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Someone may have paid a million plus for Tozer but unfortunately I don't think he ever developed into a million pound player. We probably missed him when the plump lad was at left back (Williams?) but not too often thereafter.Superguy":rvp78gg3 said:
I think that one point about Fletcher's contribution last night that has not been mentioned is that he was still fit and performing in the last few minutes of normal time. He also had the confidence to take the second penalty in the shootout.
This means more than scoring early and not lasting the pace.
This means more than scoring early and not lasting the pace.
Ultimately DA sees the lad in training every day, he also understands football management is very fickle, so if he thinks for one moment Fletcher will improve us he will get picked.
Its very very different playing against teenagers to suddenly come up against Bradley and Edwards for example, i dont know how or even if they get paired up in training, but how he handles the physical stuff will determine how quickly he climbs the ladder.
With Harvey i felt he always struggled with that side of the game, with Joe Mason his movement was so good and his positioning so clever that he was able to cope, i always remember the big Sheff Utd centre half (Morgan) getting an absolute run around against Mason (we lost 4-3) he couldn't get close enough to him to intimidate and impose himself. The system Adams plays our No 9 whoever may be needs to be able to handle themselves and hold the ball up, if the young lad can do it, he will get game time with us, if he cant, he will be asked to learn about the game on loan somewhere else.
Its very very different playing against teenagers to suddenly come up against Bradley and Edwards for example, i dont know how or even if they get paired up in training, but how he handles the physical stuff will determine how quickly he climbs the ladder.
With Harvey i felt he always struggled with that side of the game, with Joe Mason his movement was so good and his positioning so clever that he was able to cope, i always remember the big Sheff Utd centre half (Morgan) getting an absolute run around against Mason (we lost 4-3) he couldn't get close enough to him to intimidate and impose himself. The system Adams plays our No 9 whoever may be needs to be able to handle themselves and hold the ball up, if the young lad can do it, he will get game time with us, if he cant, he will be asked to learn about the game on loan somewhere else.
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Basically Adams is a good enough manager to be able to judge the quality and suitability of player. So if he thinks he's good enough for the position then he'll give him a chance.
Under Adams your main striker needs to be a very physical striker Brunt/Taylor/Reid,holding the ball up and bringing others into play first and foremost especially the central midfielders. Not Fletcher's game as he at best is a second striker,so would need someone to play off and would mean two strikers up front. This is not Adam's style so will be interesting to see where Fletcher fits in.
Agree with that, he will be confident after last night, we are short of strikers, why not have him on the bench? He wouldn't be thrown into a blood and thunder/tightly poised game but if we were behind and need a goal or winning by two goals why not blood him just off Blissett.briangreen":32256uvp said:
Unfortunatley with Adams system of only playing with one up front Fletch will be behind Blissett Jervis and any new signings so will have no chance of starting games , its a pity because at his age he needs regular starts at a good level to improve so sadly will probably go the same way as a lot of other young players such as Leonard Mccrory Vassell and others whom have gone on to have good careers at otherclubs
Fletcher has announced himself on the Home Park pitch. Brilliant.
But he is nowhere near what we need as a centre forward.
What is the point of playing him for 10-20 games, only for him to be pushed and pulled around by the opposition ceaselessly. He has to learn how to handle himself in a man's game, not with tippy tappy football that the youngsters play.
Loan him out to get that experience of being able to handle himself and he just MAY develop to be what we are looking for in a couple or three years time, a la Isaac Vassell!
But he is nowhere near what we need as a centre forward.
What is the point of playing him for 10-20 games, only for him to be pushed and pulled around by the opposition ceaselessly. He has to learn how to handle himself in a man's game, not with tippy tappy football that the youngsters play.
Loan him out to get that experience of being able to handle himself and he just MAY develop to be what we are looking for in a couple or three years time, a la Isaac Vassell!