Rodney Marsh likes Mackie

[w12dave]

i like our Mackie but he's not as a right winger.... he a striker, remember last season when he came off the bench and play upfront against blackburn... score a top class goal!!!

[Stanley]

Not much difference in his game from last year is there Stanley?.....I remember posters saying the same criticisms last year as this year, not looking up , running into deadends etc.......I actually think he's got more to his game this year, keeping the ball and cutting back inside instead of going for the byline

I hear you Dave. The bottom line for me is that Mackie, when played wide, concedes possession too often and too easily, which at PL level can be very costly. If he could improve that side to his game we would have a real player on our hands. But with AJ out I think he has an opportunity to stake a claim in his natural position as a striker, where this weakness would not be so exposed.

[QPRDave]

I hear you Dave. The bottom line for me is that Mackie, when played wide, concedes possession too often and too easily, which at PL level can be very costly. If he could improve that side to his game we would have a real player on our hands. But with AJ out I think he has an opportunity to stake a claim in his natural position as a striker, where this weakness would not be so exposed.

Yeah good post ........and yes you're right we have to keep possession as much as possible we seem to give it away far more easily than others give it to us......prob why we're bottom.

[MYU]

Yeah good post ........and yes you're right we have to keep possession as much as possible we seem to give it away far more easily than others give it to us......prob why we're bottom.

That's so true, let's hope MH has worked on this.

[QPRDave]

Yeah they've had another 2 week break to work on it mate and to cut out the individual errors too

[kron-1664]

I have studied our performances in great depth, i have come to the conclusion that we need to 1. Let in less goals, 2. Score more goals, 3. show more passion.

[QPRDave]

By jove I think you're onto something there..........especially 1 and 2..........bit worried about 3 with these foreign types in the team........could turn into an orgy.....we are British afterall!!!