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Conor Coventry - called up for Republic of Ireland Nov 2025 World Cup qualifiers (p32)
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Nothing compares to ?
Green or Wagstaff 😁1 -
'not as physically dynamic as Dobson' honestly? Dobson has more flair, weirdly, but Coventry more than almost any player I can think of for us just charges around the pitch for the entire game without seeming to tire, it's freak stuff4
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I think they are both excellent players and both are consistent but I think Coventry edges it.6
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Dobson has a better name. Sounds better, doesn't alliterate mind but wasn't bombed to shit in the second world war and no gets sent to Dobbo when the world is fed up of them.2
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Dobson always looked to play forward. Pre-Crawley, Coventry would pass back for a hoof. Haven't seen too many recent games but it seems his game plan has changed for the better.
Can he make interceptions at a higher level against better passers and dribblers? He doesn't tackle much.4 -
That seems quite obvious!Gisappointed said:Dobson always looked to play forward. Pre-Crawley, Coventry would pass back for a hoof. Haven't seen too many recent games but it seems his game plan has changed for the better.
Can he make interceptions at a higher level against better passers and dribblers? He doesn't tackle much.4 -
Yes, why not.Gisappointed said:Dobson always looked to play forward. Pre-Crawley, Coventry would pass back for a hoof. Haven't seen too many recent games but it seems his game plan has changed for the better.
Can he make interceptions at a higher level against better passers and dribblers? He doesn't tackle much.
He's 2nd in the league for most successful tackles per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/won_tackle/league-one
He's 10th in the league for interceptions per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/interception/league-one3 -
My stats say 100 tackles in 35 matches as a CDM. Less than three a game. Doesn't suggest he is a terrier.Scoham said:
Yes, why not.Gisappointed said:Dobson always looked to play forward. Pre-Crawley, Coventry would pass back for a hoof. Haven't seen too many recent games but it seems his game plan has changed for the better.
Can he make interceptions at a higher level against better passers and dribblers? He doesn't tackle much.
He's 2nd in the league for most successful tackles per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/won_tackle/league-one
He's 10th in the league for interceptions per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/interception/league-one
If he is second in the stats, it shows how shit this league is8 -
When you say his game plan?Gisappointed said:Dobson always looked to play forward. Pre-Crawley, Coventry would pass back for a hoof. Haven't seen too many recent games but it seems his game plan has changed for the better.
Can he make interceptions at a higher level against better passers and dribblers? He doesn't tackle much.
I suspect he was following tactical instruction from the man who comes up with the game plans and has fortunately altered those much for the better!
IMO it was clear to me even when he was getting pelters early season for being ineffective that Coventry is a very good player and he was doing his job well, intercepting, winning and retaining possession in the way he was instructed.Let’s hope he stays fit and continues to perform for the rest of the season - and into the next!3 -
Dobson edges it on the ‘sticks to you like shit to a blanket’ factor, ie a ball winner/ destroyer mowing his opponents down - Coventry is a superior player in all other respects - he’s become one of our key men2
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No, it shows that an average of 2 tackles a game is normal for a good DM in this division. PL for comparison has one player at 3.9 and the rest of the top 10 at 2-3, Championship is similar.Gisappointed said:
My stats say 100 tackles in 35 matches as a CDM. Less than three a game. Doesn't suggest he is a terrier.Scoham said:
Yes, why not.Gisappointed said:Dobson always looked to play forward. Pre-Crawley, Coventry would pass back for a hoof. Haven't seen too many recent games but it seems his game plan has changed for the better.
Can he make interceptions at a higher level against better passers and dribblers? He doesn't tackle much.
He's 2nd in the league for most successful tackles per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/won_tackle/league-one
He's 10th in the league for interceptions per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/interception/league-one
If he is second in the stats, it shows how shit this league is
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/47/stats/season/23685/players/won_tackle/premier-league
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This is just further proof that you know absolutely sod all about football. A CDM playing for a club in the top 6, with the 2nd highest tackle rate in the league doesn't impress you? Then you don't know what you're looking at. Combine that with being in the top 10 for interceptions as well (no other player features in the top 10 on both lists) and the fact that he's had to play "within himself" for the past few weeks to avoid a 10th yellow card, it's been an outstanding display of composed defensive work from the lad.Gisappointed said:
My stats say 100 tackles in 35 matches as a CDM. Less than three a game. Doesn't suggest he is a terrier.Scoham said:
Yes, why not.Gisappointed said:Dobson always looked to play forward. Pre-Crawley, Coventry would pass back for a hoof. Haven't seen too many recent games but it seems his game plan has changed for the better.
Can he make interceptions at a higher level against better passers and dribblers? He doesn't tackle much.
He's 2nd in the league for most successful tackles per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/won_tackle/league-one
He's 10th in the league for interceptions per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/interception/league-one
If he is second in the stats, it shows how shit this league is
Dobson is 20th and 88th on those lists btw.
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Completely ignores that fact that Coventry is a huge part of what makes it a good side. Would the side playing this way be as good with Dobson playing in Coventry's role? Probably notwmcf123 said:
Dobson played in dreadful teams for 3 years for us and was the best player for many of those games . Coventry is doing well in a good sideExiled_Addick said:I agree there’s not a huge gap between Dobson and Coventry right now. Dobson offers a bit more attacking dynamism but it took time for him to develop that and Coventry might develop it too. I’m happy to see Dobson proving he can hold down a regular spot in a promotion challenging side. We saw him evolve and improve as a player while with us and if he’s built on that at Wrexham I think he will eventually get a gig in the Championship and do ok there for a season or two.
Coventry has the higher ceiling though. He’s ahead of where Dobson was at the same age and has a better football brain. He’s not as physically dynamic as Dobson but he doesn’t need to be because his positional sense and reading of the game are so good. If someone like Dale Stephens was able to go on and play a number of seasons in the top flight I don’t see why Coventry can’t do the same. Especially if he can learn to be a bit more expansive and progressive with his passing and add a few goals a season to his game. Even though he is now generally rated I think he goes a little under appreciated. I certainly wouldn’t swap him back for Dobson now.7 -
Seem to remember Dobson was high on that list when he was with us. As was McGrandles before he joined.sam3110 said:
This is just further proof that you know absolutely sod all about football. A CDM playing for a club in the top 6, with the 2nd highest tackle rate in the league doesn't impress you? Then you don't know what you're looking at. Combine that with being in the top 10 for interceptions as well (no other player features in the top 10 on both lists) and the fact that he's had to play "within himself" for the past few weeks to avoid a 10th yellow card, it's been an outstanding display of composed defensive work from the lad.Gisappointed said:
My stats say 100 tackles in 35 matches as a CDM. Less than three a game. Doesn't suggest he is a terrier.Scoham said:
Yes, why not.Gisappointed said:Dobson always looked to play forward. Pre-Crawley, Coventry would pass back for a hoof. Haven't seen too many recent games but it seems his game plan has changed for the better.
Can he make interceptions at a higher level against better passers and dribblers? He doesn't tackle much.
He's 2nd in the league for most successful tackles per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/won_tackle/league-one
He's 10th in the league for interceptions per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/interception/league-one
If he is second in the stats, it shows how shit this league is
Dobson is 20th and 88th on those lists btw.0 -
Dobson would have been high on the list with us because he was in a worse team, down near the bottom of the table, and he was the main destroyer in the side, usually covering ground and lunging into tackles when we lost the ball in the middle of the park over and over againwmcf123 said:
Seem to remember Dobson was high on that list when he was with us. As was McGrandles before he joined.sam3110 said:
This is just further proof that you know absolutely sod all about football. A CDM playing for a club in the top 6, with the 2nd highest tackle rate in the league doesn't impress you? Then you don't know what you're looking at. Combine that with being in the top 10 for interceptions as well (no other player features in the top 10 on both lists) and the fact that he's had to play "within himself" for the past few weeks to avoid a 10th yellow card, it's been an outstanding display of composed defensive work from the lad.Gisappointed said:
My stats say 100 tackles in 35 matches as a CDM. Less than three a game. Doesn't suggest he is a terrier.Scoham said:
Yes, why not.Gisappointed said:Dobson always looked to play forward. Pre-Crawley, Coventry would pass back for a hoof. Haven't seen too many recent games but it seems his game plan has changed for the better.
Can he make interceptions at a higher level against better passers and dribblers? He doesn't tackle much.
He's 2nd in the league for most successful tackles per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/won_tackle/league-one
He's 10th in the league for interceptions per 90.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/108/stats/season/23745/players/interception/league-one
If he is second in the stats, it shows how shit this league is
Dobson is 20th and 88th on those lists btw.1 -
Dobson probably wouldn't look as impressive either - not a dig at his ability but what actually made him stand out where his energy levels and spectacular tackling.Garrymanilow said:
Completely ignores that fact that Coventry is a huge part of what makes it a good side. Would the side playing this way be as good with Dobson playing in Coventry's role? Probably notwmcf123 said:
Dobson played in dreadful teams for 3 years for us and was the best player for many of those games . Coventry is doing well in a good sideExiled_Addick said:I agree there’s not a huge gap between Dobson and Coventry right now. Dobson offers a bit more attacking dynamism but it took time for him to develop that and Coventry might develop it too. I’m happy to see Dobson proving he can hold down a regular spot in a promotion challenging side. We saw him evolve and improve as a player while with us and if he’s built on that at Wrexham I think he will eventually get a gig in the Championship and do ok there for a season or two.
Coventry has the higher ceiling though. He’s ahead of where Dobson was at the same age and has a better football brain. He’s not as physically dynamic as Dobson but he doesn’t need to be because his positional sense and reading of the game are so good. If someone like Dale Stephens was able to go on and play a number of seasons in the top flight I don’t see why Coventry can’t do the same. Especially if he can learn to be a bit more expansive and progressive with his passing and add a few goals a season to his game. Even though he is now generally rated I think he goes a little under appreciated. I certainly wouldn’t swap him back for Dobson now.
The first part is just standard expectations of an NJ player/side so he wouldn't be exceptional there, and the pressure/possession style would mean that we wouldn't actually need someone to be flying into tackles.
I think Dobson would definitely do well in the current side don't get me wrong but even in the last few months he was here you could see Jones had him playing a different way to his usual midfield destroyer role.2 -
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Interesting that Conor was once again in the Standby squad... I know we lost on Saturday, but thank god he wasn't needed for Ireland, as we wouldn't have got the game called off, even if we had two other call-ups already - Add this reason to the endless others, for getting back into the Championship.0
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Seem to remember Dobbo scoring a few goals.....Conor needs to add that to his game0
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Not really. He's there to give other players security and service to score goals, not provide them himself, and if he's even in a position to score then it means he's well out of his "normal" position.ct_addick said:Seem to remember Dobbo scoring a few goals.....Conor needs to add that to his game
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Rewatching the goals from Saturday and he really stood out on the build up to the third.The way he won back possession in the middle of the pitch from one midfielder and then instantly took the other two out of the game with a deft reverse ball to Doc was immense.
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I said on the match thread, that moment really highlighted the evolution of him and the team since Christmas. Earlier in the season, if he’d won that ball back, he’d have turned back or sideways. We’d have kept the ball but it would’ve made our attack slower and probably resulted in a hoof forward from the defence. He’s always had good awareness of where the next pass is on but he tended to focus on safe recycling of the ball backwards. He’s now using that awareness in a more forward thinking way and playing more passes forwards and with tempo. We’re overall getting the ball to the front line much faster but also with accuracy and incision and it’s a big reason why we’ve started scoring more goals.Callumcafc said:Rewatching the goals from Saturday and he really stood out on the build up to the third.The way he won back possession in the middle of the pitch from one midfielder and then instantly took the other two out of the game with a deft reverse ball to Doc was immense.8 -
Where is his Irish accent!fenaddick said:0 -
He obviously went to the same school as Tony Cascarino 😉BigRedEvil said:
Where is his Irish accent!fenaddick said:1 -
The same part of Ireland as Josh Cullen and Declan Rice...BigRedEvil said:
Where is his Irish accent!fenaddick said:1 -
West Ham had a £250k clause for us to get promoted in the deal for Conor Coventry5
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Interesting. Quite a sensible clause to include.oohaahmortimer said:West Ham had a £250k clause for us to get promoted in the deal for Conor Coventry0 -
He could have played a role in mobland with that accent.1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaF3c6YNmfM
