Comments on: Duff will tear you apart again

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:52:50 +0000

I think you would diminsh the effectiveness of both players by moving them out of their current positions to a role behind the striker (presumably we’d only play with one up in such a system). I still think Davies could do a good job as a replacement playmaker for Murphy – playing from a deeper, more orthodox central midfield position. He did this in his earlier days for Peterborough and then, very effectively against Fulham as I recall, for Spurs.

By: rich

rich — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:42:09 +0000

think you’ve hit the nail on the head there, Dan. I was thinking the same about Simon Davies, who I always wanted to be a classic 10. But there’s no way he’d have the strength to survive in the modern game there. Duff’s so effective working his angles that you wouldn’t want to take that away anyway.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:35:43 +0000

Interesting point about playing him through the middle Tomo. I reckon he might be a bit lightweight and easy to bundle off the ball. Would Roy try it though?

By: Tomo

Tomo — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:21:55 +0000

Dan I totally agree with everything you said, he has that extra kick that everyone else doesn’t. He always tries to get a shot at goal or a cross, and can play superbly on either side of the pitch, and even in the centre I think he would perform well.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:40:32 +0000

It’s true, Rich, but I remember Chelsea being a rather stilted performance. He was much more influential yesterday and looks like a cracking signing. An old-fashioned winger – the very kind of player we were crying out for at times last season.

By: rich

rich — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:41:18 +0000

But even against Chelsea he was getting balls in the box. Nobody else really does that for us. Great player.