| In rotation - Preview on 13:51 - Feb 25 with 1225 views | qprd |
Clive- agre that MW has done a good job of rotating players, but he is going to need to be more careful with Hugill.
Because I am an absolutely miserable OCD with a tendency to see the negative in everything, I was slightly annoyed with MW's substitution of Hugill against Stoke. When Chair scored the 4th goal to put us up 2 in stoppage time, MW should have immediately subbed Hugill off. Hugill stayed on for another 90 seconds, before MW took him off and brought on Oteh. Right before he was subbed off, Hugill sprinted to close down a speculative long ball from Stoke's left back in Stoke's defensive half. For all the criticism of Hugill, by the way, everyone should acknowledge how hard he works for the entire 90 minutes
But that work rate may be an issue given our lack of striker depth. It is not sustainable for a player to play with his level of physicality and effort for 90 minutes a match from here on out. And unlike a veteran striker (eg Ronaldo now, Glen Murray, etc) who manages his sprints and tries to limit his expenditure of energy to certain high probability situations, Hugill plays at full tilt for basically the entire match. He only has one gear, and he's not going to manage his own work rate- so the job is going to have fall with MW.
MW has two approaches to managing Hugill's minutes. First, he can absolutely flog Hugill now to try to accumulate as many points as early as possible to secure us safety, at which point he can start to rest Hugill/provide Oteh with longer spells. Alternatively, he can start proactively managing Hugill's minutes now, perhaps sacrifice a few points by subbing off Hugill/starting Oteh to ensure Hugill is fit and fresh enough to play in matches in April and beyond.
It appears that MW is opting for the former- and given how close we are to securing our position in the league, this may be the optimal approach.
Separately, and not totally unrelated, MW has failed to use all 3 subs in each of the last 3 matches (which is probably my biggest manager pet peeve). While I can't complain with the results, he should be figuring out how to use his subs better. [Post edited 25 Feb 2020 13:53]
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| In rotation - Preview on 14:10 - Feb 25 with 1171 views | PinnerPaul |
| In rotation - Preview on 13:51 - Feb 25 by qprd |
Clive- agre that MW has done a good job of rotating players, but he is going to need to be more careful with Hugill.
Because I am an absolutely miserable OCD with a tendency to see the negative in everything, I was slightly annoyed with MW's substitution of Hugill against Stoke. When Chair scored the 4th goal to put us up 2 in stoppage time, MW should have immediately subbed Hugill off. Hugill stayed on for another 90 seconds, before MW took him off and brought on Oteh. Right before he was subbed off, Hugill sprinted to close down a speculative long ball from Stoke's left back in Stoke's defensive half. For all the criticism of Hugill, by the way, everyone should acknowledge how hard he works for the entire 90 minutes
But that work rate may be an issue given our lack of striker depth. It is not sustainable for a player to play with his level of physicality and effort for 90 minutes a match from here on out. And unlike a veteran striker (eg Ronaldo now, Glen Murray, etc) who manages his sprints and tries to limit his expenditure of energy to certain high probability situations, Hugill plays at full tilt for basically the entire match. He only has one gear, and he's not going to manage his own work rate- so the job is going to have fall with MW.
MW has two approaches to managing Hugill's minutes. First, he can absolutely flog Hugill now to try to accumulate as many points as early as possible to secure us safety, at which point he can start to rest Hugill/provide Oteh with longer spells. Alternatively, he can start proactively managing Hugill's minutes now, perhaps sacrifice a few points by subbing off Hugill/starting Oteh to ensure Hugill is fit and fresh enough to play in matches in April and beyond.
It appears that MW is opting for the former- and given how close we are to securing our position in the league, this may be the optimal approach.
Separately, and not totally unrelated, MW has failed to use all 3 subs in each of the last 3 matches (which is probably my biggest manager pet peeve). While I can't complain with the results, he should be figuring out how to use his subs better. [Post edited 25 Feb 2020 13:53]
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Have said it before - MW doesn't think Oteh ready to start and/or feature regularly. | | | |
| In rotation - Preview on 14:13 - Feb 25 with 1162 views | francisbowles |
| In rotation - Preview on 13:51 - Feb 25 by qprd |
Clive- agre that MW has done a good job of rotating players, but he is going to need to be more careful with Hugill.
Because I am an absolutely miserable OCD with a tendency to see the negative in everything, I was slightly annoyed with MW's substitution of Hugill against Stoke. When Chair scored the 4th goal to put us up 2 in stoppage time, MW should have immediately subbed Hugill off. Hugill stayed on for another 90 seconds, before MW took him off and brought on Oteh. Right before he was subbed off, Hugill sprinted to close down a speculative long ball from Stoke's left back in Stoke's defensive half. For all the criticism of Hugill, by the way, everyone should acknowledge how hard he works for the entire 90 minutes
But that work rate may be an issue given our lack of striker depth. It is not sustainable for a player to play with his level of physicality and effort for 90 minutes a match from here on out. And unlike a veteran striker (eg Ronaldo now, Glen Murray, etc) who manages his sprints and tries to limit his expenditure of energy to certain high probability situations, Hugill plays at full tilt for basically the entire match. He only has one gear, and he's not going to manage his own work rate- so the job is going to have fall with MW.
MW has two approaches to managing Hugill's minutes. First, he can absolutely flog Hugill now to try to accumulate as many points as early as possible to secure us safety, at which point he can start to rest Hugill/provide Oteh with longer spells. Alternatively, he can start proactively managing Hugill's minutes now, perhaps sacrifice a few points by subbing off Hugill/starting Oteh to ensure Hugill is fit and fresh enough to play in matches in April and beyond.
It appears that MW is opting for the former- and given how close we are to securing our position in the league, this may be the optimal approach.
Separately, and not totally unrelated, MW has failed to use all 3 subs in each of the last 3 matches (which is probably my biggest manager pet peeve). While I can't complain with the results, he should be figuring out how to use his subs better. [Post edited 25 Feb 2020 13:53]
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Very difficult to use subs in a tight 0-0. | | | |
| In rotation - Preview on 05:31 - Feb 26 with 432 views | Match82 |
WokingR take a bow son. Hope you had a few bob on that prediction! |  | | |
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