Whats wrong with Nardiello....Is he......(fill in the blank)

a) lacking in confidence
b) useless!
c) lazy
d) too good for rest of team
e) other

 

it as easy as a b c nt

 

B + C N/T nt

 

Go for A and C myself

 

Lazy

 

How many chances does he get that he doesn't have to make for himself. Same applies for Richards really and will also apply to our Hungarian imports. We don't have anyone who creates enough chances for the forwards. We have wingers who just put crosses in with there heads down. They have no idea who or if anyone is in a position to get on the end of them, because they never look. If they did, I doubt that they would be able to make a pass to them with any accuracy. It is all hit and hope but the two central "strikers" are always the ones that get the blame for not making something out of a poor pass or cross. Our midfield is where most of our problems originate from. They don't create enough going forward and neither do they provide enough cover for our defence.

 

RE: Lacking in Confidence

Showed a few decent touches on Friday, just needs to score a few tap ins but its tough when the midfield isnt creating anything for him.

 

he's rubbish, lazy and too quick to lose interest. whoever plays alongside him has to do twice as much work cos he does **** all.

 

SENSE AT LAST!!

I really do like Nardi, I just wish he would put more effort in. But it must be highly frustrating for a player like him who likes the ball played into feet around the edge of the penalty area. He would thrive off a bit of service, but like you say we dont have the players that are creative enough. I'm a big fan of Howard, but without trying to be nasty, he does a lot of stuff for himself - and he's very good as that type of player. We need a player that can really spot a pass. Someone that can play the killer ball. Unfortunately for us these are at a premium and way out of our price range. We simply have to get lucky with a youth, or spot someone in the lower leagues that hasn't yet been picked up. The quality is there IMO up front, but at present we could have Shevchenko or Shearer and without the service, these players wouldn't get goals in ourteam.

 

Y'Know waht I think you hit the nail on the head 100% there mate....

I totally agree

 

RE: the last player we had like that was McPhail

the baord should've given him want he wanted.

 

He wanted the club to show him they had ambition, didn't he?

Sothat was out.

 

When our forward line was Richards and Hayes, the Nardiello appologists wailed that Ritchie never picked their man. They said he was a natural finisher who just needed time in the team to prove them right. The midfield has not changed and Nardiello has had time in the team. He has scored twice (in just one game). Do Nardiello's men hold their hands up and agree Nardiello has had his chance. Not likely, they blame midfield. To my eyes, Nardiello misses just as many opportunities as Richards. The difference is Richards works his socks off whilst Nardiello complains that the pass was not right. Of the two, I know who would be first in my pecking order.

 

I don't think we had a chance of keeping him.

Ridsdale would have always made a better offer, and as McPhail has said before, he's always enjoyed working with Ridsdale. Also, I'm sure he'd rather be proving himself for a side going for promotion rather than us looking to stay in the division.

You can't blame the board at all for that one.

 

c (just can't be @rsed if yoiu ask me) and d (in his own opinion!)

 

The midfield has not changed?

Yes it has.</p>

 

I always said that Nardiello should get a run in the team

He's now had that run and I've been very disappointed. He doesn't look up to it.

Having said that, the midfield has changed. We created far more chances when McIndoe was out wide and Howard was in the centre. Don't know if that would have made a difference to Nardiello as he's looked so poor, but we certainly don't make as many chnces as we did under Ritchie and to claim the midfield hasn't changed is just wrong.

 

OK, the midfield has changed. We are also playing a more direct game than we were when Ritchie was in charge. The long ball game does not suit Nardiello who will never win the ball in the air from goalkeeper kicks. We have 2 alternatives. Sack the manager, play the ball on the floor and magic a midfield capable of feeding the ball to Nardiello 12 yards from goal with no-one within 10 yards of him and only the keeper to beat or accept reality and pick someone who will work.

 

The midfield at the minute is awful

Togwell's doing McCann's legwork/tackling/passing. Howard's stuck wide. Devaney works okay, but as you say, <u><font size="7">we are creating f-u-c-k all</font></u>

 

OK, the midfield has changed. My point is that the midfield herring is irrelevent. What is relevent is that Nardiello has had his chance and that we are stuck with the midfield that we are stuck with. We should be looking forward at who is likely to serve the team best in the current conditions.