QuoteIf you weren't brought on before it got to 6-0 then I wouldn't say the manager rated you too highly ~ Well maybe your fitness ?Originally Posted by rebelmusic
Got 30 mins today. Leeds were already 6 goals up so the only positive is that they stopped scoring after he came on. Replaced a striker but I assume played in a DM role
If you weren't brought on before it got to 6-0 then I wouldn't say the manager rated you too highly ~ Well maybe your fitness ?
Definitely concerning looking at the state of the Stoke team right now that Lawal and Moran aren't getting a run. Might be next season before we know for sure whether Lawal's situation is fitness related or something else. I don't think Moran belongs in the Championship.
On after 33’ in midfield for Stoke tonight at home to SheffU. Blades scored after 38’ but wasn’t properly watching so don’t know if he was involved in any way. Won’t catch the second half either.
Played RCB today for Stoke against Liverpool. Didn’t go well for him at all.
First goal, is on his side, not his fault but looks sluggish. Second goal, he gives the ball away with a wayward pass and then can’t track Nunez who scores. Both goals he looked really slow. Third goal, Nunez shoots through his legs for his hat-trick. Fourth goal, Ngumoha shoots and it deflects off Lawal into the top corner.
As an aside, Jack Bonham made an appearances, not sure if it half time or when in the second half but he conceded one, nothing he could do about it, was a tap in.
Last edited by elatedscum; 21/07/2025 at 3:58 PM.
He's definitely not a centre back. I don't know why managers keep trying to play him there, he wasn't even any good in that position for Celtic B. Whether he's a decent centre midfielder or not remains to be seen. He's been good at League 1 level, but we need to see more than that.
The midfielder thing can't be going all that well, if the manager is trying him at centre-back !
Generally easier for teams to find decent centre mids than centre backs (Ireland being the obvious exception here of course). If a player plays both it's usually more likely that a club will try and turn him into a centre back.
Watching Stoke Derby. Lawal starting CB and is playing brilliantly. Strong, fast and can play a bit too.
Went down injured and was taken off shortly afterwards.
Seemed to be moving freely at the end of the game though.
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Rave reviews by the Stoke fans. Many mentioning him eventually moving to midfield due to incoming centre halves. Pray to God he does with our dearth of physicality in the middle. Certainly sounding like he’s playing with all the right attributes to succeed there. Great that him and Coventry are getting minutes at a higher level at least.
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They love a big man at Stoke. But yes, they seem to be really taken by his performances in pre-season this year. Obviously we need him to be playing midfield, the last thing we need is him being turned into yet another big, strong, imposing centre back to add to our extensive collection of those.
Looks like he is starting against Walsall in DM tonight. One of the two in a 4-2-3-1... Great to see and that is just what we need.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Goal for him today v. high flying Birmingham…header from a corner. Starting CB today.
With Collins and O'Shea's troubles in Armenia you could honestly make a case for bringing him in to start at centre back for the October games. Obviously not the position we want to see him playing in, but it's the one he's playing in right now.
He got 8.6 on fotmob for his performance today which, according to Pineapples rating, is fair-to-middling if I recall properly
At this point no one in squad should be safe. Mixing it up a bit with new players might put others on their toes a bit
Its really not that complicated!!!
I think we need to play a left footed centre back alongside Collins or o shea. O shea was horrible there the other night so slow moving the ball off his right foot. Play scales left centre half and at least uou have some balance and a chance to progress the ball out from the back without all the angles been closed off so easily
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