mattyod

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March 2012 Everytime we play 2 DMs (Neville, Heitinga, Felliani or Rodwell) we lose our ability to play football. It would be interesting to see the stats on how many games we have lost with 2 DMs on. The minute the team sheet was announced it was obvious that we were going to struggle. Although we won against Spurs the minute Rodwell came on we lost all ability to go forward.

I don't blame Rodwell because I think he is a good player (Felliani is better) but when he plays he has to share the role and therefore only does half the job. When Felliani is left to break up the play he is awesome but when he also has to work as a playmaker and get further forward gaps appear. If you want to rest players then rest Felliani and give Rodwell a game but make sure you have someone on the pitch who can pass a football. If you drop Ossie then give Barkley a go.

We always end up with this big gap between central midfield and our striker especially wheb we include Victor or Tim as they are not good passers of the ball and therefore become redundant on the pitch. This is why Saha wasnt producing nor Yakubu, Beckford and the rest.

Losing was hard but if the FA cup is the focus then fine but none of the players on the pitch (except Vic who I do not see as anything other than a sub when we are down) could have done a job for us but when you have no midfielder in the middle who can create something you will always end up on the back foot.