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How long is he out for?

Is it 3?

Cozzie wrote: ↑Sat Nov 29, 2025 6:02 pm How long is he out for?

Is it 3?

January, three game ban then off to the African Euros.

Gash wrote: ↑Sat Nov 29, 2025 6:03 pm January, three game ban then off to the African Euros.

Probably not the reason we lost today, far too many were off it. Pickford had a stinker unfortunately too.

However, it's going to need a rethink in terms of how we deal with his absence.

Can’t be playing PSR Tim, has to be Alcaraz and KDH in whichever combination.

Yes and maybe Rohl when/if he is ever fit enough.

Röhl is an attacking player.

Tim is a crap player.

Charlie is an attacking player.

None of them fit. None of them fit at all. Midfield options are terrible.

brap2 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 30, 2025 1:42 pm Röhl is an attacking player.

Tim is a crap player.

Charlie is an attacking player.

None of them fit. None of them fit at all. Midfield options are terrible.

Garner sits
KDH and Alcaraz can both play as 8s in a 4-3-3.

I don't have any issues with that tbh although they're all fairly small and lightweight.

Losing Gana isn't catastrophic if you set up the team correctly. Think Tim had earned a start yesterday but it's very very clear now he isn't the answer so we now have to use what we have available in a way that gives us a fighting chance.

AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:04 pm Garner sits
KDH and Alcaraz can both play as 8s in a 4-3-3.

I don't have any issues with that tbh although they're all fairly small and lightweight.

Losing Gana isn't catastrophic if you set up the team correctly. Think Tim had earned a start yesterday but it's very very clear now he isn't the answer so we now have to use what we have available in a way that gives us a fighting chance.

Garner sits, badly.

Now what? Your base midfield is crap at his job, what do you do next?

brap2 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:24 pm Garner sits, badly.

Now what? Your base midfield is crap at his job, what do you do next?

OK then who plays there over Garner , our best CM player and only number 6 at the club , you clueless ....

brap2 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:24 pm Garner sits, badly.

Now what? Your base midfield is crap at his job, what do you do next?

He doesn't sit badly, he's just very safe / crab like on the ball... He's our usual sitting midfielder so has no reflection on Gana being out.

AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 30, 2025 3:15 pm He doesn't sit badly, he's just very safe / crab like on the ball... He's our usual sitting midfielder so has no reflection on Gana being out.

He does I'm afraid. He's a busy midfielder and he's safe but that doesnt mean he's got a good understanding of when to press how to press when to retreat, how to be progressive or start attacks. He also hasn't got the strength and legs to physically dominate the middle of the pitch.

He reckons personally that he is a 6.

For most of his career he's been an ok 8.

He's now being an ok 6 ok 8 ok RB.

He'll be exposed without Gana plugging gaps.

Everyone in our midfield is a statue compared to Gana. He was a massive loss for last night. Our entire midfield became bystanders without the ball.

brap2 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 30, 2025 4:00 pm He does I'm afraid. He's a busy midfielder and he's safe but that doesnt mean he's got a good understanding of when to press how to press when to retreat, how to be progressive or start attacks. He also hasn't got the strength and legs to physically dominate the middle of the pitch.

He reckons personally that he is a 6.

For most of his career he's been an ok 8.

He's now being an ok 6 ok 8 ok RB.

He'll be exposed without Gana plugging gaps.

Ok fine but but either way he's playing as the 6 so it's just a matter of who and how we play to at least be semi competitive in there.

NomadskiEFC wrote: ↑Sun Nov 30, 2025 5:03 pm Everyone in our midfield is a statue compared to Gana. He was a massive loss for last night. Our entire midfield became bystanders without the ball.

It was the same with the ball too. No movement at all.