Pienaar & Osman

DanEFC92 · February 21, 2013

Stend said:
But Naismith isnt a winger and has scored 3 goals out of position. More than Oviedo has done. Oviedo has done nothing, hes had no impact at all. So much so that 99.9% of other fans wouldnt know who he is.

Regarding Lampard and Scholes. That is a poor comparison as they both play in the same position (and personally I'd say Lampard is much better than Scholes. At his peak Schloles was the better player but thats years ago).

Naismith is not a natural Wideman and Oviedo is so in general hes played in his natural position. I'd agree Oviedo is a better technical player. But Naismith movement and Goal threat out weighs Oviedos current ability in terms of impact. Therefore yes I would start Naismith ahead of him.

Bothered what other fans think. Most still think Hibbert is garbage.

tim cahill · February 21, 2013

Stend said:
But Naismith isnt a winger and has scored 3 goals out of position. More than Oviedo has done. Oviedo has done nothing, hes had no impact at all. So much so that 99.9% of other fans wouldnt know who he is.

Regarding Lampard and Scholes. That is a poor comparison as they both play in the same position (and personally I'd say Lampard is much better than Scholes. At his peak Schloles was the better player but thats years ago).

Naismith is not a natural Wideman and Oviedo is so in general hes played in his natural position. I'd agree Oviedo is a better technical player. But Naismith movement and Goal threat out weighs Oviedos current ability in terms of impact. Therefore yes I would start Naismith ahead of him.

I think he could be worth another go up front but never again on the right. His performance on the right away at Newcastle was astonishingly bad. We'd have been better off with 10 men. And it hasn't been his only poor game.

sussex blue · February 21, 2013

Its odd how we all see the team differently. I would always play Pienaar when fit as I think our best football is played when he is on the ball. He may struggle in some games, like at Oldham, but for the first 20 mins or so in the second half of that game we were completely dominant, and tis was because Pienaar stepped up a gear.

When we go through a bad patch it is always tempting to look at who is not playing and believe that they will do better than those on the pitch. Looking at our current bench, though, I can't see that being the case in reality.

Stend · February 21, 2013

sussex blue said:
Its odd how we all see the team differently. I would always play Pienaar when fit as I think our best football is played when he is on the ball. He may struggle in some games, like at Oldham, but for the first 20 mins or so in the second half of that game we were completely dominant, and tis was because Pienaar stepped up a gear.

When we go through a bad patch it is always tempting to look at who is not playing and believe that they will do better than those on the pitch. Looking at our current bench, though, I can't see that being the case in reality.

Agree mate Pienaar is fantastic when on the boil.

Kurt. · February 21, 2013

DanEFC92 said:
Being overly critical of Oviedo there, Stend.

It's what stend does best mate.

Chang Elephant · February 21, 2013

Eggs said:
Osman has been the hub of the wheel for a major part of the season. Some of his performances have been absolutely top drawer, receiving passes with opponents in proximaty, a little shimmy and then hand off to set a move running. Things that look so simple but are not. Historically he's come up short in big games but this seasons Derby was a great example - they couldn't get near him.

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