by chandog »
15 Sep 2008 17:27
SpaceCruiser Royal Lady But what of our purchases to "replace" them?
I'm still finding it hard to grasp why we have 5 strikers now and only 3 last season when we were playing abysmally. Yet Coppell said we only needed 3 strikers - so why does he suddenly think we need 5?
I apologise to Wycombe Royal, but I've got to reply to this.
Coppell didn't exactly say that. He said he would be happy with 3 strikers, not need 3 strikers. He obviously wanted another striker, but would have been happy to settle for what he's got if he failed in buying a striker.
although we have 5 strikers there are some key issues to think about
1. lita is being ignored so he does not count at the moment
2. long has played awfully so far this season and imo should have been dropped by now
3. mooney is being typically eased into the club by only playing for the reserves and doing pretty well
4. Nhunt is similar to mooney except he is allowed to sit on the bench and come on with 10 mins to go
so we have only really got 2 strikers at the moment - doyle and long - who are being picked. and long is not taking his chance
Coppell seems reluctant to pick Nhunt and Mooney
Lita is currently out of favour with coppell and who knows how long it will be before he is called back to the first team?