RUMBELOWS91 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 ...playing Pulepessy fills me with dread. What are our options? They seem pretty limited. I'm wondering if the vastly improved Palmer might be able to carry his form into midfield alongside Bannan. I think we have more options at left back than we do in midfield. Fox, Thorniley or Pudil could come in to allow Palmer to cover for Hutch. Dont really like the idea of changing the back four, but Joey isn't up to it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls-swfc Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Agreed, but Jones is a better option imo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, owls-swfc said: Agreed, but Jones is a better option imo.. Forgot about Jones. I'd agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I'd rather not mess with the back 4 when they're all in form, but Hector at CDM would be an option, with Iorfa to CB, Palmer back to RB and Fox at LB. Or just leave the full backs alone and bring in Thorniley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, alanharper said: I'd rather not mess with the back 4 when they're all in form, but Hector at CDM would be an option, with Iorfa to CB, Palmer back to RB and Fox at LB. Or just leave the full backs alone and bring in Thorniley. I wouldn't want to move Hector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Let's just hope two weeks is enough time to recover. Along with Westwood, he contributed to the right balance in the team which has delivered so many clean sheets. If he's not fit will be Joey, seems to be Bruce's back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, striker said: Let's just hope two weeks is enough time to recover. Along with Westwood, he contributed to the right balance in the team which has delivered so many clean sheets. If he's not fit will be Joey, seems to be Bruce's back up. He does, but the more he sees him play, the more he.must realise he's not up.to the task. You could see in the last 15 minutes at Bolton the difference Hutch makes and what he gives to the team- the way he pushes himself to press (even when he's tired) where as JP just seems to find himself constantly in no man's land (as he was for the first goal on Saturday). Edited March 18, 2019 by RUMBELOWS91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 minute ago, RUMBELOWS91 said: He does, but the more he sees him play, the more he.must realise he's not up.to the task. You could see in the last 15 minutes at Bolton the difference Hutch makes and what he gives to the team- the way he pushes himself to press (even when he's tired) where as JP just seems to find himself constantly in no man's land (as he was for the first goal on Saturday). Completely agree, but we've nothing else. That goes for Bannan too, either of these out and our midfield is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando17 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 20 minutes ago, RUMBELOWS91 said: ...playing Pulepessy fills me with dread. What are our options? They seem pretty limited. I'm wondering if the vastly improved Palmer might be able to carry his form into midfield alongside Bannan. I think we have more options at left back than we do in midfield. Fox, Thorniley or Pudil could come in to allow Palmer to cover for Hutch. Dont really like the idea of changing the back four, but Joey isn't up to it. you saw saturday how much we miss Hutch,not sure what SB will do Pelepussy to weak,hopefully Hutch will be fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torres Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 If it is JP then Bruce needs to work on his positioning for the next 2 weeks His attitude to win every ball makes him look worse than he should be as he is just all over the place and more often than not is the wrong side of the man. He is more than capable of winning the ball and playing the ball quickly and simply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hutch will be fine. So will Fletch. Thank God international football. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj owl Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 A few posters have mentioned it above - his positioning and anticipation is a million miles away from hutch’s. its why Hutch looks so good - he is nearly always in the right place - Pelupessy has to chase about to get in the right place so a team that moves the ball quickly can soon make him redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 21 minutes ago, torres said: If it is JP then Bruce needs to work on his positioning for the next 2 weeks His attitude to win every ball makes him look worse than he should be as he is just all over the place and more often than not is the wrong side of the man. He is more than capable of winning the ball and playing the ball quickly and simply. This is a very good analysis. I thought that JP was out of position for Blackburns first goal on Saturday and often he will go into a tackle when someone else has already gone to close that player down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 It’s an odd one, I’d be tempted to try Hector there, BUT, although I’ve seen him do the job adequately for Reading, it means disrupting the back four. Guess I’d stick with Peliupessy, he’s certainly no Hutch, but he can be quite effective as a ratter. I did wonder if Bannan’s vastly improved showing was in some way down to having Pelupessy alongside him. I don’t think he’s ideal for what we want, but I do think a lot of what he does, perhaps goes under the radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 43 minutes ago, owls-swfc said: Agreed, but Jones is a better option imo.. 38 minutes ago, RUMBELOWS91 said: Forgot about Jones. I'd agree with that. The problem is that we all think Jones is a better option until he actually plays. Jones and Bannan as a midfield two is what nightmares are made of. At least Pelupessy makes Bannan perform better if nothing else. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_vinyl_frontier Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Im not sure I see all the hate for Pelupessy, he is not our first choice, but as a backup player he really isnt THAT bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0114 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Think with us being linked with Cattermole. Shows Bruce has an eye on that holding role as you just can’t expect Hutch to play 40 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Keep it simple. Dont change all the other parts of the team that are working. Pelepussy or Jones come in for Hutch. But don’t worry, Hutch will be fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behindthegoal Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I would be tempted to play Thorniley in that CM position. He combative, a good tackler and level headed. We need somebody with presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I can’t see the point in playing Palmer in midfield. He hasn’t played there for years and may be rubbish there now plus he’s the best fullback in the club. Leave the back four unchanged; it’s settled now and should only be changed because of injury to a player. I’d stick with Pelupessy if Hutchinson is out as he has the mobility and fitness over our other backup midfielders. Bruce has just under a fortnight to drill into Pelupessy what he needs to do and (as some have already pointed out) how he needs to position himself defensively. Pelupessy has played well before and, at the time, some were suggesting he was s future captain. Let’s see what Bruce can do with him if Hutchinson is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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