kristmace Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Reach has been poor all season and desperately needs to go elsewhere. In his defence though, we've known for years that he's soft as owt, can't tackle and doesn't win headers but Monk decided to sign no left sided defenders this summer (despite our only player there leaving) so Reach has been shoehorned into playing LWB. We've known since 2017 when Carlos played him there that it just doesn't suit him at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 55 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: Go and read the match day threads from the last dozen or so games. It isn't scapegoating to say he is contributing less than everyone else in nearly every game when his ability suggests he could be doing so much more. He shouldn’t be singled out today. Did no more or no less than Rhodes, Paterson, Windass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls about that Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Reach and Paterson very ineffective today , Monday would like to see Green on one wing Harris on the other, and Shaw in for cat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 1 minute ago, SallyCinnamon said: He shouldn’t be singled out today. Did no more or no less than Rhodes, Paterson, Windass. He was playing on the left with defensive responsibility. We lost as a result of a goal which he got beat by a ball over his head then failed to stop the cross. This can happen to most players but the number of times Reach manages to defend well or stop a cross is minimal. As our best technical player Bannan demands the ball and tries to create things. It doesn't always come off for him and can be frustrating but at least he tries. Reach by comparison is probably our next most naturally gifted player yet has been a passenger too many times lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Surely DM sees enough in training? And surely AR isn’t so disrespectful to DM on match days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: He shouldn’t be singled out today. Did no more or no less than Rhodes, Paterson, Windass. By whoscored.com's algorithm, Reach was our 11th best player today. By their reckoning, you're right that he did more than Rhodes and was on par with Paterson, but Windass was a fair bit more effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Bit of balance.... Every game he hasn’t started on the left for us these past two months..... ...we lost every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: By whoscored.com's algorithm, Reach was our 11th best player today. By their reckoning, you're right that he did more than Rhodes and was on par with Paterson, but Windass was a fair bit more effective. Urgh I hate these type of stats. Windass played further forward so had more opportunity to make an impression in the final third. However on the one occasion he got in a good position he completely wasted the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: He was playing on the left with defensive responsibility. We lost as a result of a goal which he got beat by a ball over his head then failed to stop the cross. This can happen to most players but the number of times Reach manages to defend well or stop a cross is minimal. As our best technical player Bannan demands the ball and tries to create things. It doesn't always come off for him and can be frustrating but at least he tries. Reach by comparison is probably our next most naturally gifted player yet has been a passenger too many times lately. Almost as if Adam Reach isn’t a defender. Who’d have thought it. Did a decent job at left back for one season under Carlos (a handful of games) when he was surrounded by quality. But giving him defensive responsibility is pointless because he can’t defend. Left winger or nothing. Edited April 2, 2021 by SallyCinnamon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPPS_S.W.F.C Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 He's been below average since we signed him,scores 1 ir 2 screamers a season but,never rated him,lightweight,cant head,cant beat a man,jumps out of tackles in his favour... Get shut.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 18 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: Almost as if Adam Reach isn’t a defender. Who’d have thought it. Did a decent job at left back for one season under Carlos (a handful of games) when he was surrounded by quality. But giving him defensive responsibility is pointless because he can’t defend. Left winger or nothing. And that goes back to my first post in this thread - in which I said I would blame Moore for continuing to pick him in a position which requires as much defensive ability as it does attacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 I don’t know if Galvin is any good but i think it’s soon time to concentrate on next season and give guys like that a chance to see if we need to sign players for these positions or whether a youngster can step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsHall Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 He is the embodiment of why we are so sh11t on the pitch. UTO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls2k Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Glenn59 said: can't understand you defending Reach, he has been awful for ages. I posted facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn59 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Owls2k said: I posted facts. Think you should actually read what most people are stating on this thread. Thank you for your input Mrs Reach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleadless owl Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Just to sum up reach and a couple of more of our wasters will be in the championship next season we will not be I remember reach ripping us apart when he played for preston so what gone wrong he can play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonOwl313 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 It’s a weird one, he blatantly can’t be bothered and knows he’s off. It reminds me of a well paid job I once left where i knew months in advance I was going to hand the notice in. I’m sure many people would love to do a well paid job with prestige and everything that comes with it so from the outside it looks very disrespectful to play like you really don’t care. But when you’re in that situation and you’ve been in the job for years you become desensitised to the money and used to the perks of it and take it all for granted. Hard to switch on and try hard when you know there’s nothing really in it for you. If the fans were there it might give him a kick up the backside as he might want to save face, but given they aren’t he just strolls about not doing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 28 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: Urgh I hate these type of stats. Windass played further forward so had more opportunity to make an impression in the final third. However on the one occasion he got in a good position he completely wasted the chance. Forwards generally struggle to get decent scores unless they notch a goal or an assist, especially in a game like today where our strikers were starved of decent service other than one or two moments. Not being a forward didn't prevent Bannan, Lees, Pelupessy etc. from impacting the game more than Reach, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls2k Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Just now, Glenn59 said: Think you should actually read what most people are stating on this thread. Thank you for your input Mrs Reach Already have, you should think before you type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 48 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: I don't think Palmer played at left-back against Norwich - we used wingbacks in that game. I know you love a good stat, though... In the past two seasons, when Palmer has played at left-back, we've averaged 1.62 points per game. If we combine all of his appearances on the left in the last two seasons, either at left-back, wingback, or in midfield, we average 1.6 points per game. I do. But I would not take into account last season. We had Fletcher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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