That's good Beefy because I was starting to get flashbacks to the 2008/2009 season where me, aries, HeavySoul and a couple of others were constantly labelled as happy clappers and some other harsh things just because we supported Mowbray.
I will admit that it does look a bit off and I can understand people's frustration but if you look at the times that Ideye has played this season, he hasn't offered a massive deal. Of course he hasn't played with the right personnel yet to get the best out of him and he is having to settle in but in a big game like Saturday's, Irvine went for the safe option by playing Anichebe who is a guy that he knows well and Anichebe has given some good performances this season. Anichebe did his job well especially in the first 15 minutes because Dawson and Chester couldn't deal with him.
I think at the moment, Irvine is choosing players who he fully trusts to get the job done. Whether that is right or wrong is up to debate but it does make a little bit of sense. Coaches and managers needs players that they can count on trust and Irvine probably doesn't trust Ideye to get the job done. That ultimately means Anichebe and Berahino over Ideye, but if Ideye comes off the bench and scores a brace against the Villa, Irvine's trust in him will increase twofold.
Good points slick and I have been critical of Irvine for things such as throwing Lescott straight in which does make everything look very iffy. Like with Anichebe, Irvine obviously trusts Lescott because he knows him. I doubt Irvine knew who Ideye, Varela and Blanco were when they signed so trust in them has to be built up.
You are right that some coaches like to throw guys straight in rather than bring them though slowly. Schalke did that last season with Huntelaar on his return from injury. He was chucked straight into the starting 11, he scored within 20 minutes and then came off at 60 minutes. However, that approach can sometimes be a risk especially in a game that is going to be a tight affair. For example, the Hull game was always going to be a close encounter due to the team's positions in the table so I understand Irvine not starting with Varela in case he can only last 60 minutes but because of how the game goes, his impact is little. Saving him for that later on was still in my opinion the better bet.
I said on Friday night about Varela not being on the bench against Chelsea and Arsenal. I could understand why he was left out of the squad for Chelsea but not for Arsenal. Maybe he had a niggle or something which wasn't worth the risk or Irvine wanted to save him for West Ham.
Hopefully he will be able to start against Villa because we need someone like him in the team.
I will admit that it does look a bit off and I can understand people's frustration but if you look at the times that Ideye has played this season, he hasn't offered a massive deal. Of course he hasn't played with the right personnel yet to get the best out of him and he is having to settle in but in a big game like Saturday's, Irvine went for the safe option by playing Anichebe who is a guy that he knows well and Anichebe has given some good performances this season. Anichebe did his job well especially in the first 15 minutes because Dawson and Chester couldn't deal with him.
I think at the moment, Irvine is choosing players who he fully trusts to get the job done. Whether that is right or wrong is up to debate but it does make a little bit of sense. Coaches and managers needs players that they can count on trust and Irvine probably doesn't trust Ideye to get the job done. That ultimately means Anichebe and Berahino over Ideye, but if Ideye comes off the bench and scores a brace against the Villa, Irvine's trust in him will increase twofold.
Good points slick and I have been critical of Irvine for things such as throwing Lescott straight in which does make everything look very iffy. Like with Anichebe, Irvine obviously trusts Lescott because he knows him. I doubt Irvine knew who Ideye, Varela and Blanco were when they signed so trust in them has to be built up.
You are right that some coaches like to throw guys straight in rather than bring them though slowly. Schalke did that last season with Huntelaar on his return from injury. He was chucked straight into the starting 11, he scored within 20 minutes and then came off at 60 minutes. However, that approach can sometimes be a risk especially in a game that is going to be a tight affair. For example, the Hull game was always going to be a close encounter due to the team's positions in the table so I understand Irvine not starting with Varela in case he can only last 60 minutes but because of how the game goes, his impact is little. Saving him for that later on was still in my opinion the better bet.
I said on Friday night about Varela not being on the bench against Chelsea and Arsenal. I could understand why he was left out of the squad for Chelsea but not for Arsenal. Maybe he had a niggle or something which wasn't worth the risk or Irvine wanted to save him for West Ham.
Hopefully he will be able to start against Villa because we need someone like him in the team.