Move Elliot into defense ?

[Muadib]

<After coming up through the Millwall academy, Elliott made his first appearance on 16 April 2003 against Nottingham Forest. If needed, he can be an emergency right back, and he was used in this role against Manchester United in the 2004 FA Cup Final when usual right back, Kevin Muscat was unavailable due to injury.>

Doyley did not have a bad game in defense..not afraid to settle the ball and pass...put a Morrison type in Central Defensive Mid to work with Austin and drop Hue in attacking mid..

[Lionpaw]

*@ thread title*: Nah, Marvin Elliot into "di fence" and out through di parkin lot go a him darn yard wid him ruxy self

[Karl]

<After coming up through the Millwall academy, Elliott made his first appearance on 16 April 2003 against Nottingham Forest. If needed, he can be an emergency right back, and he was used in this role against Manchester United in the 2004 FA Cup Final when usual right back, Kevin Muscat was unavailable due to injury.>

Doyley did not have a bad game in defense..not afraid to settle the ball and pass...put a Morrison type in Central Defensive Mid to work with Austin and drop Hue in attacking mid..

So you do have changes?
Guess yuh preaching fram 'ow lang...just had adjustments!

Tappa has to tighten his defense now Nosworthy has gone. His last match was not a bad adjustment...but it was found wanting. So changes have to be made - either commitment and effort improved by the same players (Does he have a choice? ...save yours?)

..and he has to further improve commitment on winning balls and supporting play by ALL his players!

Finally, he needs goals! ...needs his players to score goals!
...but, I am thinking, it is the blind who has not seen the improvement in match over match over match...v Mexico through v Panama through Costa Rica! TEAM is being created in front of our eyes!!! ...and it appears we shall have good TEAM at the end of the HEX..and maybe...just maybe we shall be at World Cup 2014.

If we get there...based on the steps forward this TEAM has mad by 2014 I would not be surprised if he have brilliant TEAM. YesI at the World Cup the aim is to CREATE WAVES!

FORWARD!

[Muadib]

The change I have suggested is based on the realization that the UB40 Elliot is not fulfilling a role as Central Midfield other than defensive work.. and Taylor is proving a liability as a Center Half... it is only a speculation... otherwise is off the field completely...

This does NOT change the fundamental issue of lack of a midfield presence that can distribute the ball in the middle and final third..

Nor does it change the fundamental issue of lack of a true clinical striker that is able to leave defenders for dead with first touch and controlled change of direction and strike with venom.. like Mr. Mattocks..

[Mosiah]

Finally, he needs goals! ...needs his players to score goals!
...but, I am thinking, it is the blind who has not seen the improvement in match over match over match...v Mexico through v Panama through Costa Rica! TEAM is being created in front of our eyes!!! ...and it appears we shall have good TEAM at the end of the HEX..and maybe...just maybe we shall be at World Cup 2014.

And how are we going to get said goals?

No, Karl, there was no improvement from match to match. The Panama game was awful!

And whatever improvement that may have happened since Mexico we are clearly not anywhere near where we should be.

[Nemesis]

We need another defender so Taylor can take a seat on the bench, maybe its time for Xavian Virgo.

[Jawge]

Ben the same an whey miss di ball and the CR man get fi head it down dat the breddah could walk it in miss di ball same way again juss likkle before the second goal. Unnuh need fi find dat man.

[Twan]

So you do have changes?
Guess yuh preaching fram 'ow lang...just had adjustments!

Tappa has to tighten his defense now Nosworthy has gone. His last match was not a bad adjustment...but it was found wanting. So changes have to be made - either commitment and effort improved by the same players (Does he have a choice? ...save yours?)

..and he has to further improve commitment on winning balls and supporting play by ALL his players!

Finally, he needs goals! ...needs his players to score goals!
...but, I am thinking, it is the blind who has not seen the improvement in match over match over match...v Mexico through v Panama through Costa Rica! TEAM is being created in front of our eyes!!! ...and it appears we shall have good TEAM at the end of the HEX..and maybe...just maybe we shall be at World Cup 2014.

If we get there...based on the steps forward this TEAM has mad by 2014 I would not be surprised if he have brilliant TEAM. YesI at the World Cup the aim is to CREATE WAVES!

FORWARD!

Karl, can you send me a copy of the Panama and Costa Rico games that YOU watched, coz the rest of us, must have seen some other games !!

Thanks.

[World Fan]

They are being conservative

and it has backfired.

Why not try McAnuff on the right, Powell at left back with Phillips in front of him because we have to do something.

He(below here) has flirted with the idea of representing Ja but in reality i don't see it happening. But then again it will be up to him because he certainly has the talent and with the right attitude, we would be creating a lot more chances. Jamaica needs a lot of chances to score and we are not creating enough.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...t-Andrews.html

Birmingham City midfielder Ravel Morrison shines in draw against Leicester City at St Andrew's

Like a bogus Brazilian, Ravel Morrison insists on not having his surname printed on the back of his shirt.

Marko Futacs and Ravel Morrison - Birmingham City midfielder Ravel Morrison shines in draw against Leicester City at St Andrew's

Chasing game: Marko Futacs pursues Ravel Morrison (right) during an impressive display from the Birmingham City teenager Photo: PA

By Si Hughes

11:00PM BST 21 Oct 2012

Seemingly, such is his self-regard, that it needs to read only “Ravel”. In Birmingham's 1-1 draw at home to Leicester, he was also the only player wearing gloves for part of the game on a clement October afternoon. In the opening exchanges, the Mancunian resembled a teenager coveting the days when snoods were allowed.

Yet as the game grew old, Morrison’s influence became clear. He displayed a range of passing that sometimes was too clever even for his team-mates.

This was the first time Lee Clark had selected Morrison since the opening day of the season. The manager should feel his decision was vindicated. It followed what he described as a watershed moment two weeks ago when several senior players questioned Morrison’s attitude in training. Similarly unimpressed, Clark considered terminating the player’s loan contract from West Ham.

However, having been encouraged by Morrison’s improved behaviour as well as a mature performance for Birmingham’s under-21 side in midweek, Clark decided to give him a chance in central midfield. “He’s had publicity before he’s come here away from the pitch but I’ve never seen any of that,” Clark said in reference to the numerous misdemeanours that led to Morrison being jettisoned from Manchester United in January.

“There hasn’t been a minute’s problem. Sometimes when he gets disappointed if he’s not in the starting XI, it affects his training performances. But I think he’s shown people what he’s about. I can comment because I was around Paul Gascoigne at the same age. They have the same natural ability. He just goes past s*people with ease; as if they’re not there. He sees a pass quickly and he can deliver the pass.


“Paul only had his problems later in life when he picked up the injuries. But he’s so much like Rav – they’re at their happiest when they’re on the football pitch. They love it in a genuine way and not because of the trappings that come with it.”

After taking the lead shortly before half-time through Peter Lovenkrands, Birmingham surrendered the victory late on when Ben Marshall’s shot careered in off a post from 25 yards. Leicester were the more enterprising team throughout but found Jack Butland in the kind of form that has led to suggestions that, one day, he could provide competition for Joe Hart as England’s No1.

Afterwards, Butland said this was the best performance of his career but admitted that he has suffered from expectation after being selected for the European Championship last summer, aged only 19.

“I felt confident. I was positive and I was coming for crosses,” he said. “At the start of the season I was a *little nervous and holding back and not doing that because I was frightened to make a mistake. You have to shut things out. Joe [Hart] is fantastic at it.”

Match details

Birmingham City (4-4-2): Butland; Hurst (Fahey 76), Davies, Caldwell, Murphy; Burke (Elliott 56), Spector, Morrison, Redmond; Lovenkrands (Lita 63), King.
Subs: Doyle, Mullins, Packwood, Robinson.
Goal: Lovenkrands 45.
Leicester City (4-4-2): Schmeichel; De Laet, Morgan, Whitbread, Konchesky; Knockaert (Futacs 80), Drinkwater, King, Dyer (Marshall 72); Nugent, Waghorn (Vardy 72).
Subs: Logan, James, Schlupp, Moore.
Goal: Marshall 86.
Referee T Bates (Staffordshire).