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kramer wrote:I still think about the report that we asked him to try centre forward last season.
I watch the way he shifts the ball quickly in limited space to create shooting opportunities and wonder if there’s something there. The turn the other night was brilliant and he hit a great shot with his weak foot too to force that near post save. He seems comfortable hitting it with either foot.
Maybe he’d be a bit more energized off the ball if his defensive responsibilities were in front of him setting the press rather than having to leg it back to support the full back constantly.
I don’t know. There’s something here. I hope he gets a chance under someone else because I agree that he’s not busy enough for Moyes and that Moyes has already made up his mind. It’s not a good developmental strategy to throw a player in sporadically and yank them / banish them if they don’t immediately perform.
Bloody hell, surely that's some over thinking.
If he doesn't work hard enough as a winger or wide midfielder, imagine him battling against premier league centre halves, winning headers and moving off the shoulder of defenders.
Not sure where he fits in now with the options we have but there's a talented young lad there.
Would like to see him nearer the goal somehow and not picking up the ball in that 20 yard radius out on the right in no man's land. He's got good feet and showed against Preston he has a shot on him.
Needs to come on as sub in the 10 for the last 20 mins of games. He's not going to get a look in on the wing with George and Johnson ahead of him, and he doesn't look like a winger anyway.
He's got such good feet and skill that drifting around in-between the opposition's midfield and defence would give him the space he needs to have an impact.
I love Alcaraz for his work rate and mad pressing, but he's terrible off the bench and only plays well if he starts the match, so for those last 10-20 those minutes should go to Dibling.
brap2 wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2026 11:13 am
T-Dibs when he eventually gets a go in the 9
This experiment is going to happen at some point and I can’t wait.
He has the chops to create little windows to get shots off in situations where most players get closed down easily by the defense. Think he could really thrive centrally, especially if he’s emboldened to play more in the box.
Id love to be proved wrong, but I just dont think he's got the self belief to make it in the prem and dont see him as a 10 at all. Maybe that is writing him off when he's only a kid, but he just looks miles off it
