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    Wheeler is not a wingback. Bidwell is not a wingback. Lynch is dreadful. Robinson has had a good couple of games but he is not a centre half. Baptiste is bang average.

    I do not know what people expect when we have this as our backline. When you play 3-5-2 your width and pace comes from the wingbacks bombing forward and putting crosses in... which does not happen.

    You can slate Onuoha all you want but him and Hall at the back are missed badly.

    Why is Furlong on the bench?

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    Hard to disagree with all of that mate. Never got the right personnel for this system, not in a million years.

    Only point I'd possibly challenge is that we miss Onouha.

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    • #3
      100% agree, we don't have the players who can play either wing back role. The formation is set up to accommodate the midfield trio, who have been our star performers.

      With this in mind, why did we buy so many wingers before the window closed?

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      • #4
        We played 4 at the back today

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Hove Ranger View Post
          We played 4 at the back today
          Regardless, bang average players means a bang average defence.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by bradrangers View Post
            Regardless, bang average players means a bang average defence.
            4 days is a long time in football #baptisteandrobinsonarenowshite

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              • #8
                Originally posted by bradrangers View Post
                Wheeler is not a wingback. Bidwell is not a wingback. Lynch is dreadful. Robinson has had a good couple of games but he is not a centre half. Baptiste is bang average.

                I do not know what people expect when we have this as our backline. When you play 3-5-2 your width and pace comes from the wingbacks bombing forward and putting crosses in... which does not happen.

                You can slate Onuoha all you want but him and Hall at the back are missed badly.

                Why is Furlong on the bench?
                You go and ruin a reasonable post with that last question.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Brian Wilson View Post
                  4 days is a long time in football #baptisteandrobinsonarenowshite
                  Not at all saying Robinson is shite. Good player who filled that centre half role very well for a good few games.

                  However, do you not think its naive to assume that all of a sudden hes a championship standard centre half?

                  Never said Baptiste was shite either, has some great games and some torrid ones. Thats what you get from an average player.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Hove Ranger View Post
                    We played 4 at the back today
                    Second half...... But didn't go well. Centre back playing right back with a right back on the bench.

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                    • #11
                      I think our defence has been good enough this season. Robinson just had a day off today.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by James1979 View Post
                        You go and ruin a reasonable post with that last question.
                        Is it not reasonable to question why a 31 year old centre back is playing full back when we have a right back sitting on the bench?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Rangers77 View Post
                          Second half...... But didn't go well. Centre back playing right back with a right back on the bench.
                          We played 4 from very early possibly the whole game. Remember thinking about Lynch playing the right cb in the 1st half when he is so left footed is something you dont usually see.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by bradrangers View Post
                            Not at all saying Robinson is shite. Good player who filled that centre half role very well for a good few games.

                            However, do you not think its naive to assume that all of a sudden hes a championship standard centre half?

                            Never said Baptiste was shite either, has some great games and some torrid ones. Thats what you get from an average player.
                            Yeah, didn't mean you specifically...rob and bap were poor today but their first poor game in a while and can happen to any player.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by bradrangers View Post
                              Is it not reasonable to question why a 31 year old centre back is playing full back when we have a right back sitting on the bench?
                              Furlong is not the answer though.

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