Matt Grimes

[Cooperman]

He has the ability, but what he doesn't have is the bottle. He's afraid to try anything productive in case he cocks it up, so he plays it easy.

I sometimes think the same about him. That’s an issue for the backroom team and sports phycologists to get fixed.

 

[PSumbler]

If anyone is a scapegoat at the minute it's Korey Smith judging by the noises coming from the stands. He's a defensive midfielder who has spent the entire season playing out of position and getting blamed for it.

I think Korey Smith largely gets blamed for not being very good. In any position

 

[Uxy]

If anyone is a scapegoat at the minute it's Korey Smith judging by the noises coming from the stands. He's a defensive midfielder who has spent the entire season playing out of position and getting blamed for it.

I think Korey Smith largely gets blamed for not being very good. In any position

In a bit of a defence of Smith, he's also being asked to do something he's manifestly ill equipped to do. No idea why anyone would play him relatively advanced, it's not his game. He should have been the deeper midfielder yesterday.

This whole square peg situation is partly down to the squad but mainly it's by choice.

 

[PSumbler]

I think Korey Smith largely gets blamed for not being very good. In any position

In a bit of a defence of Smith, he's also being asked to do something he's manifestly ill equipped to do. No idea why anyone would play him relatively advanced, it's not his game. He should have been the deeper midfielder yesterday.

This whole square peg situation is partly down to the squad but mainly it's by choice.

You are welcome to defend him all you like

But he is more than a bit rubbish

 

[Uxy]

In a bit of a defence of Smith, he's also being asked to do something he's manifestly ill equipped to do. No idea why anyone would play him relatively advanced, it's not his game. He should have been the deeper midfielder yesterday.

This whole square peg situation is partly down to the squad but mainly it's by choice.

You are welcome to defend him all you like

But he is more than a bit rubbish

Ha! Well, I don't think he suits whatever it is RM is trying to do. Thought he did well for Cooper.

 

[Risc]

Is it really his fault that there’s no options in front of him? Maybe it is his fault but I haven’t arrived there yet,

If he bothered to look for the options in front of him more than about 25% of the time I might agree with you. There was a cracking example in the game. We were coming out of defence and the ball was passed to him. The nearest Birmingham player must have been at least 20 yards away. He had time to turn and move the ball forward, but he pinged it straight back where it came from. It happens far, far too much with him.

He's not entirely to blame for our problems, far from it. But we can't grumble about the lack of pace or penentration in our play without considering the guy who never takes two touches when eight will do, or who consistently plays backwards when he has ample opportunity to do otherwise.

I don't doubt that RM loves him. 90%+ pass completion game in game out probably gives the boss a stiffy, but we have to look at how valuable most of that is.

Not just RM though.

Potter and Cooper before him aswell.

 

[PSumbler]

You are welcome to defend him all you like

But he is more than a bit rubbish

Ha! Well, I don't think he suits whatever it is RM is trying to do. Thought he did well for Cooper.

Maybe but well was probably still no better than bang average

But he may just be one of those players that everyone has where opinions become blinkered