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I thought Senior was much better than him tonight.
Quote from: GazLaz on December 29, 2023, 10:49:41 pmI thought Senior was much better than him tonight. Opinions eh?
Did we play a back 4 of Sterry Olowu Bailey Senior?Wonder if Nixon or Faulkner could come in at CB so we could stick Bailey in midfield.
Quote from: Move DRFC on December 30, 2023, 12:24:05 amDid we play a back 4 of Sterry Olowu Bailey Senior?Wonder if Nixon or Faulkner could come in at CB so we could stick Bailey in midfield.1) Yes2) No, no, no. Bailey is by some way the best centre half we have.
Would be interested to see Bailey as a CDM in a 4-1-3-2 if we could get a commanding centre back in in January
Thorney is right.Bailey is a central defender and I’m not sure why people think otherwise - is it some sort of cognitive bias because he’s short? I’m sure the opposition would rather play against a 6 foot 4 statue with two left feet than a Geordie Cannavaro.Besides, Close was excellent last night in that deep lying role. He was calm, composed and ran the game. Bailey couldn’t have done that, he is more comfortable with all the play in front of him.
Didn’t he play CB for Newcastle u23s? And now us too. Nudga maybe there’s a wordsmith amongst us who can help. Not enough chants at present.
Whist there was much to admire about Sterry's performance last night, he very nearly threw that away with a woeful non effort at blocking a cross towards the end which led to a goalmouth scramble. Generally he looked assured, good movement and was prepared to have a dig.
Quote from: ncRover on December 30, 2023, 10:57:33 amThorney is right.Bailey is a central defender and I’m not sure why people think otherwise - is it some sort of cognitive bias because he’s short? I’m sure the opposition would rather play against a 6 foot 4 statue with two left feet than a Geordie Cannavaro.Besides, Close was excellent last night in that deep lying role. He was calm, composed and ran the game. Bailey couldn’t have done that, he is more comfortable with all the play in front of him.Because Bailey was originally signed as a midfielder. He played in the pre season friendlies as a midfield player.
Quote from: Campsall rover on December 30, 2023, 11:11:57 amQuote from: ncRover on December 30, 2023, 10:57:33 amThorney is right.Bailey is a central defender and I’m not sure why people think otherwise - is it some sort of cognitive bias because he’s short? I’m sure the opposition would rather play against a 6 foot 4 statue with two left feet than a Geordie Cannavaro.Besides, Close was excellent last night in that deep lying role. He was calm, composed and ran the game. Bailey couldn’t have done that, he is more comfortable with all the play in front of him.Because Bailey was originally signed as a midfielder. He played in the pre season friendlies as a midfield player.if he'd been signed as a centre back, would you be calling for bailey to be playing in midfield after his performances in defence?i doubt it
Quote from: ncRover on December 30, 2023, 11:45:55 pmQuote from: Campsall rover on December 30, 2023, 11:11:57 amQuote from: ncRover on December 30, 2023, 10:57:33 amThorney is right.Bailey is a central defender and I’m not sure why people think otherwise - is it some sort of cognitive bias because he’s short? I’m sure the opposition would rather play against a 6 foot 4 statue with two left feet than a Geordie Cannavaro.Besides, Close was excellent last night in that deep lying role. He was calm, composed and ran the game. Bailey couldn’t have done that, he is more comfortable with all the play in front of him.Because Bailey was originally signed as a midfielder. He played in the pre season friendlies as a midfield player.if he'd been signed as a centre back, would you be calling for bailey to be playing in midfield after his performances in defence?i doubt itSorry ncRover don’t get your point. I was just saying the reason why people see him as a midfield player that’s all. Yes he is an excellent defender and GM may keep him permanently as a defender. We will have to wait and see who he recruits over the next 2 windows. One thing is for sure Bailey and Ironside have been very good signings and our most consistent performers this season.