Ellis Rimmer Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 might be a good option with Abdi and Bannan probably ahead as centre midfielders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Don't assume he'll be dropped (if any of them will be). He just signed a two year deal and made the most appearances out of anyone last season. Lee is a class act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Then you lose his box to box running and his defensive work from midfield, that's the problem. Can't claim to know too much about Abdi, but he doesn't immediately strike me as someone who'd be comfortable in a midfield two, with Bannan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 well someone will have to make way and Lee can play a position we are quite weak at... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Lee is needed in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsidney Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 minute ago, Ellis Rimmer said: well someone will have to make way and Lee can play a position we are quite weak at... Half of lees 's problem is he's pretty good in whatever position he plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Playing Lee at right back would be like playing Xavi at right back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 8 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: well someone will have to make way and Lee can play a position we are quite weak at... Someone only has to make way if you're absolutely locked into the idea that we'll play 4-4-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Squad game too init. Strength in depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 If there's one thing to be said about Kieran Lee it is that you never write him off. Time and time again he confounds his critics. He's a class act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torres Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 No times a billion!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, SiJ said: If there's one thing to be said about Kieran Lee it is that you never write him off. Time and time again he confounds his critics. He's a class act. The fact he has ANY critics is mental people on here are always so keen to drop him, move him, replace him etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Di Catio Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Wasn't he RB when he first came? Seemed to be a walking red card / penalty every match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 14 minutes ago, StudentOwl said: Playing Lee at right back would be like playing Xavi at right back. No it wouldn't, Lee has played most of his career at right back Fact is with Hooper, Fletcher, Wallace, Forestieri, Bannan, Abdi, Lee, Matias a couple of quality players are going to have to spend some time on the bench unless they can be moved elsewhere. Lee already has another position he is fully competent at. No brainer. If Abdi is as good as they say he is, then he will be taking the centre with one other player. If it's Lee you have to have Bannan on the bench which is a waste or on the left which is a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 18 minutes ago, sheffield_dave said: Someone only has to make way if you're absolutely locked into the idea that we'll play 4-4-2. How would you fit them in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Moving Lee into central midfield was one of the smartest things Stuart Gray did during his time here. Playing him at RB would be a backwards step. Lee said himself, he started life at Man Utd as a midfielder. Dickov converting him to RB was probably a mistake rather than stroke of genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Lee's strengths are his movement off the ball, both going forward and back, his reading of the game and his ability to cover holes whenever other players go missing. He also intercepts balls rather than makes loads of tackles. He is a runner, but not the strong running type needed at full back and he ain't a good crosser of the ball. He will continue to play in the centre midfield . For 10 mins in a game keep one eye on the match but one on Lee. His running and anticipation is amazing. It is like having two players out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trask43 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 He only played a few games at this level at full back and he never particularly stood out there. He's a midfielder now and it suits his game perfectly, I dont really think he'd be an improvement over hunt who for all his critics for me improved his game at the back end of last season in the big games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: How would you fit them in? There are any number of formations available and suggested elsewhere on the forum that include Bannan, Lee and Abdi in central positions. Your suggestion to move Lee to RB - which for me would be an unnecessary and regressive waste of talent - only becomes necessary if you think we're definitely going to be play 4-4-2. I absolutely don't think we are going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trask43 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 minute ago, sheffield_dave said: There are any number of formations available and suggested elsewhere on the forum that include Bannan, Lee and Abdi in central positions. Your suggestion to move Lee to RB - which for me would be an unnecessary and regressive waste of talent - only becomes necessary if you think we're definitely going to be play 4-4-2. I absolutely don't think we are going to. Agree with this as well, for games away from home and at home against the top teams I think its fairly likely we'll see bannan lee and abdi starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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