Widell

[magicdaps10]

His best albeit brief showing so far last night. Maybe we'll see more during Yalcouyes absence.

He will go with Widell and Franco in the midfield 2 on Saturday with Galbraith as the holder.

 

[Baron Goblet]

Whatever the team we will be giving it a dollop of hwyl and not get twisted and up tight on formations

 

[Vetchonian]

He will go with Widell and Franco in the midfield 2 on Saturday with Galbraith as the holder.

What makes you so sure of that?
Im sure Stamenic will be in there as Sheehan likes height...

 

[magicdaps10]

What makes you so sure of that?
Im sure Stamenic will be in there as Sheehan likes height...

Just a hunch.

I do want to add,Widell looked bright when he came on yesterday and showed intent, he was unlucky with his volley at the death.
Nice to see someone try a shot without thinking about it.

 

[Vetchonian]

Just a hunch.

I do want to add,Widell looked bright when he came on yesterday and showed intent, he was unlucky with his volley at the death.
Nice to see someone try a shot without thinking about it.

Thats why he is not getting picked too many forward passes and attempts at goal in training

 

[magicdaps10]

Thats why he is not getting picked too many forward passes and attempts at goal in training

Might be similar style to when Jackett didn't pick Trundle but then his hand was forced.....we know how that story ended.

 

[Dillwyn the Dog]

Maybe a Galbraith - Yalcouye - Widdell axis could be worth a try? Franco (wonder goal aside) has looked poor this year and I think his role has been changed - he doesn’t seem happy at all.

 

[NeathJack]

He will go with Widell and Franco in the midfield 2 on Saturday with Galbraith as the holder.

Lets hope so.

 

[monmouth]

Lets hope so.

Widell will be on the bench I reckon. It’ll be Stamenic/Galbraith/Franco (or maybe Stamenic/Galbraith/Cullen). I just can’t see the leopard changing its spots.

 

[Smurph]

Widell will be on the bench I reckon. It’ll be Stamenic/Galbraith/Franco (or maybe Stamenic/Galbraith/Cullen). I just can’t see the leopard changing its spots.

Way things are going I wouldn't be surprised to see Cullen restored to the starting line up (not that I feel he warrants a place).

Swans 3 nil and Cullen hat trick in coming.

 

[K23]

Just a thought but bear with me on this. I’ve been thinking about the impact Widell had on Wednesday and in my head I felt like I was watching something parallel to the effect Lewis O’Brien had on the team during the latter stages of last season. I’m not saying LOB was a world beater, he isn’t as he‘d be playing at a higher level if he was but for me, the main ingredient that LOB brought to the team was a non-stop busy positivity where everything was done at pace and going forward along the lines of what MGW did for Forest last season. This had 2 significant impacts on us. The first was that we were relentlessly pressing higher up the pitch and winning the ball back in our opponents’ half. The second was that when you have a player buzzing around like he was, once the team gets used to it, they subconsciously up their own tempo and energy level. It may not be a massive change but it is inevitable and this was happening when we were winning 5 on the bounce last season. I also know this from personal experience. I play football on Fridays and our group are all late 50s - early 70s but occasionally we have to bring in someone’s son to make up the numbers or we don’t play and they are usually late 20s - early 30s but just their presence changes the way we play because when you have someone moving into space for a pass quicker than we’re used to, you have to release the ball quicker and when they close down an opponent, you can feel that you have to close down the opponent’s pass options quicker. It’s hard when you’re in your 70s like I am but it’s instinctive.

When Widell came on in the latter stages against QPR, he brought that all-action energy and the players’ response was to immediately up their speed of thought and play and suddenly we looked like the team with a man advantage. I don’t know if Widell can consistently bring this urgency back to replace the lethargy we are currently seeing but if he can, it could be the spark we’re currently desperately lacking.