Grimes

[Darran]

He’s been outstanding the last few weeks the best he’s ever played IMO but surely it’s obvious that someone has clearly said to him that “you occasionally need to pass the ball forwards.”

 

[Neath_Jack]

Yeah, another one who has benefitted from our change of play. A number of times yesterday he went marauding forwards with the ball at his feet. Long may it continue.

 

[Dr. Winston]

That's what is so frustrating about him. His contributions to our attacking play have been so inadequate compared to what he's capable of when he wants to. More often than not he's a hindrance rather than a help going forward.

If he keeps doing what he has been lately, and especially yesterday, then that's a huge step in the right direction for him.

 

[cmajack]

Should be scoring far more goals for us than he actually has, and that goes for all our midfield players.

 

[jack_lord]

Pleased with what I saw when he was making bursting runs. It opens the field of play and doesn't give the opposition opportunity to reshape. Is it a light bulb moment for him or was he always playing to instructions?

 

[Itchysphincter]

He’s been outstanding the last few weeks the best he’s ever played IMO but surely it’s obvious that someone has clearly said to him that “you occasionally need to pass the ball forwards.”

Joe Allen?

Grimes has always been decent and had just carried out the instructions of a succession of managers. Fans have been in his back ever since his mother piped up on Twitter.

 

[Darran]

He’s been outstanding the last few weeks the best he’s ever played IMO but surely it’s obvious that someone has clearly said to him that “you occasionally need to pass the ball forwards.”

Joe Allen?

Grimes has always been decent and had just carried out the instructions of a succession of managers. Fans have been in his back ever since his mother piped up on Twitter.

Being decent is not enough.

 

[Itchysphincter]

Joe Allen?

Grimes has always been decent and had just carried out the instructions of a succession of managers. Fans have been in his back ever since his mother piped up on Twitter.

Being decent is not enough.

Oh okay, everyone has been slagging him off the last few years for being decent have they? :lol: Don’t be daft. :lol: :lol:


Grimes’s massive fault, and it is just a habit, is playing a one two on the halfway line when he doesn’t need to. Often when the ball gets played in to his feet with one touch it goes back to here it came from, he doesn’t need to do that every time as it kills momentum. He needs to do what Leon and Joe used to do and have a quick look as the ball is travelling and see what’s on for a sideways or forward ball, or if there’s time just turn. That would improve the impact he has on the attacking side of the game.

 

[Costello]

He’s been outstanding the last few weeks the best he’s ever played IMO but surely it’s obvious that someone has clearly said to him that “you occasionally need to pass the ball forwards.”

He's played well - credit where it's due. When will he realise that the 'captain' is not just 'the player that wears the armband?'

 

[K23]

Yeah, another one who has benefitted from our change of play. A number of times yesterday he went marauding forwards with the ball at his feet. Long may it continue.

Maybe he had a WTF? moment when Darling had surged past him with the ball at his feet for the 3rd time and thought "Hmm, that was good, I'll have a go at that!"

 

[PSumbler]

Our recent form has clearly been part of us playing a different game to the one we persevered with over the past 12 months or so.

Different personnel is part of it but we clearly are playing a better game and - unsurprisingly - getting better results for it.

Credit to Martin for changing it but not quite the "we always saw it coming" that has been evident on Twitter this past few weeks

 

[Dr. Winston]

There were little flashes of form last season. Two or three games where we played well but couldn't sustain it. This feels different.

Whilst there's still a lot of room for improvement, the fact that we're moving on from certain failed practices is greatly encouraging. There doesn't appear to be a standout team in the division this year so we've got every chance of being involved at the sharp end if we can keep the improvements coming.

 

[PSumbler]

There were little flashes of form last season. Two or three games where we played well but couldn't sustain it. This feels different.

Whilst there's still a lot of room for improvement, the fact that we're moving on from certain failed practices is greatly encouraging. There doesn't appear to be a standout team in the division this year so we've got every chance of being involved at the sharp end if we can keep the improvements coming.

Not sure I can disagree much with that

There certainly isnt a stand out side at the moment - the true test of most sides in this division is whether they have injuries and if they do how they cope with them

A run of injuries will test us to the limit as not sure our strength in depth is as good as any of us would like it to be

 

[NeathJack]

That's what is so frustrating about him. His contributions to our attacking play have been so inadequate compared to what he's capable of when he wants to. More often than not he's a hindrance rather than a help going forward.

If he keeps doing what he has been lately, and especially yesterday, then that's a huge step in the right direction for him.

This.

 

[bakajack]

There were little flashes of form last season. Two or three games where we played well but couldn't sustain it. This feels different.

Whilst there's still a lot of room for improvement, the fact that we're moving on from certain failed practices is greatly encouraging. There doesn't appear to be a standout team in the division this year so we've got every chance of being involved at the sharp end if we can keep the improvements coming.

Not sure I can disagree much with that

There certainly isnt a stand out side at the moment - the true test of most sides in this division is whether they have injuries and if they do how they cope with them

A run of injuries will test us to the limit as not sure our strength in depth is as good as any of us would like it to be

Agreed Phil.
When you think that our backup options are mostly academy products with little to no first team exposure outside of our first choice 18-20 players then any concentrated run of injuries to any particular position could be very destabilising indeed (you only need to look at Sunderland who have lost both their first choice strikers to injury for an example of this).