'Other Boro stuff'

[Humpty 3,261]

I’m still dubious about whether Ikpeazu and Sporar are going to play together as a proper 2. 

[ABH 470]

30 minutes ago, Humpty said:

I’m still dubious about whether Ikpeazu and Sporar are going to play together as a proper 2. 

I can’t see them playing together. Last season when we only had 2 strikers warnock rotated them

[Humpty 3,261]

Exactly the reason I don’t them playing together. At least not regularly. That and the formation issues playing two up top presents; unless he plays Sporar as a deep 10 which I’m not sure he is.

[Borodane 6,301]

I reckon NW wants a decent striker option on the bench, so in the majority of games he is probably going to start with just one of them. Currently the spot is Ikpeazu's to lose. Also fitting in players like Onel, Tav, Crooks and Jones doesn't really warrant starting with two strikers.

[wilsoncgp 9,283]

3 hours ago, ABH said:

I can’t see them playing together. Last season when we only had 2 strikers warnock rotated them

Both strikers were pretty much the same, though. Neither of them really had a physical presence about them and I imagine both would have at best got in each others way and practically have us playing with 9/10 men on the pitch.

I don't think they'll start games together to be honest, at least not very often. But I wouldn't be shocked to see us chasing games and having both of them on.

[Neverbefore 10,942]

Uche would fit warnocks idea of a winger. A brute to know balls down the line to. Don't be surprised to see him there a few times this season

[Humpty 3,261]

It’s all gone to *** if we see Ikpeazu on the wing.

[Brunners 7,982]

1 hour ago, Neverbefore said:

Uche would fit warnocks idea of a winger. A brute to know balls down the line to. Don't be surprised to see him there a few times this season

what.

[Neverbefore 10,942]

30 minutes ago, Brunners said:

what.

Crooks has already been played there for that reason. He signed ameobi because he's a huge winger. I'm not saying that he's been signed as a winger, just that I expect to see him there a couple of times this season in the case of injuries. 

[ABH 470]

57 minutes ago, Neverbefore said:

Crooks has already been played there for that reason. He signed ameobi because he's a huge winger. I'm not saying that he's been signed as a winger, just that I expect to see him there a couple of times this season in the case of injuries. 

So he might play him there if he needs to because of injuries 

[TeaCider24 12,641]

I just cannot see it.

I really like what I've seen of Ikpeazu this season but I doubt there'll be a slower player on the pitch when he's on.

He'd be a rubbish winger.

Ameobi has pace 

[Neverbefore 10,942]

1 hour ago, ABH said:

So he might play him there if he needs to because of injuries 

And because I think he has the attributes that Warnock would feel are good for his style of play out there if he did have to put someone out there when our actual wingers are not available. 

This isn't a dig at warnock, I'm just saying that his style of play is to knock the ball long and high into the channels, that's fact. And it's also fact that he's put the largest player we have out on the wing, even though he's clearly not a winger, this season.

[BoroSmoggie 2,710]

1 hour ago, TeaCider24 said:

I just cannot see it.

I really like what I've seen of Ikpeazu this season but I doubt there'll be a slower player on the pitch when he's on.

He'd be a rubbish winger.

Ameobi has pace 

Uche isn’t that slow, especially when he gets going. He’s not agile, but in a straight line he takes some stopping. 

[Bosco's Tuft 941]

1 hour ago, BoroSmoggie said:

Uche isn’t that slow, especially when he gets going. He’s not agile, but in a straight line he takes some stopping. 

More to do with his size than his speed I would think.

[Borodane 6,301]

2 hours ago, Neverbefore said:

And because I think he has the attributes that Warnock would feel are good for his style of play out there if he did have to put someone out there when our actual wingers are not available. 

This isn't a dig at warnock, I'm just saying that his style of play is to knock the ball long and high into the channels, that's fact. And it's also fact that he's put the largest player we have out on the wing, even though he's clearly not a winger, this season.

I can see where you’re coming from but I don’t hope it gets to that. Denmark have used Andreas Cornelius on the wing in a front three a number of times for those reasons alone. It’s possible to knock a ball up there without him being marked by a big central defender. He usually wins his battle and keeps the ball and if the central defender moves out there it leaves a hole in the middle. He can also come in on the back post and win headers from crosses from the opposite wing. I’m not saying it’s pretty, but it’s certainly a possibility if you want to go direct and still keep it wide.