Or maybe he won’t be available for Thursday but it’s better for the oppo to think he will be?
Or maybe he is definitely ready but it’s better for the oppo to have doubts.
Or, if you are reading Paul, I’d think about the fact that we have a well functioning team as long as we leave Kaikai out of it even without Fosu.
Have some of that.
I am reading And thanks for that
Paulie. Don't think this was aimed at you but another Paul from Wales, who because he is a big bloke offers out anyone who disagrees with him. I reckon he has threatened violence against more Charlton fans than an entire Millwall home crowd.
I expect Paul Cook to pick his best team of cloggers for our home game. I am really hoping for strong and fair reffing for all our games. Not going to happen so would like Fosu on the bench for this one.
I expect Paul Cook to pick his best team of cloggers for our home game. I am really hoping for strong and fair reffing for all our games. Not going to happen so would like Fosu on the bench for this one.
I bet he won't
Paul Hurst might but Paul Cook, of Wigan, probably won't give a shit
A lot of pressure on Fosu now. The lack of investment leaves him as pretty much the main creative player which is concerning given his lack of consistency last season. I still believe that he’s probably best coming off of the bench, but he’s going to be one of the first names on the team sheet now and needs to step up.
For me he is the best player in the league potentially, so a no brainer that the Belgian plank will try to sell him pretty soon. In fact he probably is trying to sell him now! I suspect the fact that he only has a season left on his contract is the main reason he has failed to. Fosu can wait that out! Hopefully new owners will get a chance to persuade the lad to extend.
A lot of pressure on Fosu now. The lack of investment leaves him as pretty much the main creative player which is concerning given his lack of consistency last season. I still believe that he’s probably best coming off of the bench, but he’s going to be one of the first names on the team sheet now and needs to step up.
I agree he lacks consistency and it would be advantageous to sign other players who can create, hence why I would be interested in signing someone like Holmes.
But better coming off the bench? I would be delighted just to see him stay let alone thinking of dropping him to the bench!
He’s going to be our most important player this season. To suggest he’s going to be better to start on the bench to me seems ridiculous. Without him in the starting 11 we have no creativity, and he’s the only player we have fit who’s capable of changing the game on his own.
To be fair to him, at the start of the season he put in a series of shifts where he covered lots of ground, tracked back, and his ability on the ball helped relieve defensive pressure, which meant that even when he wasn't the star man he still did an excellent job. As the season went on and injuries kicked in, he was moved centrally which allowed teams to just kick lumps out of him, and the lack of movement around him made him easier to mark. And then he got injured, and I think that played a big role in him being less consistent in the second half of the season. It was all very stop-start.
With him I'm less worried about consistency than I am about his ability to stay fit (though the two and intertwined). In a flat 4-4-2 he's going to need to do more tracking back and won't have the same freedom he had playing as a 10 in the diamond or the 4-2-3-1 (though going on the end of last season and this pre-season he will still have some license to roam). Now that could be good as it could give him more room to run in to, to pick the ball up and go past people. But he will, presumably, start further away from goal. And that's a risk, because he basically links our midfield and attack, especially when Aribo isn't in the team. And if he's not able to do that, we're basically just playing it forward into the channels or onto Josh's head.
Yes, keeping him fit is probably going to be the most import aspect of our season. We didn't manage it through last season. I do like him and Aribo playing in the same team and if both improve their games by 5% or so, it could be interesting.
Yes, keeping him fit is probably going to be the most import aspect of our season. We didn't manage it through last season. I do like him and Aribo playing in the same team and if both improve their games by 5% or so, it could be interesting.
We sign this sort of injury prone player and have had inadequate sized squads which forces players to come back from injury too soon, ruining them as players further down the line.
We sign this sort of injury prone player and have had inadequate sized squads which forces players to come back from injury too soon, ruining them as players further down the line.
Vetokele is one, Fosu looks to be another.
Fosu appears to be "injury prone" only after signing for Charlton.
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....Or am I being wooshed?
(edit; beat me to it oohaah! so maybe i'm not being wooshed as feared - unless it's a double woosh!)
Anyone got a phone book handy?
Paul Hurst might but Paul Cook, of Wigan, probably won't give a shit
Caretaker boss Lee Bowyer recently revealed that he had been offered new terms along with Joe Aribo.
Fosu has just under 12 months on his current deal.
Thankfully it's neither.
But better coming off the bench? I would be delighted just to see him stay let alone thinking of dropping him to the bench!
With him I'm less worried about consistency than I am about his ability to stay fit (though the two and intertwined). In a flat 4-4-2 he's going to need to do more tracking back and won't have the same freedom he had playing as a 10 in the diamond or the 4-2-3-1 (though going on the end of last season and this pre-season he will still have some license to roam). Now that could be good as it could give him more room to run in to, to pick the ball up and go past people. But he will, presumably, start further away from goal. And that's a risk, because he basically links our midfield and attack, especially when Aribo isn't in the team. And if he's not able to do that, we're basically just playing it forward into the channels or onto Josh's head.
I know every team gets injuries but this past couple of years we appear cursed.
We sign this sort of injury prone player and have had inadequate sized squads which forces players to come back from injury too soon, ruining them as players further down the line.
Vetokele is one, Fosu looks to be another.
Same for Vetokele.