Independent Leyton Orient Forum

ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:00 am My views on Drinan are well known on this board, so i wont bang on about how useless he is again.
We dont know how good Kelman is because we dont play him in. He has a big CB up his ar5e all game, and he feeds off crumbs
Sotiriou is never played as a centre forward, so we will never get the most out of him
Having said that though, we're top of the league, so it works the way it is

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:13 am Agree about Ruel's positional sense. He isn't a central striker but when he came on wide against Wimbledon he was just all over the shop, and not in a good, all action way. Just gives off headless chicken vibes at times.

Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:04 pm Here’s my take on it ( yes I know everyone won’t agree). Watching Kellmam,Drinnan and Sotiriou on Saturday Kellman in particular spends most of his time watching and waiting for the player that’s marking him(normally a CB) to clobber him,instead he try’s to back into the player thus giving a free kick away. IMO he should be paying more attention and keeping his eye on the Ball and trying to run off his he opponents shoulder. However to do this he has to rely on midfielders passing the ball at angles rather than straight at him if that makes sense.Ditto Drinnan. But we have to consider that these two players are playing for us and if they were the finished article they wouldn’t. I think there work rate is second to none but unfortunately they are lacking a predatory instinct especially in the six yard box where they so often fail to get on to a loose ball. Sotiriou on the other hand is a little more direct and likes to either run at a defender or run onto a through ball. His down side is that he’s not great at shielding a ball and isn’t strong enough to lead the line on his own plus the fact that Wellens mostly plays him wide and he is no way a wide player. Given a choice I would take a chance and play him down the middle but he doesn’t possess or give the work rate that Kellman and Drinnan give.

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:58 am With any luck the arrival of Kieron Sadler will help them start scoring again . He looks to be the type of player that can create chances for them .

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 11:40 am Kelman showed earlier in the season that he's a good finisher, we just haven't been playing him into positions where that's going to happen often enough and he's not the kind of player to make chances for himself. As others point out, fingers crossed the arrival and integration of Sadlier ends up giving him more to dine out on (after he's had a rest for a game or two). Would start Drinan v Rochdale, not sure about tomorrow.

essexfootball wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:30 pm Kelman has never scored goals anywhere so there is no real reason he would here, 51 games 6 goals, less than one in ten for a striker is pretty shocking it's not like he is even a winger or big target man etc

Slightly different level but Sotiriou p86 25 goals

TRUMP Plumbing wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:35 pm Just checked soccerbase, he scored goals whilst on loan at Southend.

He has shown in his time here he can finish.

Wally Banter wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:10 am Sotiriou is a very decent finisher, and that’s about it. Not sure I can remember a game in which he’s started and played particularly well. His positional discipline and decision making in midfield areas are below the required standard, in my view.

Agree that Drinan must be pushing for a start soon - nothing wrong with Kelman’s work rate, but Drinan offers work rate AND better hold up / link play.

ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:00 am My views on Drinan are well known on this board, so i wont bang on about how useless he is again.
We dont know how good Kelman is because we dont play him in. He has a big CB up his ar5e all game, and he feeds off crumbs
Sotiriou is never played as a centre forward, so we will never get the most out of him
Having said that though, we're top of the league, so it works the way it is

scottychamps wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:58 am Dris is unfortunately not good enough and missed about 5 1 on 1 last year under kenny jacket and could not score for toffee in about a dozen games and contributed to kenny getting the sack. Rual is also not good enough to play up front on his own. You can’t play him up front cos he can’t win a header as a target man, he is to small to hold the ball up and play off him. This is why he is played out wide. But this does not work because he has no pace to take anyone on. The only way to get the best out of ruel is to play him of a target man like smith ( little and large partnership old school) with 2 up front but rw does not like 2 up front. Another option is the number 10 role but monks is a better player then ruel which is why he as played at a higher level. So it basically leaves ruel as a impact sub option because he can finish.
So it leaves us with Kelman for now. Next year all 3 will go to other clubs.