....I would put Mings ahead of Francis now tbh....and Cook ahead of Surman....
....I would put Mings ahead of Francis now tbh....and Cook ahead of Surman....
This is ND though. Take one example of where he thinks we are not nurturing top talent and twist into a blanket approach of Eddies strategy.
Seriously? Who else have I said he hasn’t nurtured?
You either think Cook is better than Surman.......or you need to see an eye specialist. I agree Cook may be off form...but a management teams job is to get talent on form. Also...if they have a long established history of playing people back into form they should do it with their best players.
To me it’s quite simple. Putting pressure on him to perform in a team with eleven changes is wrong in my opinion. Particularly when you look at previous cup defeats to championship sides which have seen many poor performances from players who shine in a settled first team.
You might want to put that slant on it DJ, personally I don't think Eddie always gets it quite right.
Mings doesn't play on the right though.
Thing is for example Mings can play as well as he likes, score 2 or 3, keep a clean sheet, he man of the match and he still wouldn’t get in the league team. It’s just a one off game for a few of the players tonight regardless of performance.
It's the apparent suggestion that a team should be picked based on who is the better players on paper rather than who is best on form.
Please give us some stats to back up Cook playing right now instead of Surman, we've given you pass completion statistics and you're all just shouting a little bit louder. Are you going to stamp your feet next? 9 pages with no stats.
So your saying unless Ake is dropped or injured,Mings won't get a start in the premier as that is all he is there for as back up for Ake.Surely if need be he could play left side of a back three with Ake central and Cook on the right,that's if Francis is out or swap Francis for Cook if he is outHe’s back up for Nathan Ake, it’s a tough gig.
Artur Boruc could have a blinder, but I wouldn’t expect him to get in the side for Palace either.
So your saying unless Ake is dropped or injured,Mings won't get a start in the premier as that is all he is there for as back up for Ake.Surely if need be he could play left side of a back three with Ake central and Cook on the right,that's if Francis is out or swap Francis for Cook if he is out
Yes but my question is,can Mings play as a left side of a back three if Cook or Francis are out injured.Ill answer that,of course he can,he's not there for the sole purpose of Ake being out.Yes he's the ideal replacement forAke,but he can do the other jobIt's an interesting debate. Personally I think Cook looks weaker on the right of a back three so Cook Ake Mings is not as strong as Franno Cook Ake
So your saying unless Ake is dropped or injured,Mings won't get a start in the premier as that is all he is there for as back up for Ake.Surely if need be he could play left side of a back three with Ake central and Cook on the right,that's if Francis is out or swap Francis for Cook if he is out