🆕🧵 Here’s my thread on #Notts v #Blues from Tuesday night
Sorry for the delay in this one, #FM23 has got in the way a bit 😅 lmk below how you want to see the progress of my Notts save 👇
Limited footage for this one as Southend acc have less highlights than us!
One thing that Baldwin provides which is such a weapon is his long passing. I know we overused the diagonal to Nemane early on this season, but it’s such an effective move, and having Aden back in the side makes it possible to bypass the opposition press with ease
Nemane got quite a bit of criticism online but I thought he was a real threat down the right, and the battle v Bridge was fascinating. Here he gets in behind, causing them all sorts of issues, but it’s a shame that Scott couldn’t get good contact; his movement was superb
Here’s another example of Scott’s movement, this time he drops off their deep line in order to create space for a shooting angle. Nemane’s crossing is shown in full dangerous light here; he fizzes it into the box and the deflection could have gone anywhere
The pressing we have in the midfield is nothing short of superb, and we are able to turn it over in offensive areas & spring counters. Watch Macca’s positioning and awareness here too; he maintains a slightly wider position as it means he’s free for a pass, & the finish is superb
Scott was a real threat all night, and his positioning here is ideal for the top of the box striker. It’s also a trademark finish, one I never get tired of seeing; he chops across the ball with such technique. Palmer’s decision to fizz it into feet is a good one too, a 2nd assist
Watch Powell’s movement here; someone should be picking him up. In that situation we have to have someone goalside of him, bc Bridge has the quality to whip in a quick ball, which he does. We shouldn’t let him roam. Nemane will get targeted more for these balls in future too
TAR is probably our best impact sun right now, he always comes on and influences things and is a great deputy. He also possesses the rare skill to be able to stand a man up, then skin him before fizzing a ball to the back post. Chicks does everything right, very unlucky here
I acc thought he had a good game and his distribution was acc fairly decent. However, every single away game we have Slocombe manages to gift the opposition the ball in a dangerous area. I understand it’s the perils of the way we play, however sometimes we should play it safe
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Luke Williams’ latest recruit is attacking midfielder Crowley
He’s especially interesting as he’s spent much of his career in the Netherlands
Here is a thread on the new man, and what we can expect from him 👇
The Key Stats
Age: 25
Height: 5ft9
Last Club: Morecambe
Position: AM (as shown in graphic)
22/23 (League One):
Games: 21
Goals: 2
Assists: 5
1.25 Chances Created per 90
671 passes completed (87% accuracy)
8 tackles won (73% accuracy)
The first thing that catches the eye about Crowley is the speed and quickness of his movement. In particular, how quickly he’s able to manipulate the ball by shifting his feet
Here he completely takes the defender out of the game, opening the space for a perfectly weighted pass
🧵🏴 England play against North Macedonia tonight. England aren’t adverse to former Non-League players, with Mings in the current squad potentially playing tonight
So here is an XI of players in Non-League who I feel could one day pull on the famous 3 Lions Shirt 👇
Owen Foster
Scunthorpe’s 18 year old keeper Foster had a brilliant stint when called upon last season, so much so that he is now going on trial at several Championship clubs
A brilliant shot stopper, Foster has massive potential. Needs the right development
Kellen Fisher
Okay, so Fisher isn’t technically a NL player anymore BUT he only just moved to Norwich, so I’m counting him here
That move says it all for him really - he has genuine potential to be a top right back. He’s already mature beyond his years at 18
Promoted side Sheffield Wednesday were requested yday afternoon. So here are 5 players they could look at based on YOUR suggestions
Remember to comment your team + 5 positions below 👇
GK: Josh Vickers
Wednesday rotated their keepers last season, so you’d expect them to need to add another safe pair of hands
Vickers is exactly that. He’s based fairly locally, so geography works, and he’s shown over a number of years he’s a very capable keeper
CB: Lloyd Jones
A defender I’d like to see make the step up with Wednesday is Jones. He’s been brilliant for Cambridge for a number of years, and is now available on a free
A strong defender, one in his prime at 27, Jones is capable on the ball & would be a cost effective move