Independent Leyton Orient Forum

Stan1972 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:46 pm Sadly this is not a new experience being an O’s supporter, so much expectation, but always failing to deliver.
Why why why can’t Orient find a creative CM?
Every season we say we need one and every season we don’t sign one.
We have a top GK
We have a solid Def, 2nd least goals conceded in L2
We have 2 of L2 top Goalscorer’s (both in Top 5)
But once again we cannot create anything from CM

When when when will this club learn???

Probably because we haven't been looking . KJ style at all his clubs has been to get the ball out wide on both flanks ,then get the ball in the box . Probably 80% of our goals come this way .Hence you don't need a creative MF and the central MF can stay back and tight and just get the balls out wide . KJ's plan B tends to be get the ball straight up to the big guys and hope it pays off . To be fair KJ has been successful in the past .

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 7:59 pm

Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:59 pm At what point can we say that Pratley is past it?

Today . He was very poor.

He looked the business back in July/August. He was holding with two guys ahead of him running around, picking up the pieces.

He hasn’t got the legs or the pace to play in a 2 but no reason he couldn’t go back to his original role…..

Ronnie Hotdogs wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 8:50 pm

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 7:59 pm

Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:59 pm At what point can we say that Pratley is past it?

Today . He was very poor.

He looked the business back in July/August. He was holding with two guys ahead of him running around, picking up the pieces.

He hasn’t got the legs or the pace to play in a 2 but no reason he couldn’t go back to his original role…..

He, more than most, probably missed Craig Clay today working his nuts off.