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Post by yellowarmy on Jan 30, 2011 15:34:06 GMT
For me Ebsworth in LM could work with his excellent delivery.
In for Fola for me, he hasn't been the same player he was at the start of the season.
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Post by Andy K on Jan 30, 2011 16:38:34 GMT
Dropping Ebs for AJ the moment the latter is fit would be harsh in the extreme! Next to Tom Davis, DE has been the best player for us this season and I find it incredible that no one has actually mentioned just how well he's been playing. Fewer people in the side are as calm on the ball as he. Erm I have - He was my MoM against Croydon!
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Post by Del on Jan 30, 2011 18:17:56 GMT
Who gave away the stupid penalty and who's been taken to the cleaners several times this season.Put AJ in as soon as possible because he covers better defensively.Yes try Ebsworth at left midfield and it might just work.
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Post by Rambo on Jan 30, 2011 18:33:32 GMT
As much as anyone would love to see AJ back where we feel he should be, surely it makes more sense to bring him back slowly, therefore ensuring that he doesn't go and get himself injured long term again.
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Post by Andy K on Jan 30, 2011 18:55:18 GMT
Who gave away the stupid penalty and who's been taken to the cleaners several times this season.Put AJ in as soon as possible because he covers better defensively.Yes try Ebsworth at left midfield and it might just work. Thats really harsh on Darren Delboy. I don't think he has been 'taken' to the cleaners at all, and has made some fantastic tackles over the course of the season. However much I'd love it to be the case, there is no certainty that AJ will be the player he was straight away after a 6 month injury. At this point of the season, we can't afford to take a risk like that until he is match fit.
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Post by Del on Jan 30, 2011 19:07:07 GMT
Unfortunately he has Andy and it was no coincidence when Dos dropped him but i agree that AJ should be worked in gradually.
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Post by os on Jan 30, 2011 19:24:05 GMT
I too think that's really harsh, every player will do something like Darren did yesterday, his overall performance was again very good and it was his assist which won us the game. I agree that AJ will get his place back but he will need to be fit to prize it from DE, who has shown us more quality crosses and set piece deliveries in the last 2 games then the entire squad have managed all season. Add to that he is a quality defender as well you will be had pushed to drop the lad. We have been crying out for good delivery all season and now we have it
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Post by Del on Jan 30, 2011 19:28:53 GMT
Ok i was a bit harsh on him but sometimes incidents like that can cost us matches.Thankfully the ref evened it up and we went on to win.
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Post by Chalmers on Jan 30, 2011 19:30:02 GMT
I agree that AJ shouldn't be rushed back, but my preference would be AJ when he's fully fit, Ebs has done well recently but our full backs have been a weakness for us imo against the better sides in this league and with alot of them coming up in the next month i'd like to see AJ back in there doing what he does best.
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Post by Andy K on Jan 30, 2011 19:30:12 GMT
Unfortunately he has Andy and it was no coincidence when Dos dropped him but i agree that AJ should be worked in gradually. I have to disagree - with the exception of Kes and Scriv, Dos has dropped most of the players at some point this season. What about Sam Page for example, you could argue the points you made about Darren happened with Sam against Tooting. And he was dropped to the bench. Doesn't stop him being a quality defender? What about Downers mistake which lead to the first goal at Bury - didn't stop him getting a deserved man of the match yesterday. I personally think the guy has had a good season. Like every player he's made a couple of mistakes. But he's a semi pro, like the rest. If he was faultless he'd still be at Milwall
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Post by oohaah on Jan 30, 2011 20:50:04 GMT
Ah, but you'd have to tell Millwall he was fortless...
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Post by filbert on Jan 31, 2011 11:45:48 GMT
IMO Darren Ebsworth has had a great season albeit with a couple of hiccups along the way. But he is playing in the RPL not the PL. I believe that he has been vulnerable when our left side of mid field goes missing - like Eastleigh away and also Horsham. As some of our TV pundits would say "he has a wand of a left foot" and we are only just using it now. OK he scored a cracker against K's at home and made the second but he has not been given corner duties as much as over the past two matches. It would be criminal to drop him from the starting 11. AJ will take a few sub appearances and maybe a couple more reserve games to get anywhere near the fitness that Dos demands of his players. Ease him in and then consider DE at LF
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