Azeem Abdulai today for Orient

[Dr. Winston]

The one where he has come in from the left, where the right back has followed him?

At what point in that third goal does he go anywhere near the left, never mind come in from it?

He started his run from the edge of the centre circle, almost directly in the middle of the pitch.

 

[A4Jack]

Interestingly Richie Wellens (who i still detest for spitting at Bodde when we played Doncaster in 2008) says he will be a central midfielder but is covering for injuries

 

[magicdaps10]

At what point in that third goal does he go anywhere near the left, never mind come in from it?

He started his run from the edge of the centre circle, almost directly in the middle of the pitch.

He is moving towards the centre circle with his back to goal with the opposition right back following him! The clip doesn't show where he started his run from just him infield/slightly left(with right back behind him) requesting to receive the ball.

Why do you think there is a massive gap for the Orient left back to hit? Because the friggin left back tracked Abdullai's movement

 

[magicdaps10]

Interestingly Richie Wellens (who i still detest for spitting at Bodde when we played Doncaster in 2008) says he will be a central midfielder but is covering for injuries

Ah right, so his boss has said he will play central but is covering other positions in his last 2 games?

Might keep in that position he played on the weekend and lady night if he keeps performing like he did.

 

[Dr. Winston]

The clip doesn't show where he started his run from

The clip shows he started his run from near the centre circle. You're assuming that it was from somewhere else.

 

[magicdaps10]

The clip shows he started his run from near the centre circle. You're assuming that it was from somewhere else.

You are talking about his run after the ball goes from him to the Orient left back.

My mindset is is further back than what the eyes see, it's just how I am programmed with football.
When Abdullai comes into play, it's clear he has dragged the right back out with his initial run thus leaving the space for his left back to hit. This highlights where Abdullai would have been before the attack starts.

Abdullai has 2 options, he can either follow his full backs run or get in the box and on the end of something.....it's a no brainer that he gets in the box because the full back has the space and right back who was marking Abdullai is now busting his gut to get to the full back, this leaves Abdullai unmarked to get into the box.

 

[Dr. Winston]

My mindset is is further back than what the eyes see, it's just how I am programmed with football.

Fucking Hell.

 

[magicdaps10]

Fucking Hell.

I knew you would get your knickers in a twist with that.

It's the reaction I expected.

 

[Dewi1jack]

So we sold Azeem to Orient, who is now their best player and we’re going to buy a different midfielder from them. Is that correct?

The genuine Swansea way

 

[Dr. Winston]

I knew you would get your knickers in a twist with that.

It's the reaction I expected.

It's perhaps the maddest thing you've ever said, and there's some stiff competition.

We all know what's more likely anyway. People have been slagging Abdulai through no fault of his own all season. Now he's gone to another club who are using him more to his strengths and started very well those who have been laying into him are starting to realise that there's a very real chance of some serious egg/face interaction.

So we get this nonsense. Attempts to claim that he's still playing as a left winger using all sorts of methods, up to and including the claim that it can be proven using special psychic football powers.

 

[magicdaps10]

It's perhaps the maddest thing you've ever said, and there's some stiff competition.

We all know what's more likely anyway. People have been slagging Abdulai through no fault of his own all season. Now he's gone to another club who are using him more to his strengths and started very well those who have been laying into him are starting to realise that there's a very real chance of some serious egg/face interaction.

So we get this nonsense. Attempts to claim that he's still playing as a left winger using all sorts of methods, up to and including the claim that it can be proven using special psychic football powers.

I quite like Abdullai when he was with us.

You are right, people will start realising they have egg on their face when they are wrong and it is nonsense.
The fact that the Orient manager has stated he is being played out of position currently and will in time play him centrally is a dead give away he isn't playing him to his strengths.

But Abdullai seems to be doing a decent job for them out of his preferred position of central midfield.