fife_owl Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Abdi was a strange signing, he pretty much signed to play in central midfield as he said as much in his first interviews. He ended up out wide having to kill himself covering CC’s advanced full backs. A real shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Copthorneowl Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 57 minutes ago, A12owl said: Don't understand why Carlos didn't make the third substitution. We are chasing a game 1-0 down and needed some attacking creativity. What happens ??? Nothing. Abdi should have been brought on for Fox well before his red card. He had been rubbish all night . 3 at the back with Abdi in AM role. Carlos just hasn't got a clue at the moment. Has to go. I know about the 7 or so injuries but his decision making is atrocious Good post matey. Absolutely bizarre not to (1) make a third substitution (2) Not to take Fox off who was dire throughout and (3) Play three at the back as you suggest and either bring Abdi or Matias (the invisible man on). Did it really matter whether we conceded more goals by doing so but at least gave us more option to score ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Copthorneowl Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 30 minutes ago, bigdan2003 said: The whole Abdi thing is frustrating. We buy one of the best midfielders in the championship, played an integral part in a very good Watford side, played 30+ games in the PL....comes to Wednesday and we shoe horn him into a midfield of Lee, Bannan and Wallace. We played him on the wing, we played him as a winger and a defensive midfielder. And then Carlos blamed his poor start on not having a pre season. We should have / should be building the midfield around him. If that means getting rid of CC’s favourites, like Bannan, Lee, Wallace et al, then so be it. Aforementioned players have had a good stab at it last couple of seasons, but ultimately we came up short. Time to shake things up, try some of the stock piled players we have. Agree with most of what you say however whilst last year I felt Bannan flattered, this year he has conclusively proved we couldn't improve without him and he's been terrific this year, Lee has not been 100% fit at any time. I do feel we have failed miserably to accommodate Abdi clearly a very fine player although even his biggest fans wouldn't say he's taken all his chances when they've been given. His fitness seems to be a major problem in all fairness whatever camp your in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaton_Swfc Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Has shown nothing in time here to suggest he should be anywhere near the side. Injured or not he's done nowt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdayok Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Eaton_Swfc said: Has shown nothing in time here to suggest he should be anywhere near the side. Injured or not he's done nowt Give him at least 45 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chizumgeorge Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 4 hours ago, Southie_Owl said: This annoys me aswell, if Abdi isn’t fit enough to come onto the pitch then stick a youngster on the bench. our team is crying out for creativity and we had Abdi and Matias on the bench. Seems a strange one to me but I’m not Carlos Abdi and Matias couldnt create. s hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 To teach him a lesson ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 hour ago, chizumgeorge said: Abdi and Matias couldnt create. s hit! Well maybe not in a wednesday shirt whilst Carlos is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Owl Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 should be playing Adbi, Reach, Bannan and ? in midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Abdi must have been there just to make up the numbers. There's no way he is match fit. He needs game time when we aren't chasing a game. In the past we would have loaned him out for a couple of months to get fit. shame we can't do that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlkestonOwl Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Abdi isn' the only wasted signing.came here with a price tag but quality cv as have many others.cc could be given Messi and he play him in goal and in his head back it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sternlad Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Judging by other threads on here he’s probabobably not fit enough to play, but just about fit enough to hobble up the tunnel and park his ‘aris’ on the bench for 93 minutes without troubling the fourth official. We know he’s a good player but I think we all know our ‘medical annihilation squad’ have given him a right seeing to over the past two seasons. Do you remember the thread on here a year or two back where FF was seen in the car park giving a tell-tale shrug of the shoulders to Almen when he (Abdi) hadn’t been selected in the match day squad yet again? Speaks fookin’ volumes, does that. Always, always pay close attention to body language...especially in a Carlos interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdayok Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 7 hours ago, sternlad said: Judging by other threads on here he’s probabobably not fit enough to play, but just about fit enough to hobble up the tunnel and park his ‘aris’ on the bench for 93 minutes without troubling the fourth official. We know he’s a good player but I think we all know our ‘medical annihilation squad’ have given him a right seeing to over the past two seasons. Do you remember the thread on here a year or two back where FF was seen in the car park giving a tell-tale shrug of the shoulders to Almen when he (Abdi) hadn’t been selected in the match day squad yet again? Speaks fookin’ volumes, does that. Always, always pay close attention to body language...especially in a Carlos interview! Carlos interviews mmm, its like he's on a loop,been used in 115 league games +5 play off games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 It isn’t rocket science , the blokes a massive crock and is finished. I would never defend Carlos for a second , but he won’t ever play again . Another signing that sums the club up , total joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronio Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I know I know, you have to be completely insane to think a youth might actually make the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwokenGiant Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 19 hours ago, wednesdayok said: Get him on, try something different FFS, is he scared Carlos or what? Looks like it to me, clueless A fit in form Abdi, would be playing on a more regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 18 hours ago, camffiti said: We've tried Reach & FF down the left before... Got ripped a new one Which matches were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York_Owl Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Why we signed Abdi given the way we play (narrow 4-4-2) I have no idea. Another player in our squad more suited to a 4-3-3 / 3-5-2 formation which we just don’t play (apart from when he plays three centre forwards when things get really desperate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Abdi isn't injured. Source being Abdi himself. Why isn't he in the team? Ask Carvalhal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camffiti Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Holmowl said: Which matches were they? My memory isn't that good, I'm afraid I do vaguely remember subs having to be made, to tighten up the left side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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