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Post by reamsofverse on Feb 13, 2024 21:55:19 GMT
Doing absolutely nothing at the moment.
Needs to drop out of the side on Saturday.
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Post by valleyfaithful on Feb 13, 2024 21:59:38 GMT
Doing absolutely nothing at the moment. Needs to drop out of the side on Saturday. Sitting front row today behind the goal, and the biggest issue I have with Alfie is you don’t expect him to be physical, we have learnt he can’t really hold up so the one thing he needs to get right is poaching. Tennai delivered two dinks back sticks that rolled out of play because Alfie was three paces off it. If poaching is your only strength you need to gamble on the balls reaching you. Looking very average recently. |
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Post by wiggyatthebackpost on Feb 13, 2024 22:01:03 GMT
Doing absolutely nothing at the moment. Needs to drop out of the side on Saturday. Sitting front row today behind the goal, and the biggest issue I have with Alfie is you don’t expect him to be physical, we have learnt he can’t really hold up so the one thing he needs to get right is poaching. Tennai delivered two dinks back sticks that rolled out of play because Alfie was three paces off it. If poaching is your only strength you need to gamble on the balls reaching you. Looking very average recently. The new born baby effect I guess |
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Post by discocafc on Feb 13, 2024 22:51:01 GMT
Sat in the west upper and noticed a quite heated argument between May and Jones. Think Jones thought May should’ve pushed forward on a cross or something judging by the expressions and what just happened.
10 minutes later Jones took May off!
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Post by reamsofverse on Feb 13, 2024 23:03:57 GMT
So overrated in my opinion.
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Post by clarky on Feb 13, 2024 23:26:16 GMT
It all started to go wrong for May when he was played on the wing.The lad is frustrated and can you blame him, However, any player who is having a bad spell deserves to be dropped and him starting on the bench next game might be what he needs, but let us remember our league position is only as high as it is because of him.
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Post by earlpurple on Feb 14, 2024 0:25:47 GMT
He seemed to be out of position.
He needs play-makers to set up chances for him, but we let CBT go.
We had a free kick just outside the box on the right side of the pitch and he took it. Why not let Ramsay take it?
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Post by tidyjensen on Feb 14, 2024 5:42:03 GMT
The man is running about defending when he should be up top.
I don't blame Alfie at all, I blame our awful defense for being so shite.
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Post by scabbyhorse on Feb 14, 2024 6:45:42 GMT
May was poor, probably trying too much and experiencing a loss of confidence. It isn’t a coincidence that Ladapo looks better with the mighty Chuks playing alongside him, as would any forward, to be honest. I said it a few days ago, and I will say it again: quite simply, we will survive if Chuks and Camara stay fit for at least a dozen games. Lose any of the pair again, and it’s game over, so get your prayer mats out, people.
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Post by canterburyaddick on Feb 14, 2024 7:57:03 GMT
I really hope it's different this time, but us fans look at the panic on opposing defenders faces when Chuks plays and we get hope again. And then his body fails him. I did like the commitment he showed when he first came on. I thought he was going to get booked for just looking aggressive.
May has been frustrated, but a few games coming off the bench won't do him any harm.
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Post by crapgame on Feb 14, 2024 19:01:59 GMT
May has cut a 'frustrated figure' for quite a while now! His petulance, poor all round play and his desperate attempts to shoot from long range is a long way from giving haaland a run for his money and dont get me on the throw-ins! it reminds me of harry kane taking corners for england!
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Post by bexleyboy on Feb 15, 2024 22:14:59 GMT
He seemed to be out of position. He needs play-makers to set up chances for him, but we let CBT go. We had a free kick just outside the box on the right side of the pitch and he took it. Why not let Ramsay take it? We did not let him go he refused to play and demanded a move back north |
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Post by bexleyboy on Feb 15, 2024 22:16:03 GMT
Sat in the west upper and noticed a quite heated argument between May and Jones. Think Jones thought May should’ve pushed forward on a cross or something judging by the expressions and what just happened. 10 minutes later Jones took May off! But they had a big cuddle .. and Jones was talking to him all well .. |
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Post by bexleyboy on Feb 15, 2024 22:18:28 GMT
It all started to go wrong for May when he was played on the wing.The lad is frustrated and can you blame him, However, any player who is having a bad spell deserves to be dropped and him starting on the bench next game might be what he needs, but let us remember our league position is only as high as it is because of him. He was actually doing well wide and in the number 10 role .. problem was we lost Aneke and Leaburn around the same time so had to change the way we played May actually went back up top and that’s when his performance levels dropped .. .. |
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Post by aaronaldo on Feb 15, 2024 22:53:14 GMT
It all started to go wrong for May when he was played on the wing.The lad is frustrated and can you blame him, However, any player who is having a bad spell deserves to be dropped and him starting on the bench next game might be what he needs, but let us remember our league position is only as high as it is because of him. He was actually doing well wide and in the number 10 role .. problem was we lost Aneke and Leaburn around the same time so had to change the way we played May actually went back up top and that’s when his performance levels dropped .. .. Tend to agree with this. It was the loss of Miles and Aneke that didn’t help May. The thing with May was that even when he played wide or a 10 he still went through the middle with the same runs. Where he starts is often not that important to me. He doesn’t play like a true 10 when he’s there but he does ok against the weaker teams. Even when he started out wide he’d often be seen making runs in the middle. Tbh, if we had Ramsay at the time the overlapping runs from him could’ve been a good combo. |
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Post by reamsofverse on Feb 15, 2024 23:11:56 GMT
It all started to go wrong for May when he was played on the wing.The lad is frustrated and can you blame him, However, any player who is having a bad spell deserves to be dropped and him starting on the bench next game might be what he needs, but let us remember our league position is only as high as it is because of him. He was actually doing well wide and in the number 10 role .. problem was we lost Aneke and Leaburn around the same time so had to change the way we played May actually went back up top and that’s when his performance levels dropped .. .. Alfie May is a lightweight who can't play football. He cannot run at defenders and outpace them to get a shot in. Inside the box pouncing on things it's a different story. |
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Post by earlpurple on Feb 16, 2024 11:08:44 GMT
He seemed to be out of position. He needs play-makers to set up chances for him, but we let CBT go. We had a free kick just outside the box on the right side of the pitch and he took it. Why not let Ramsay take it? We did not let him go he refused to play and demanded a move back north He can demand what he likes, he was contracted to us until the end of the season. The difference between him and Lyle Taylor is that technically Lyle Taylor was contracted until the end of May or June 2020, whatever, and the season went beyond that date because of a COVID break, so technically he was no longer contracted to play for us. I can understand him not wanting to renew with all the problems we were having at the time, but he needed to be professional and concentrate on trying to keep us up, whilst hoping to prove to other clubs that he would be worth signing on a free. Or, like George Dobson, he could have arranged already a contract with a new club to join at the end of the season. My guess is that, like Dobson, he was not considered an "elite" in the division and was offered the contract of a "journeyman" which he rejected. I personally would have put him as an elite. If Derby are keen on playing him, what sort of player does that make him? |
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Post by crapgame on Feb 16, 2024 17:23:29 GMT
He was actually doing well wide and in the number 10 role .. problem was we lost Aneke and Leaburn around the same time so had to change the way we played May actually went back up top and that’s when his performance levels dropped .. .. Alfie May is a lightweight who can't play football. He cannot run at defenders and outpace them to get a shot in. Inside the box pouncing on things it's a different story. I think he needs mostly low passes and crosses into the box and reacts very quickly to knock downs and rebounds etc but although he has a good first touch, he struggles against 'stronger' defenders. |
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Post by cafcph on Feb 16, 2024 18:03:43 GMT
250k the lads a bargain.
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Post by tonyshootersbull on Feb 16, 2024 18:08:09 GMT
May shows passion and commitment he is the best forward we have.
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Post by tonyshootersbull on Feb 16, 2024 18:08:54 GMT
May shows passion and commitment he is the best forward we have.
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Post by clarky on Feb 16, 2024 19:51:27 GMT
Criminal that some are knocking the one player who has kept our season in touching distance of staying up.
Anyway for all the May knockers we still have 500k in the bank that we didn't spend on Nombre and JCH stretching across two transfer windows.
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Post by stu2020 on Feb 16, 2024 21:27:24 GMT
He is one player that I feel will fight for this club… not saying there are not others ….. but I like his attitude … and this thread talk of dropping “moaner Alfie May” is total crap… he is one of the players that is fighting… with Chuks back in I’m hoping for a good reaction
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Post by reamsofverse on Feb 16, 2024 21:41:18 GMT
He is one player that I feel will fight for this club… not saying there are not others ….. but I like his attitude … and this thread talk of dropping “moaner Alfie May” is total crap… he is one of the players that is fighting… with Chuks back in I’m hoping for a good reaction Nobody has said he isn't fighting. All I have said is he isn't a very good footballer, outside of the box especially where he is very limited. He's no more of a number 10 than I am!. |
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Post by reamsofverse on Feb 16, 2024 21:44:01 GMT
Criminal that some are knocking the one player who has kept our season in touching distance of staying up. Anyway for all the May knockers we still have 500k in the bank that we didn't spend on Nombre and JCH stretching across two transfer windows. Bit OTT that isn't it? Criminal? Some people might be blinded by his goals in the first half of the season but back then he was more of a poacher. Now he's being asked to do a bit more with the ball I think it's obvious that he isn't a great carrier of it and just can't outpace defenders. He isn't a 10 and he isn't a winger. Fair enough the service to him has dried up but there was a couple of crosses the other night that he should have got on the end of. |
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Post by stu2020 on Feb 16, 2024 21:47:35 GMT
He is one player that I feel will fight for this club… not saying there are not others ….. but I like his attitude … and this thread talk of dropping “moaner Alfie May” is total crap… he is one of the players that is fighting… with Chuks back in I’m hoping for a good reaction Nobody has said he isn't fighting. All I have said is he isn't a very good footballer, outside of the box especially where he is very limited. He's no more of a number 10 than I am!. ok but I do still disagree, I think he benefits from playing off a tall solid front man… and we have missed this with our two point men missing.. I think he has demonstrated he is a very good footballer played in the correct position with solid support, but he is frustrated as this has been seriously lacking |
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Post by clarky on Feb 16, 2024 22:31:56 GMT
Criminal that some are knocking the one player who has kept our season in touching distance of staying up. Anyway for all the May knockers we still have 500k in the bank that we didn't spend on Nombre and JCH stretching across two transfer windows. Bit OTT that isn't it? Criminal? Some people might be blinded by his goals in the first half of the season but back then he was more of a poacher. Now he's being asked to do a bit more with the ball I think it's obvious that he isn't a great carrier of it and just can't outpace defenders. He isn't a 10 and he isn't a winger. Fair enough the service to him has dried up but there was a couple of crosses the other night that he should have got on the end of. Not over the top at all, his recent failure is not down to him. You are right he is more of a poacher which was working well, you are also right he is not a No 10 or a winger, you are also right that he has been starved of service but that is down to Charlie and his boys completely fcuking us over with their cheap skate, ridiculous recruitment policy and not down to an individual player who has been the only success in a piss poor season. |
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Post by scabbyhorse on Feb 17, 2024 2:05:47 GMT
Reams, I agree with, although he shouldn’t be dropped, its obvious he doesn’t have the pace or skill for wide play or an effective no.10 role. It’s akin to asking Lineker to fill those positions. Alfie May, a proficient finisher inside the box, benefits most with a strong hold-up player beside him. While he is lacking confidence, expecting him to play up top alone is unrealistic, not enough pace and rarely beats a defender one on one. I love Alfie’s attitude though.
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Post by aaronaldo on Feb 17, 2024 14:13:37 GMT
Jones agrees with you Reams. It is time to drop Alfie.
Hopefully he’s raring to go after this!!
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Post by reamsofverse on Feb 17, 2024 14:26:34 GMT
Had to happen. If you don't get dropped when you are not playing well it sends out the wrong message, especially if other players do.
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