pl00peh91 Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Now that we have signed Kalas we are pretty well stocked for defenders. We have Kelly/Dasilva for LB, Webster/Baker/Kalas/Wright for CB and Hunt/Pisano for RB. It appears that potentially Wright will be the fourth choice centre back and the third choice right back - do we think our ex-captain fantastic will have an influential season or do you think he will be a victim of our new influx of defenders and find himself out of the starting 11? Obviously much will depend on form, injuries and formation but I think Bailey Wright may end up being utilised as a squad player only this season. Alternatively, if LJ decides that now we have the extra defender 352 is the preferred formation he could slot in easily at RCB. Either way I'm now very happy that our squad on the defensive side looks a lot stronger than last season, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl00peh91 Posted August 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Thinking it through I think that a back 5 of the following (utilising wing backs) could have a really nice balance to it: Dasilva / Kelly / Webster / Wright or Kalas / Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcofisher Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Think Kelly will be preferred at LB with Kalas being brought in, centre backs will be Wright/Kalas/Baker/Webster with Hegeler leaving in Jan/when his contract expires. LJ has never showed any preference to play with 3 centre backs and wing backs so can't see him starting 4 games into a new season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASETHEACE Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 I reckon bailey wright will be off in January. It does seem abit off a coincidence that after the shocking game he had towards the end of last season when substituted he has since had all kinds of niggles and subsequently not been fit. Previous to that he was always playing even through any niggles, just think either he does not really want to be back in the side or Lee has lost some faith in him. Similar situation with heggler too at the moment although appreciate he did have a more serious injury last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agard Days Night Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 4 hours ago, pl00peh91 said: Thinking it through I think that a back 5 of the following (utilising wing backs) could have a really nice balance to it: Dasilva / Kelly / Webster / Wright or Kalas / Hunt Don’t think there’s any value in playing Dasilva at right back or Hunt at left back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcolebristol Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Suspect once he’s back from injury, a chance to get back in the side will come up. Baker is so injury prone & Webster is supposed to be too. guess we’ll see then if he’s good enough to keep them out - he certainly has been at parts last season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo II Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 I think Kalas will end up a starter, and most likely Webster too - Baker is a monster some games and missing others, while I personally think Wright actually played better at right back than centrally last season. For me the key question is who we set up in front of them to protect the back four. I like both Pack and Brownhill, but think Pack sees himself as the more ‘forward thinking’ option but is actually less impactful in attack than Brownhill, and that they don’t ‘dovetail’ as well as either with Smith there - he will be a big miss. Hope they improve their chemistry and Pack focuses on staying central, mopping up and helping us build from the back, giving Brownhill more freedom, as think that will be key moving forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT The Optimist Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 I cannot see Dasilva being a bit part player either, I cannot see Chelsea allowing him to come here to spent time on bench, or us paying a large wedge for a year for him not to be a planned regular. All very interesting how it plays out as players get over knocks in respect of Hegeler would also suspect he will be gone as does not to date perform to the standard we thought, or fit in with our game. Shame as clearly got fantastic pedigree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbo Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Agard Days Night said: Don’t think there’s any value in playing Dasilva at right back or Hunt at left back. Worked fine with Pisano against Boro though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 On what basis are people suggesting he is down the pecking order? He's been injured so there's no way we can really know. I suspect we will need at least 4 centre backs the rate that Wright, Baker and Webster get injured, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 7 hours ago, pl00peh91 said: Thinking it through I think that a back 5 of the following (utilising wing backs) could have a really nice balance to it: Dasilva / Kelly / Webster / Wright or Kalas / Hunt If he does go back 5 you’d have to question why he brought in so many wide players in the summer. 2 hours ago, Agard Days Night said: Don’t think there’s any value in playing Dasilva at right back or Hunt at left back. You know he’s gone Left to Right, rather than Right to left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agard Days Night Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 35 minutes ago, Redbo said: Worked fine with Pisano against Boro though... Yeah you’re right Einstein. That 0-2 loss was a great success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbo Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Agard Days Night said: Yeah you’re right Einstein. That 0-2 loss was a great success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agard Days Night Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, Davefevs said: You know he’s gone Left to Right, rather than Right to left. Ah, the way nobody notates a formation. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbo Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Agard Days Night said: Ah, the way nobody notates a formation. Excellent. At least it wasn’t in number order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad blit Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Too many people forget he is primarily a centre back, and was forced to play large periods last year in a completely different role playing as an attacking full back, which for large parts he done admirably considering his lack of real pace and dribbling ability. When player in the centre he’s pretty rock solid and I think we do miss his leadership skills there so imagine that him, Kalas, Webster and Baker will be rotated due to fitness, form, injuries and tactically. In my mind only Webster is a guaranteed starter at the moment as others have to prove themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Agard Days Night said: Ah, the way nobody notates a formation. Excellent. I know, I find it unusual. What did you think of LK at RCB though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Wright will be third choice. Baker more likely to be sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryans Left Peg Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 11 hours ago, pl00peh91 said: Now that we have signed Kalas we are pretty well stocked for defenders. We have Kelly/Dasilva for LB, Webster/Baker/Kalas/Wright for CB and Hunt/Pisano for RB. It appears that potentially Wright will be the fourth choice centre back and the third choice right back - do we think our ex-captain fantastic will have an influential season or do you think he will be a victim of our new influx of defenders and find himself out of the starting 11? Obviously much will depend on form, injuries and formation but I think Bailey Wright may end up being utilised as a squad player only this season. Alternatively, if LJ decides that now we have the extra defender 352 is the preferred formation he could slot in easily at RCB. Either way I'm now very happy that our squad on the defensive side looks a lot stronger than last season, in my opinion. Thanks for not mentioning Hegeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnr1986 Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 hour ago, RedDave said: Wright will be third choice. Baker more likely to be sold Can’t see him being sold Kalas is only on loan and Baker is definitely a better option than Wright, BW is a great pro and leave everything on the pitch but talent wise is limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 33 minutes ago, Johnr1986 said: Can’t see him being sold Kalas is only on loan and Baker is definitely a better option than Wright, BW is a great pro and leave everything on the pitch but talent wise is limited Johnson prefers Wright to Baker I reckon. More reliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 3 hours ago, RedDave said: Johnson prefers Wright to Baker I reckon. More reliable Me too. I think if a decent offer comes in for NB in January we`ll get rid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarksRobin Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 BW called up to Australia training camp. Shame the media team are still using a photo of Flint in articles about Wright. https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/wright-selected-for-socceroos-training-camp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy27 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, WarksRobin said: BW called up to Australia training camp. Shame the media team are still using a photo of Flint in articles about Wright. https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/wright-selected-for-socceroos-training-camp/ Not sure if this is a whoosh, or the article has changed, or what is going on... I'm going to say it anyway. That is not Flint, it's Wright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 23 minutes ago, WarksRobin said: BW called up to Australia training camp. Shame the media team are still using a photo of Flint in articles about Wright. https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/wright-selected-for-socceroos-training-camp/ It's Wright. Check the tats on Flint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarksRobin Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, Coxy27 said: Not sure if this is a whoosh, or the article has changed, or what is going on... I'm going to say it anyway. That is not Flint, it's Wright. I must be losing it then! Looks far more like Flint to me but apologies if I’m wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I thought the same for a minute too @WarksRobin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Taz said: It's Wright. Check the tats on Flint... That’s how I immediately identified them to, I looked on the OS and thought they must have changed the photo as it’s certainly Bailey. Flint hasn’t seen his arms bare like that for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Taz said: It's Wright. Check the tats on Flint... Nothing like Flint, could easily be mistaken for Pack though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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