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Conor Coventry - no sign of an Ireland call up this time round.
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I do honestly think this is an incredible incentive to the players to maintain decent disciplinary records. Behave or we're throwing you to the fans7
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He really doesn't offer enough.5
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Law of balance dictates that I have to counter your agenda with my own counter-agenda. Will concede this really wasn't his best game but he still did the tackling and simple distribution bit well. His forward passing, while not great, was stymied by his options. The worst aspect of his play continues to be his shooting tbh0
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He is not fit to lick Dobbo's boots.3
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It was noticeable today how much more positive TT is on the ball, particularly when it was just Coventry on the pitch. I like Coventry but he does need to improve that part of his game6
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Agree, it really defies the idea that it's Coventry's 'lack of options' that means he doesn't pass forwards. When Taylor collects the ball, he turns towards the opposition goal and finds a ball. When I watch Coventry, he receives it and his natural instinct is to turn backwards and play it safe.fenaddick said:It was noticeable today how much more positive TT is on the ball, particularly when it was just Coventry on the pitch. I like Coventry but he does need to improve that part of his game
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There were a couple of times where TT gave the ball to CC because it was the “positive” option as there was space/runners that TT couldn’t access but CC could but the ball just went to the CB’s. It was so infuriating.Chunes said:
Agree, it really defies the idea that it's Coventry's 'lack of options' that means he doesn't pass forwards. When Taylor collects the ball, he turns towards the opposition goal and finds a ball. When I watch Coventry, he receives it and his natural instinct is to turn backwards and play it safe.fenaddick said:It was noticeable today how much more positive TT is on the ball, particularly when it was just Coventry on the pitch. I like Coventry but he does need to improve that part of his game
He does the simple things to a decent standard, but he doesn't offer enough.1 -
Leuth said:Law of balance dictates that I have to counter your agenda with my own counter-agenda. Will concede this really wasn't his best game but he still did the tackling and simple distribution bit well. His forward passing, while not great, was stymied by his options. The worst aspect of his play continues to be his shooting tbh
I have read a few times now that the issue for Coventry passing forwards is a lack of options in front of him. Yet Taylor manages it.
Coventry is an uninspiring, limited footballer who does some simple stuff effectively but wouldn't get a look in at a team seriously looking for promotion from L1. We chased him the whole of last January and binned off Dobbo for him.
It is pathetic football decisions like this which leaves us still floundering away in the lower half of L1.11 - Sponsored links:
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Timid midfielder atleast Taylor looks promising0
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Been called up to the Ireland squad ahead of tomorrow’s game against England at Wembley. Would be a pretty big debut if he gets on for 5/10 mins8
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https://x.com/CAFCofficial/status/1857725305752011159
Conor Coventry has been called up into the Ireland squad to face England to replace Jason Knight who has been ruled out of the game. Will train with the group this morning before travelling to London with the Ireland squad.0 -
I’m going tomorrow, would be excellent to see, saw Deano make his international debut in Dublin many years ago.fenaddick said:Been called up to the Ireland squad ahead of tomorrow’s game against England at Wembley. Would be a pretty big debut if he gets on for 5/10 mins1 -
You imagine he'll be a sub tomorrow, unlikely to come on unless there are injuries in midfield.
A great experience for Conor though, and getting him used to Wembley for when we return there in the BSM final.7 -
Fair play to Conor but bloody hell Ireland must be in a proper state to be calling up League One players
As an England fan I look forward to seeing him match up against Jude 😂9 -
Good luck to him. Hope he gets on.*Cue Coventry coming on in 89th minute and scoring a worldy to equalise and knock England off the top of the table*
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Connor Coventry is an incredibly average league 1 football player.9
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In your opinion.J BLOCK said:Connor Coventry is an incredibly average league 1 football player.
Obviously managers and coaches who may have slightly more knowledge and experience than your own think differently.3 - Sponsored links:
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As Leuth says, he isn’t the problem, it’s the rest of the midfield and the way the team is set up. He certainly could be less cautious with his passing, but he breaks up play well and rarely loses the ball. Most midfielders would struggle in this team.10
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southamptonaddick said:
In your opinion.J BLOCK said:Connor Coventry is an incredibly average league 1 football player.
Obviously managers and coaches who may have slightly more knowledge and experience than your own think differently.
Like who?
Nathan Jones has a range of incredibly average L1 midfielders to chose from so him playing for us doesn't make him better than that.
I don't know the players at Ireland's disposal to know who he has beaten into the squad.6 -
Why doesn't he pass it forward to *checks notes* Alan Campbell5
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I think there's more chance of me coming off the England bench and scoringlordromford said:Good luck to him. Hope he gets on.*Cue Coventry coming on in 89th minute and scoring a worldy to equalise and knock England off the top of the table*
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He's not the problem, but he's not the solution either. Breaking up play and possession in midfield are very useful qualities but only if we are then able to actually do anything with the ball, which we are not.arny23394 said:As Leuth says, he isn’t the problem, it’s the rest of the midfield and the way the team is set up. He certainly could be less cautious with his passing, but he breaks up play well and rarely loses the ball. Most midfielders would struggle in this team.
Which is not all Coventry's fault at all but coming from a PL academy and with the hype he got I can't blame anyone who wanted/expected a little bit more from him.
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He's probably been our 2nd best midfielder this season but that's not saying much. He's not to blame for how poor our midfield is, but he is accountable for his own performances.
Remember this with Hector & Thomas last season: "You'll all be shocked how good our CBs look with a more combative midfield in front of them!"
It wasn't other people making them crap, they just weren't good enough. And I'm not saying Coventry is the same, the point is that players are accountable for their own performances and don't need excuses.
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To a certain extent yes that's true but I would argue that this also holds him accountable for other's performances which is unfair.Chunes said:He's probably been our 2nd best midfielder this season but that's not saying much. He's not to blame for how poor our midfield is, but he is accountable for his own performances.
Remember this with Hector & Thomas last season: "You'll all be shocked how good our CBs look with a more combative midfield in front of them!"
It wasn't other people making them crap, they just weren't good enough. And I'm not saying Coventry is the same, the point is that players are accountable for their own performances and don't need excuses.
His job is pretty clearly to win and recycle the ball and make the simple short passes to the likes of Campbell and Docherty who are supposed to be the more dynamic part. That they are so far terrible at doing so is a big problem but not one that Coventry can really compensate for.
If he starts going forwards more or trying to carry the ball then that leaves holes in the midfield and leaves us open to counter attacks. Taylor has been more dynamic but results haven't actually been considerably better so it's clearly a bigger problem.1 -
I don't think he offers much at all, in the games I've seen him since we signed him I couldn't really pick one moment out. Much like the rest of the squad just bang average and boring to watch.
I was never Dobson's biggest fan but Coventry has been a downgrade4 -
Curious to know who has been the best?Chunes said:He's probably been our 2nd best midfielder this season but that's not saying much. He's not to blame for how poor our midfield is, but he is accountable for his own performances.
Remember this with Hector & Thomas last season: "You'll all be shocked how good our CBs look with a more combative midfield in front of them!"
It wasn't other people making them crap, they just weren't good enough. And I'm not saying Coventry is the same, the point is that players are accountable for their own performances and don't need excuses.0
