Yes or no , and your reason, i'm of the 'no' persuasion as i think he wins a lot a in the air , but it just hands possession back to the opposition, i'm half convinced Chris Powell will start him on Saturday as he didn't do too much wrong v Stevenage.
0
Comments
After a bit of a shaky start imo the back four have been developing into a tight unit, until last week. I still don't understand why we are changing our team to "cope" (well that didn't work then) with the likes of Stevenage.
Lets hope Chris Powell is big enough to recognise his mistake.
Had Corts terrific header gone in on Saturday some folks opinions re not starting him might well be different....such is the difference between a fantastic save and a goal which makes you a hero.
He's not a bad player you know.
Not for one moment doubting that he's a good player certainly at this level just doubting the wisdom of breaking up a back four that was looking better every game. If Powell thinks that he should be playing then drop a Centre back don't shift one sideways & drop a player who has been fantastic for us so far this season in his position.
CharltonFan, I didn't hear that interview hope you're right !
I wouldn't start him, our regular back four is plenty good enough Morrison & Taylor have got a very good understanding, dropping Solly last week was comlete madness.
Perhaps I still have the Todorov goal at Smellhurst in my head. Hudson and Cort were the Centre Backs caught dozing when he nipped in behind them and Todorov wasn't the quickest.
Cort needs to convince me he is mobile and sharp enough. He is obviously strong in the air, but what about when isolated on the ground?
I like Morrison. Not the most talented, but strong and committed and reads the game well. He was excellent at Bramall Lane when we were under pressure. Taylor has been solid. Both get in blocks and put their bodies in the way to stop shots, as well as win headers.
Anyone else feel a win this Saturday?
nope but get the impression by the soundbytes coming out of Powell he will remain in the back four.
If he is to remain it must be instead of either morrison or taylor not solly, personally I understand why he did change the back four just think thats counter productive as we lost the attacking nous that solly offers, and we all know the best form of defense is attack and the opposition can't score if the ball stays in their half (well not now Elliots gone.....Hamer doesn't look too suspect on long range efforts)
Perhaps I still have the Todorov goal at Smellhurst in my head. Hudson and Cort were the Centre Backs caught dozing when he nipped in behind them and Todorov wasn't the quickest.
Cort needs to convince me he is mobile and sharp enough. He is obviously strong in the air, but what about when isolated on the ground?
I was one of the few on here who liked the Doherty but had to concede that the Doc is severely limited on the ground . As others have pointed out only two years ago he was voted by his fellow professionals in the PFA League One team of the season and finished third in Norwich's player of the year vote.
Since the incident Tutt Tutt refers to Cort has played in the Prem and I thought he was excellant in the air on Saturday and adequate on the ground at this level I think he is worth a punt but maybe not tomorrow.
So why did Cort start v Stevenage? IMO nothing particularly to do with Solly.
Trying to get inside Powelly's head, I would be reasoning .......I need to keep key non-playing squad players sharp and keen.
I need Cort to start to get a good look at him, to see if he can fit seamlessly into the back 4; and the player himself needs to start because he's been here 6 weeks, and he's been chomping at the bit with a perfect attitude.
What better time than when we have a points cushion, and with a couple of games under his belt and a bit of match fitness coming along, as the player comes back on a high having made a winning international debut?
So now I'll come out from inside Mr Powell's head ........ and say if I myself was the manager, I wouldn't have made the change.
But, if that was the manager's reasoning, then maybe there would be some threads of thought something along those lines. Perhaps.
;o)