Asaint4ever Posted 23 October, 2010 Share Posted 23 October, 2010 Do we need to rest him? make him fight his way back into the squad? great win today coys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 23 October, 2010 Share Posted 23 October, 2010 Do we need to rest him? make him fight his way back into the squad? great win today coys If there others that are performing better then of course we rest him. The skill of the manager is to this without destroying his confidence or enthusiasm. There has to be a reason for RL's loss of form and RL may need time to sort it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocco boxo Posted 23 October, 2010 Share Posted 23 October, 2010 Lambert should be rested even sent on a holiday (health farm would be good) as he is a shadow of himself. We will need him as we attack those play-off places after Christmas, surely now this is time to let him get a rest and come back raring to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaint4ever Posted 23 October, 2010 Author Share Posted 23 October, 2010 Lambert should be rested even sent on a holiday (health farm would be good) as he is a shadow of himself. We will need him as we attack those play-off places after Christmas, surely now this is time to let him get a rest and come back raring to go.[/quote (health farm would be good) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 23 October, 2010 Share Posted 23 October, 2010 Lambert was awful today.. Compared to his normal standards... Barnard offered alot more when he came on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madruss Posted 23 October, 2010 Share Posted 23 October, 2010 Lambert was awful today.. Compared to his normal standards... Barnard offered alot more when he came on Unfortunately his normal standards this season have been pretty low, and I actually thought he had one of his better games today Unfortunately, that just highlights how bad he's been in the other matches this season he'll get his form back at some point but I think he's behind Guly and Barnard in the pecking order now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 23 October, 2010 Share Posted 23 October, 2010 I feel that after a very tired start he's now realising that one or two of the younger players are a wee bit more hungrier than he is. Today he was laying balls off for Guli ergo, he's taking a back seat. I'd lay him off for a few weeks, maybe bring him back for a coupl eof givens and then let him go for similar money to what we paid for him. Did a great job last time out but maybe he found his level and sadly we are now headed to a higher one. I'm gonna bore people with this mantra, but we should go and get Simeon Jackson imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 23 October, 2010 Share Posted 23 October, 2010 he looks shot, drop him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 Drop him, he'll come back raring to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 Drop him, he'll come back raring to go! In January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 No player, however highly rated they are should be automatically selected for every game just because of their reputation. We surely need a in-form Ricky Lambert if we're going to achieve anything this season - but right now he's he is not worth his place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 He had dry spells with rovers to and managed 20+ goals. Shouldn't start but his quality deserves a good 20 minute run at least every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 NA says he has a few niggles so would be a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 It did improve when Lambert went off, I think Barnard's extra movement helps the team. I would drop him for the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 just needs a bit of luck to go his way, shots that were going in last season are hitting defenders this. imo he is a goalscorer not a great player, he will come good some are remembering last season through rose coloured specs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 I'm gonna bore people with this mantra, but we should go and get Simeon Jackson imo. or Charlie Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 or Charlie Austin Or Adam Le Fondre or Billy Sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 I'm gonna bore people with this mantra, but we should go and get Simeon Jackson imo.Norwich are not going to sell him already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer fan Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 lay off lambert hes a quality player he will find his scoring shoes soon every player goes through bad patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 Norwich are not going to sell him already. Exactly, doing really well at the Canaries, who a very handily placed at the moment for a a chance of going into the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 lay off lambert hes a quality player he will find his scoring shoes soon every player goes through bad patches You can't carry an out of form player forever, especially if you want to be promoted. I'd drop him for a few games and let him get his head in order. Makes you look at those rumours again though, what with his crazy lull of form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 He's been suffering a lack of confidence since Pardew left. Hopefully he'll bag a goal on his right peg from open play, that should give him a boost and he'll be back. It's just a lack of luck and confidence. It'll come. Keep him in the starting XI, sub him if it's not going his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 He's been suffering a lack of confidence since Pardew left. Hopefully he'll bag a goal on his right peg from open play, that should give him a boost and he'll be back. It's just a lack of luck and confidence. It'll come. Keep him in the starting XI, sub him if it's not going his way. He was suffering whilst Pardew was still here TBF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 He was suffering whilst Pardew was still here TBF. Come to think of it, he was. Maybe we brought him back too quickly from the groin injury? That sort of injury can really mess you up. We all know how much Pardew needed Lambert for his style of play, maybe he brought him back too soon in desperation. Bring in someone in January. Charlie Austin perhaps?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 (edited) Come to think of it, he was. Maybe we brought him back too quickly from the groin injury? That sort of injury can really mess you up. We all know how much Pardew needed Lambert for his style of play, maybe he brought him back too soon in desperation. Bring in someone in January. Charlie Austin perhaps?? It could have been, but then they were all banging on how he was in perfect fitness at the start of the season. We don't know what went on behind the scenes, could it have been a falling out between Pardew and Lambert ?? Or other reasons ?? Either way something is wrong with our Rickie, he hasn't been performing like we know he can. OR Is it because of all the hero worship has changed my view slightly of him ?? I remember saying last year he looks lethargic and didn't cut it in a few games, maybe he is the Lambert we know but because we have been building him up so so much he hasn't lived up to it ? The truth is somewhere in between for me, all i do know is its a balancing act between waiting in order to help him with his confidence and not harming our fortunes on the pitch. Edit - But yes, i think we need replacements. If not to bolster our front line because i think Connelly has had it as a force now, perhaps offer him and Wotton backroom roles and employ a new quality young striker and a quality all round midfielder. Edited 24 October, 2010 by Smirking_Saint Missed a point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 Rickie's definitely carrying an injury, there's no other explanation really. He's just looked completely out of sorts, very slow, not in the game and not winning any headers. Drop him for a few games - a few weeks away from football ought to do him a world of good. We have Bignall, Barnard and Guly to play up front, and also Doble (who is pretty much an unknown quantity tbh) as well as Garrod if need be. Barnard and Guly were fantastic against Tranmere and worked well yesterday as well, so we should definitely give them a start against Notts Co on saturday. Fair play to him for playing yday with a concussion though, I had a concussion playing rugby a few years back and didn't know what the hell was going on for ages afterwards - not sure I could've been playing again a few days later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 Norwich are not going to sell him already. Swap deal for Rickie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 24 October, 2010 Share Posted 24 October, 2010 I seem to recall that in the first few games teams were shutting him out with a constant 2 players on him, now it appears that he's not seen as such a threat and is resorting to running through more often (almost unmarked on occasion). He worked his socks off last season and I for one would not be against giving him a short sabbatical and hopefully he can come back better and stronger. i think he's both physically and mentally tired. btw, people wanting to see Chambo start might want to consider that he might be more effective when the opposition are tiring. maybe RL coming off the bench might work better too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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