Changed the game imo yesterday.I've read over th epast few days that it woud be unfair to drop Spring for Semedo.My argument is you play your best team which semedo would be in for me.When Steven Gerrard returns from injury he is not left out of the team because it would be unfair on his replacement,so just because we are 2 leagues lower shouldn't we have the same mentality ? Discuss !!
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Spring has done well, but Semedo offers a better balance, more strength and ability in the air, and isn't actually any worse with the ball at his feet. As others have pointed out, him and Racon seem to enjoy playing with each other.
Agreed and the same goes for Sodje in preference to Llera.
Sodje
a shoe in for me straight in the team, Jose finally looking like the player we hoped, Sodje easily one of the best central defenders in this league alongside Daily
The real question is what is the best team? Against Oldham plenty of people voted Spring MOM and he had also played well prior to that. One could argue (although I personally wouldn't) that Spring is a candidate for our strongest X1. What sort of message does it send the rest of the players if the arguable MOM from the previous week is summarily dropped? Another factor is whether a recovering Semedo was capable of 90 minutes.
I think Parky got it absolutely right and we now know, if we didn't previously, just how crucial Semedo is.
The Sodje / Llera situation is slightly different in that, although Llera played well against Oldham, Sodje was arguably MOM against Leeds. The manager therefore had a straight decision to make. Again, in my opinion, he got it right.
Its early days for player of season and up with semedo and youga, I would also add dailly who has added a calmness and confidence to our defence. I have not included racon, because I think there is a lot more to come form him before we get to the end of the season.
It's not even about picking your best players.
But you must play your best team.
Sodje & Dailly is evidently considered by Parky as the best combination at centre back.
And we've all seen that Semedo & Racon compliment each other perfectly - and the team is a better unit as a result.
It's hard on Spring ...... but if Semedo gets injured again, we know he can step in effectively.
Likewise, should Racon get injured, Spring will partner Semedo - which might very well be the perfect partnership to bring the best from Spring.
Spring is a very experienced campaigner, he's done it all before at this level and higher.
So Parky knows what Spring is all about.
He might be unlucky to lose his place, but there's 30-odd matches left to play this season.
And he's bound to get a run in the side again.
Next time, he might not lose his place.
Nicely put, Kap.
agree with that
I love the lad and think he is VERY important to us
Him and Racon link up so well together, I remember reading int he programme once that they are like best pals so they understand each other
i feel sorry for spring cos he's done well but for the greater good of the team semedo has to come in and i say that as someone who thought he was wank for us b4 this season
I think Semedo and Racon have a greater understanding, so that helps the team. Also I think Semedo, like Makele, suffers from his role because people underestimate his contribution going forward. He is involved in nearly all our attacks, it may not be in a flashy way but his contribution is important
People complain that Semedo isn't offensive enough but he uses the ball quite intelligently and he rarely gives it away, but more importantly he releases the flair players - even Bailey looked happier to go and support Youga when he over lapped, knowing Semedo was there to plug any gaps if Huddersfield countered.
As I said earlier in the season, Semedo and Burton may not always be stand out players but they are the two who have given our flair players the platform to go and strut their stuff on.
Whats also great is that Saturday showed that there's plenty of desire currently in the camp, which means we can still win games when we're not firing on all cylinders.
Proud to be an Addick at the moment.
Proper midfield watercarrier, but every team needs one.
I think mixing it up will put some doubt in some teams minds who plan to park the bus ala Oldham but in some games 4411 will be the best option as proved already this season.
Shelvey coming off the bench or filling in for Racon will still hurt other teams.
I think we've shown that we can play 4-5-1 and 4-4-2 with the players at our disposal, so it shouldn't be that one is used exclusively over the other. Therefore we're in a great situation where we can choose which to use based on the opposition's strengths and formation.
Jonjo managed to play in the centre of midfield in a 4-4-2 when we beat Cov 4-1 at home 18 months ago. I think if he could hold back his attacking instincts a little he could play there with Semedo if we were chasing the game.