14-01-2019, 14:15
The major thing I do not understand is Jalal.
How come he is suddenly fit enough to play? How come too Burton has gone back at the end of his loan? That surely couldn't have been the plan when MA listed Jalal? So are we signing a keeper, or is it Jalal? Sheridan twice selected 8 year old Soderberg in goal - he couldn't also mistake Anyon for a fully-formed keeper, could he?
Next thing I don't get is Muggleton. I thought he signed a short-term contract, surely that must very nearly be up. And it still seems to me though he has taken long throws we've never tried to use him. He's not made a goal, or looked like it as far as I know. BUT he might well possess the best long throw in the country and we've no one else who would be in the top 100 in any skill set. I watched two cup games on telly last weekend. Three of the four teams used a long thrower and Leicester had two in Fuchs and Chowdhury (though I thought the latter's could be a foul throw as he twisted his body and appeared to me to be essentially throwing one-handed). So Sheri has to make a decision on Muggleton doesn't he? Me I'd use him. Other sports find ways to accommodate unusual skills, but IMO football is very, very conservative, because it is ruled by fear.
Third thing beyond me is Amantchi. What do we think we are doing? We appeared to be gradually developing him. Then we threw him to the dogs in the two of the most difficult games we'll play (one of which saw him expected at 18 to be our entire forward threat!) It seems obvious to me he needs games because he is at the stage to take the next step, but that needs to be done without breaking him. So far we seem to be following the Ricky German model of saying he's potentially great, no we've tried him, he's actually shit! And Luke Rawson might just be a little further back on the same road.
Sheridan is a football manager, so he is going to do a lot of football-managerish things. Though I don't think he has ever got over his own playing days and sees our standard of player as being beneath him, I wish he'd remember more of his time on field ........ because he wasn't a conservative player. I'd like to see him taking the risk of shifting the balance of our play away from not-conceding, towards creating goals and trying to win games. And I hope, when he brings in the players he's promised that their future is largely in front of them rather than behind.
How come he is suddenly fit enough to play? How come too Burton has gone back at the end of his loan? That surely couldn't have been the plan when MA listed Jalal? So are we signing a keeper, or is it Jalal? Sheridan twice selected 8 year old Soderberg in goal - he couldn't also mistake Anyon for a fully-formed keeper, could he?
Next thing I don't get is Muggleton. I thought he signed a short-term contract, surely that must very nearly be up. And it still seems to me though he has taken long throws we've never tried to use him. He's not made a goal, or looked like it as far as I know. BUT he might well possess the best long throw in the country and we've no one else who would be in the top 100 in any skill set. I watched two cup games on telly last weekend. Three of the four teams used a long thrower and Leicester had two in Fuchs and Chowdhury (though I thought the latter's could be a foul throw as he twisted his body and appeared to me to be essentially throwing one-handed). So Sheri has to make a decision on Muggleton doesn't he? Me I'd use him. Other sports find ways to accommodate unusual skills, but IMO football is very, very conservative, because it is ruled by fear.
Third thing beyond me is Amantchi. What do we think we are doing? We appeared to be gradually developing him. Then we threw him to the dogs in the two of the most difficult games we'll play (one of which saw him expected at 18 to be our entire forward threat!) It seems obvious to me he needs games because he is at the stage to take the next step, but that needs to be done without breaking him. So far we seem to be following the Ricky German model of saying he's potentially great, no we've tried him, he's actually shit! And Luke Rawson might just be a little further back on the same road.
Sheridan is a football manager, so he is going to do a lot of football-managerish things. Though I don't think he has ever got over his own playing days and sees our standard of player as being beneath him, I wish he'd remember more of his time on field ........ because he wasn't a conservative player. I'd like to see him taking the risk of shifting the balance of our play away from not-conceding, towards creating goals and trying to win games. And I hope, when he brings in the players he's promised that their future is largely in front of them rather than behind.