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He's playing in a different position now, as the manager has admitted. He plays a number 6 instead of an 8. As an 8 you need to get up and down the pitch a lot, Madsen cannot do that. As a 6, he hangs back and only ventures forward on some breakaways or when we have full possession.
As a 6 he is great and in the mold of Wilkins, passing it around with short simple 5-10 yeards passes that split the oppo. He also is able to hold onto the ball when you give it to him, which is rare in the Champ.
What this does mean though is that Varane weho is also a 6, has to run around a lot more and so do our forwards. As we have no real 8. Also, there is the question of if we did have an 8, would Madsen be exposed as really he needs the backup of someone like Varane?
This means we have fewer possession than other teams. but these other teams have not exposed this (although Brum did try tonight), so, therefore, so far we have gotten away with it.
Respectfully, I'm not sure I agree with you here Lazy. I think Madsen does get up and down the pitch now. Whether it's picking the ball up from the CBs to play forward or drifting over to the left to pop it about with Chair and RND, he is pretty mobile. West Brom was a perfect example of this, crossing from the right for Varane and pressing on their edge of their box for Burrell's goal
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He doesn't move with electric pace, but he certainly gets through his fair share of running. I also think at the moment he gets through more defensive work than Varane does, smashing through players and winning defensive headers. He's protecting Varane, not the other way around.
Respectfully, I'm not sure I agree with you here Lazy. I think Madsen does get up and down the pitch now. Whether it's picking the ball up from the CBs to play forward or drifting over to the left to pop it about with Chair and RND, he is pretty mobile. West Brom was a perfect example of this, crossing from the right for Varane and pressing on their edge of their box for Burrell's goal
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He doesn't move with electric pace, but he certainly gets through his fair share of running. I also think at the moment he gets through more defensive work than Varane does, smashing through players and winning defensive headers. He's protecting Varane, not the other way around.
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To add to your point, from the fan Q&A:
"The other reality is that you have different types of athletes. You've got some athletes like, for example, Field or Madsen, who maybe don't look like the quickest over ten meters, but will regularly cover a top number of kilometers a game"
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