had either of them have held their ground then they could have covered that run. The pass was good enough to disect all of them and the player was in. Classic ball watching rather than picking up the man.
It happens sometimes quicker than someone can make a shout.
I almost added this I'm the post above. For me that one was on westbrooke. Clifton flew into the tackle amd was on the deck, Bailey pressed behind him, then Westbrooks movement and body language was a whole lot of nothing. No effort no intensity.
When I saw the squad the other night before kick off and he wasn't in there my mind I went straight back to seeing that dad jog, not sticking a leg out and little jump as the ball went in the net.....that's why he wasn't there.
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I am not questioning Sterry as a player and what he brings overall to the team. Yes he is half decent going forward, but that shouldn't be totally to the detriment of defending. Yes GM plays attacking, but he certainly wouldn't have told Sterry not to track back.
If you watch the replay back Olowu moves away from the attacker and almost passes him on to Broadbent but with no communication. First mistake. Then Broadbent doesn't commit to picking him up and seems stuck in two minds, knows he is there but doesn't position correctly. Second mistake.
Sterry is facing all of this as his is on a slow jog back and makes zero effort to get back and help out. That is where my issue lies. I'm all for attacking full backs but their primary job is defending. Attacking full backs doesn't mean you have 2CBs and a cm dropping in. It means you have lads that can get up and down.
This is not the first time either, the hair bobble incident for example.
If someone is trying and it doesn't come off that's fine. But someone not even trying and working their arse off for the team, that I can't stand.
Watch the replay back, whilst the initial errors are not from Sterry he could have been back in there in plenty of time to stop it.
People labeling him a scape goat? If we keep conceding at back stick every week when he is walking back or doing his hair then it will get talked about, that doesn't make him a scape goat!
But with no communication?
You must havr very good hearing if there was no visible method
Communication isn't only verbal and in that situation would have expected a clear gesture as well as a shout, either of which you would see a reaction from Broadbent as to the man he had been passed.......quite easy to see that none of this occurred.
I was simply pointing out that it wasn't only Sterry at fault for the goal, and usually with the exception of keeper error it is never just one player at fault. In truth it wasn't a Sterry error that caused it, but please watch it back and see his efforts to get back in to defend a clear risk. That is not acceptable and I expect Grant and Cliff will be talking to him about it......aswell as Broadbent.
Maybe read what I said again.
Giving a verbal instruction doesn't need a visual instruction.
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I am not questioning Sterry as a player and what he brings overall to the team. Yes he is half decent going forward, but that shouldn't be totally to the detriment of defending. Yes GM plays attacking, but he certainly wouldn't have told Sterry not to track back.
If you watch the replay back Olowu moves away from the attacker and almost passes him on to Broadbent but with no communication. First mistake. Then Broadbent doesn't commit to picking him up and seems stuck in two minds, knows he is there but doesn't position correctly. Second mistake.
Sterry is facing all of this as his is on a slow jog back and makes zero effort to get back and help out. That is where my issue lies. I'm all for attacking full backs but their primary job is defending. Attacking full backs doesn't mean you have 2CBs and a cm dropping in. It means you have lads that can get up and down.
This is not the first time either, the hair bobble incident for example.
If someone is trying and it doesn't come off that's fine. But someone not even trying and working their arse off for the team, that I can't stand.
Watch the replay back, whilst the initial errors are not from Sterry he could have been back in there in plenty of time to stop it.
People labeling him a scape goat? If we keep conceding at back stick every week when he is walking back or doing his hair then it will get talked about, that doesn't make him a scape goat!
But with no communication?
You must havr very good hearing if there was no visible method
Communication isn't only verbal and in that situation would have expected a clear gesture as well as a shout, either of which you would see a reaction from Broadbent as to the man he had been passed.......quite easy to see that none of this occurred.
I was simply pointing out that it wasn't only Sterry at fault for the goal, and usually with the exception of keeper error it is never just one player at fault. In truth it wasn't a Sterry error that caused it, but please watch it back and see his efforts to get back in to defend a clear risk. That is not acceptable and I expect Grant and Cliff will be talking to him about it......aswell as Broadbent.
Maybe read what I said again.
Giving a verbal instruction doesn't need a visual instruction.
I don't disagree with that RR but there is no reaction from Broadbent when Joe moves away from him. No turn to see where the player is until too late. Watching that goal I don't believe there is a shout from Joe.
But these things will happen.
If we win 2.1 every week who cares why the 1 went in!
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Sterry is a good player at this level. Yes maybe not a proper defender but he will create goals too. Question is is he better than Nixon. Personally I think Nixon is better and has a higher ceiling so should play.
That said I’ve not seen him have a run of games for a while with his injury
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Sterry is a good player at this level. Yes maybe not a proper defender but he will create goals too. Question is is he better than Nixon. Personally I think Nixon is better and has a higher ceiling so should play.
That said I’ve not seen him have a run of games for a while with his injury
Agree with all of this.
A big thing for me is effort and work ethic. Which puts Nixon infront by a nose.
Ita a good problem to have.
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Thought sterry had a great game today. Definitely not a liability today.
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Sterry was excellent today.
Him, Westbrook and McGrath top three today for me.
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The way he puts his body between the attacker and the ball and wins a free kick every time is an art form.
Top 3
1.McGrath, this is very encouraging, no nonsense, can out leap opponents in his own box and the opposition, snaps into a tackle, super stuff.
2. Westbrooke, cool as you like, always seemed to have time to push out passes, put a foot on the bal.
3. Joint, Sterry and Fleming, Fleming was involved in so much, he’ll sleep tonight.Loved it when he went nose to nose with their player in last minute or so when about to defend a corner, BF was about 2 foot smaller in height, but gave him a right good eyeball.
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Yep - I thought Sterry was v.good today.... he has a good footballing brain and adapts himself well...
Good professional IMO.
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Doesn’’t anybody else think that at times he hangs onto the ball a bit too long resulting in him being tackled and sometimes losing the ball? I think that he ends up in a tackle when there was an easy ball out available.
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Doesn’’t anybody else think that at times he hangs onto the ball a bit too long resulting in him being tackled and sometimes losing the ball? I think that he ends up in a tackle when there was an easy ball out available.
He needs to step up more and the ball played infront of him. This playing out from the back he is coming back and it's played to him or behind him and he has to control it, turn, then there is someone on him. Very frustrating.
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Some on here need to remember that we are talking about a player who ply's his trade in the fourth division of football in this country, If he was consistent and as good as today, every week we would have never seen him here.
For me Sterry is a neat and clever full back, he's not going to be the best in every department but over the course of a season, if he stays fit we will see an overall good performance from him.
Good right back. Good player.
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I rate Sterry. Think he gets a lot of undue stick tbh.
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This seasons scapegoat. At fault for switching off and costing us but also massive towards getting the ball to Molyneux. He’s a very very clever footballer and the best right back at the club in my opinion.
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Doesn’’t anybody else think that at times he hangs onto the ball a bit too long resulting in him being tackled and sometimes losing the ball? I think that he ends up in a tackle when there was an easy ball out available.
He needs to step up more and the ball played infront of him. This playing out from the back he is coming back and it's played to him or behind him and he has to control it, turn, then there is someone on him. Very frustrating.
There was an an instance of that early in the game yesterday.
Short goal kick by TSL to Anderson, ball goes to Fleming, then back to Anderson in the middle.
TA getting closed down so plays a ball wide to Sterry but not quite enough pace on the ball.
Sterry is being rapidly closed down but has to wait for the ball to cross his body as it could be dangerous to try to go inside and as a result end up in a 50/50 situation.
Not his fault but he got a bit of stick from a few people near me.
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Sterry played well overall yesterday. Good defensively and a couple of brightspots going forward which highlighted why he's gets the nod over Nixon (obvs injured now).
There was a repeating issue yesterday when we were playing the ball out from the back. Ball got played to Sterry. Sterry plays it up the line to Molyneux, who makes sure he gets possession by running towards the ball. He controls it and looks for a pass. Where are the options? About 3 times nobody in midfield gave Moly an easy option so we struggle to keep possession, having to go all the way back or turn into trouble.
Now, Sterry could be forgiven for then taking the easy option of going long but, we don't want to do that. That's not the way we're trying to play. It's not his fault the midfield support is lacking on occasions. It's a theme that keeps happening, particularly in the second half.
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As per original post
Liability
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Really poor tonight. Should never have let the cross in for their first.
Emmanuel looked a good replacement.
Gibson was shocking too.
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Like Sterry but, deserves to lose his place after tonight. He’s not the only one though.
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Good on the ball but a soft touch defending, especially when you saw the conviction from their defenders tonight!
His crossing was poor tonight but everyone’s final ball was woeful, one of those nights where nothing comes off and nothing bounces our way.
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100% he should block the cross. That’s unacceptable. It’s basic really. If Nixon was fit he’d be playing I think.
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There is much debate about what ability Sterry possesses as a footballer and undoubtedly he has several attributes. That said one of them is definitely not the desire to bust a gut when it comes to defending crosses into his own box.
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It's rank bad defending, he stands off the player far too much, he did the same at Port Vale but got away with it, tonight he didn't. But he wasn't the only player at fault, the team as a whole, & the manager, were poor.
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Trouble is, as the ball is carried across the pitch, Sterry is tucked in, which alot of full backs tend to do these days, so their wide man is in acres of spade, so when he receives the ball, Sterry isn't close enough, so when he gets a run on him, he's on a hiding to nowt. I sense while Sterry was jockeying him, he didn't want to get done on the inside (which McCann always bangs on about) which gave the lad thr chance to play it in early but is a great run by the scorer to get in front of Anderson.
These are the sort of goals we need to be working on more with early crosses for Ironside and Sharp.
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Said it since before he signed, he’s not a top L2 player. Gets dragged along on occasions amongst free flowing team performances but he’s not consistently good. Add Clifton into that category as well. Nothing player.
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I think its pretty obvious McCann doesn't rate him, probably why he brought Emmanuel in for cover but fully expect Nixon to take the spot when he is back fit
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I think McCann does rate him. He's pretty much always picked him in the league when he's been fit. Nixon was available all the second half of last season and couldn't get a sniff.
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Had a torrid time today against that winger. At fault for the goal IMO, that said someone inside could have got a block and TSL culpable too for me.
Looked to have hurt his knee or hip making a challenge on said winger. Hopefully not a bad injury, we are going to need the full squad this season.
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I thought Sterry had a decent game today to be fair, Maxwell on the other hand….
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Maxwell put in some fantastic balls.
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Noticeable that both goals came down our right side. Maybe teams realise that Sterry is vulnerable
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To me Maxwell hasn’t fully recovered from injuries. Having said that, Senior hasn’t put a foot wrong whenever he has played. We have to sign a right back in January though.
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Noticeable that both goals came down our right side. Maybe teams realise that Sterry is vulnerable
Teams have been targeting our right back since last season.
The stats for goals conceded in certain areas would make interesting reading.
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To me Maxwell hasn’t fully recovered from injuries. Having said that, Senior hasn’t put a foot wrong whenever he has played. We have to sign a right back in January though.
We've got 3 as it is!
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To me Maxwell hasn’t fully recovered from injuries. Having said that, Senior hasn’t put a foot wrong whenever he has played. We have to sign a right back in January though.
We've got 3 as it is!
Nixon can’t stay fit and Emmanuel can’t keep Sterry out of the team.
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To me Maxwell hasn’t fully recovered from injuries. Having said that, Senior hasn’t put a foot wrong whenever he has played. We have to sign a right back in January though.
Maxwell is one of my favourite players.
However, I’m worried that the broken foot he suffered early in the season is hampering his game.
He has a metal pin in his foot now.
I wonder if that has affected him. Hopefully not, because he is an important player for us.
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To me Maxwell hasn’t fully recovered from injuries. Having said that, Senior hasn’t put a foot wrong whenever he has played. We have to sign a right back in January though.
Maxwell is one of my favourite players.
However, I’m worried that the broken foot he suffered early in the season is hampering his game.
He has a metal pin in his foot now.
I wonder if that has affected him. Hopefully not, because he is an important player for us.
Should be ok to have an extension built on then.
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To me Maxwell hasn’t fully recovered from injuries. Having said that, Senior hasn’t put a foot wrong whenever he has played. We have to sign a right back in January though.
Maxwell is one of my favourite players.
However, I’m worried that the broken foot he suffered early in the season is hampering his game.
He has a metal pin in his foot now.
I wonder if that has affected him. Hopefully not, because he is an important player for us.
Should be ok to have an extension built on then.
Crass.
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I must say I thought Sterry had a great game today, and for the last month or two.
Could've had MOTM for today.
IMO it was between Olowu/Sterry/Kelly.
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Yeah he was, for his size he wins a lot of headers too. Shame he missed the golden chance to score, and glad it didn’t cost us, he wouldn’t have deserved the stick he would’ve got. He is performing consistently well right no.
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What a burst of pace he showed when knocking the ball past their lad, steaming past him then getting assaulted. That was class.
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Drugs test him immediately. He’s all of a sudden become twice and fast :lol:
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He really has improved going forward.
I'd to see what the old poster Worksop Willy had to say about him!
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He showed a turn of pace that I didn’t know he had in him towards the end of the game when he was tripped by a defender as he sprinted past him.
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What a burst of pace he showed when knocking the ball past their lad, steaming past him then getting assaulted. That was class.
He showed a turn of pace that I didn’t know he had in him towards the end of the game when he was tripped by a defender as he sprinted past him.
It was great play but pace is often only relative to who you are running against!
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What a burst of pace he showed when knocking the ball past their lad, steaming past him then getting assaulted. That was class.
He showed a turn of pace that I didn’t know he had in him towards the end of the game when he was tripped by a defender as he sprinted past him.
It was great play but pace is often only relative to who you are running against!
Yeah, fair enough but he did look quick in that instance.
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Credit where credit is due, he was outstanding today. His form was indifferent early doors of the season but he has been getting better and better with each and every game. Long may it continue.
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Definitely a contender for MOTM, Sterry has had his fair share of stick but he is getting better game by game
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If he’d scored straight after half time, he would have pissed the motm.
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What a burst of pace he showed when knocking the ball past their lad, steaming past him then getting assaulted. That was class.
He showed a turn of pace that I didn’t know he had in him towards the end of the game when he was tripped by a defender as he sprinted past him.
It was great play but pace is often only relative to who you are running against!
Yeah, absolutely.
Why praise one of our players when you can find a negative. A superb run by Sterry but let’s be honest, he was running against a really slow opponent.
And how he won the free kick I’ll never know.
What a shit ref. Sterry conned him there.
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What a burst of pace he showed when knocking the ball past their lad, steaming past him then getting assaulted. That was class.
He showed a turn of pace that I didn’t know he had in him towards the end of the game when he was tripped by a defender as he sprinted past him.
It was great play but pace is often only relative to who you are running against!
Yeah, absolutely.
Why praise one of our players when you can find a negative. A superb run by Sterry but let’s be honest, he was running against a really slow opponent.
And how he won the free kick I’ll never know.
What a shit ref. Sterry conned him there.
“IT WAS GREAT PLAY”
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What a burst of pace he showed when knocking the ball past their lad, steaming past him then getting assaulted. That was class.
He showed a turn of pace that I didn’t know he had in him towards the end of the game when he was tripped by a defender as he sprinted past him.
It was great play but pace is often only relative to who you are running against!
Yeah, absolutely.
Why praise one of our players when you can find a negative. A superb run by Sterry but let’s be honest, he was running against a really slow opponent.
And how he won the free kick I’ll never know.
What a shit ref. Sterry conned him there.
“IT WAS GREAT PLAY”
It certainly was for “A nothing player”.
Why do you continue to set yourself up with such ridiculous statements?
Forget it. I know there’ll be another one trotted out somewhere soon.
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Since coming back into the side against Colchester he’s been quality and back to the levels he shown last season.
Received a lot of unfair criticism this season as he’s nowhere near as bad defensively as ppl make out and does a lot that doesn’t get noticed but he’s our top assister and one of the most creative players.
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Starry looks better when we play better. Is it the team performances making him look better or his performances making the team better?
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I think he's been more consistent for a while now, alongside McGrath and Olowu, and as we've improved generally in the last couple of games, he can get more involved in forward areas. Shame he didn't finish that chance when he latched onto the one-two by keeping going into the box. Also, since he splattered that one in (with the assist of Streets head) he also seems to be in the mix for taking set pieces.
Hopefully, Maxwell will catch him up when and if the left side gets the same level of interplay between players as the right.
I think as confidence grows the passing gets slicker which is good for everyone.
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My only criticism is that sometimes he delays a pass allowing an opponent to block or stop a pass that could have been made a couple of seconds earlier.
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One of the first on the team sheet for me, classy and clever player, and has been for a long time.
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Sterry and Maxwell must be the best full backs at this level with their ball into the box.
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Starry looks better when we play better. Is it the team performances making him look better or his performances making the team better?
Possibly the first, I've heard that he can be a fairweather player.
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Sterry has been one of our best players all season.
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Sterry and Maxwell must be the best full backs at this level with their ball into the box.
And it really annoys me when we don't use these weapons often enough.
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DFP done a nice little article on him here...
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/happy-hes-finally-getting-recognition-doncaster-rovers-pair-heap-praise-on-unsung-hero-4977582
Think his contract is up in May/June - I personally hope we get him signed up..
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DFP done a nice little article on him here...
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/happy-hes-finally-getting-recognition-doncaster-rovers-pair-heap-praise-on-unsung-hero-4977582
Think his contract is up in May/June - I personally hope we get him signed up..
I’d provably keep him if we don’t go up. Definitely release if we do.
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DFP done a nice little article on him here...
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/happy-hes-finally-getting-recognition-doncaster-rovers-pair-heap-praise-on-unsung-hero-4977582
Think his contract is up in May/June - I personally hope we get him signed up..
I’d provably keep him if we don’t go up. Definitely release if we do.
Harsh call for me that Gaz. If we go up id keep him. Hes vastly improving and would earn the right to play in league 1.
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I agree and like Alfie he gets better the more he plays. Please don't give another gem away if we get promoted.
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DFP done a nice little article on him here...
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/happy-hes-finally-getting-recognition-doncaster-rovers-pair-heap-praise-on-unsung-hero-4977582
Think his contract is up in May/June - I personally hope we get him signed up..
I’d provably keep him if we don’t go up. Definitely release if we do.
Harsh call for me that Gaz. If we go up id keep him. Hes vastly improving and would earn the right to play in league 1.
Obviously these things have a financial/wage value aspect that we are not privy to.
Making smart decisions in football involves removing all emotion an not just making what seemingly the obvious decision.
In Sterrys case we have seen him look good at times over the last two years but far too often look pretty average and poor at times. Judging him on games in the last 4/5 months of his contract is a huge trap.
Is he good enough to push us towards the top half of L1? I’m fairly sure he isn’t. If the club have real solid evidence that he is at that level, and not just the opinion of the current manager, then give him a contract. I’m lucky enough to have had access to player models equivalent to what top EPL clubs use to judge players and I’ve never seen any evidence of that level of preference from him. Couple that with what I see every week, and his age… it’s a no in L1 for me.
I’d guess that sentiment will take over and he’d get another deal if promoted.
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Sign Toby Sims from Harrogate on a free when his contract runs out in the summer!
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I agree and like Alfie he gets better the more he plays. Please don't give another gem away if we get promoted.
OK I take it back, terrible defending way out of position.
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Then ran at pace through the chessie defence to provide a good chance which Street put over the bar.
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I think he is a downgrade on our previous Kyle Knoyle.
That said I would extend 12m whether we went up or not.
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3rd goal, should have tried harder to keep their lad facing the corner flag.
4th goal, let his man inside AGAIN!
Have seen the 1st and 2nd goals.
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3rd goal, should have tried harder to keep their lad facing the corner flag.
4th goal, let his man inside AGAIN!
Have seen the 1st and 2nd goals.
1st he was culpable but so was Olowu and TSL.
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Been poor all night!
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Why don’t we all slate the whole team. Nope. People like to make scapegoats.
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I like sterry as previously said on this thread, but my god he was awful tonight.
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Wasn't his best of games but easy to disect sat behind a TV. Was guilty of ball watching for the 1st along with 1 or 2 others but it's the type of thing you see week in week out in the prem & champ. Ask Roy Keane on Trents defensive capabilities for instance!
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Sign Toby Sims from Harrogate on a free when his contract runs out in the summer!
Who’s his agent ?
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f**kin hell lads, you were all giving him a L1 contract earlier! Honestly, if we can’t find better for the level above we need a new recruitment team.
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I thought Maxwell was worse than Sterry tonight.
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Bad night all round-Sterry has been playing really well so hopefully last night was just a blip. What i didn’t like was when he lost the ball in an attacking position then jogged back.
Worst we’ve defended for a long time but credit to Chesterfield for taking their chances
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I have been less than impressed with Max in the games I’ve seen him at home. He’s not the fastest when chasing back & either gives the opposing wide man far too much space to put a cross in or gets beaten on one on ones too often.
Sterry’s games are chalk or cheese. Looks good going forward with Moly as an outlet, but he too like Maxwell is not great at shepherding opponents into areas where they have ‘nowhere to go’.
Neither are Lg1 material if we’re looking to push on to Championship football in my opinion.
What has Nixon done or not done to be given a run?
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Maxwell and Sterry are both useful running with the ball in the attacking half but their defensive contributions are suspect. Sterry has been much better than Maxwell this season because since his return from injury Max hasn't looked good anywhere on the pitch.
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The problem is that there are some constant issues that are viewed over a number of games with starry.
Mainly that he seems to ‘lose’ his man too easily.
This usually results in the player running away from him, or being able to get crosses in, I consider Nixon and Emanuel are better full backs at defending.
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Sterry and Maxwell are both good going forward, but suspect in defence.
Nixon and Senior are better defenders IMO.
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f**kin hell lads, you were all giving him a L1 contract earlier! Honestly, if we can’t find better for the level above we need a new recruitment team.
Both Sterry & Maxwell would be good back up players in lge 1 but we would need better first choices!
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f**kin hell lads, you were all giving him a L1 contract earlier! Honestly, if we can’t find better for the level above we need a new recruitment team.
I stand by what i said last night about Sterry if we were to be promoted. Lets not forget Grant would want 2 players for each position and Sterry would IMHO provide cover providing Grant had funds to bring in better. Im not saying he would be first choice, and last night proves that he is prone to having a nightmare, but he has been much better recently overall. All of the defence had a shocker last night both individually and collectively.
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I think he is a downgrade on our previous Kyle Knoyle.
Not to mention Ian Branfoot
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I think he is a downgrade on our previous Kyle Knoyle.
Not to mention Ian Branfoot
Or Harold Wilcoxkson.