disconnect Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 3 minutes ago, JRM said: Yeah he was awful last season and had given up hope on him coming good, he's an important player for us now and offers a lot. Rangers fans really liked him , maybe just took him time to adjust. He was pretty good in his first few performances, and that seemed to get coached out of him. I think even Adam Armstrong scored a great goal on his debut, and then became fairly hopeless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) I’d like to see Aribo get a chance up front. He played there before at rangers and scored in European final playing there .. he’s got enough strength to hold his own against defenders and hold the ball up .. could he be any worse then che ? Adans constant inclusion in the starting line up just results in our best chances falling to him, he can only score close range anyway and him starting just stops someone who could finish properly doing the job Edited March 30 by pimpin4rizeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 24 minutes ago, pimpin4rizeal said: I’d like to see Aribo get a chance up front. He played there before at rangers and scored in European final playing there .. he’s got enough strength to hold his own against defenders and hold the ball up .. could he be any worse then che ? Adans constant inclusion in the starting line up just results in our best chances falling to him, he can only score close range anyway and him starting just stops someone who could finish properly doing the job As fans we complain about the shoe-horning players, square pegs etc yet suggest stuff like this. Aribo is not a striker, he is a number 10 at most in an attacking sense. We tried to play him as a striker during pre-season when he first signed for us, epic fail there. Being 'tall and strong' should not be the single prerequisite for playing up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 8 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: As fans we complain about the shoe-horning players, square pegs etc yet suggest stuff like this. Aribo is not a striker, he is a number 10 at most in an attacking sense. We tried to play him as a striker during pre-season when he first signed for us, epic fail there. Being 'tall and strong' should not be the single prerequisite for playing up front. Just being better than Adams is enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 8 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: As fans we complain about the shoe-horning players, square pegs etc yet suggest stuff like this. Aribo is not a striker, he is a number 10 at most in an attacking sense. We tried to play him as a striker during pre-season when he first signed for us, epic fail there. Being 'tall and strong' should not be the single prerequisite for playing up front. Whilst I agree with not playing players out of position, we're not exactly getting much from the players that naturally play in that position in Adams and Mara. If it wasn't such a key point in the season I'd say giving Aribo a shot up top would be worth a try, but we are at a crucial point and Adams is as good as we've got... ...although while I prefer AA out wide, perhaps having him centrally with Brooks on the right is the way to go forwards. At least AA can finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 30/03/2024 at 14:49, S-Clarke said: As fans we complain about the shoe-horning players, square pegs etc yet suggest stuff like this. Aribo is not a striker, he is a number 10 at most in an attacking sense. We tried to play him as a striker during pre-season when he first signed for us, epic fail there. Being 'tall and strong' should not be the single prerequisite for playing up front. But he has played successfully as a striker/false nine for rangers successfully even scoring in a European final playing there .. as said he has a very versatile skill set and has strength and vision to hold up the ball and link play . Surely we would rather chances falling to him then che ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 30/03/2024 at 15:00, SNSUN said: Whilst I agree with not playing players out of position, we're not exactly getting much from the players that naturally play in that position in Adams and Mara. If it wasn't such a key point in the season I'd say giving Aribo a shot up top would be worth a try, but we are at a crucial point and Adams is as good as we've got... ...although while I prefer AA out wide, perhaps having him centrally with Brooks on the right is the way to go forwards. At least AA can finish. Would like to see Mara given 4-5 games in a row starting up top before we write off his contribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 27 minutes ago, Saint_clark said: Would like to see Mara given 4-5 games in a row starting up top before we write off his contribution. when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 8 minutes ago, Turkish said: when? Maybe 2-3 games from the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, Turkish said: when? On the basis we’re definitely finishing 4th, plus we’re definitely going to lose to a team in better form in the playoffs, what’s the harm in sticking him in now? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 He was probably our best player yesterday, then got subbed by the idiot. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint sfc Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 17 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said: He was probably our best player yesterday, then got subbed by the idiot. Totally 100% agree. Fraser looked knackered from the start yesterday. Brooks should have come on at half time. Stu Armstrong looked absolutely knackered and should have come off earlier for Rothwell (who I thought played well) but Aribo looked absolutely fine and every time he had the ball we looked threatening. We were only progressing up the pitch through Aribo and Stu and he takes them both off. Absolutely diabolical. RM pisses me off as a manager and as a person. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 4 minutes ago, thesaint sfc said: Totally 100% agree. Fraser looked knackered from the start yesterday. Brooks should have come on at half time. Stu Armstrong looked absolutely knackered and should have come off earlier for Rothwell (who I thought played well) but Aribo looked absolutely fine and every time he had the ball we looked threatening. We were only progressing up the pitch through Aribo and Stu and he takes them both off. Absolutely diabolical. RM pisses me off as a manager and as a person. You’re preaching to the converted my friend. Absolute fraud of a manager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osvaldorama Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 32 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said: He was probably our best player yesterday, then got subbed by the idiot. I thought the same.. made absolutely no sense to take him off. He still looked fresh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 8 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said: You’re preaching to the converted my friend. Absolute fraud of a manager. His track record was clear to see, his greatest achievement as manager was to have the third highest possession percentage in Europe whilst finishing 13th in League 1. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 23 hours ago, ErwinK1961 said: On the basis we’re definitely finishing 4th, plus we’re definitely going to lose to a team in better form in the playoffs, what’s the harm in sticking him in now? Its not nailed on that we will finish 4th, though likely, the only thing nailed on is that we will finish in the top 6. But, given autos are no longer realistically achievable now, the target must be to win as many as possible until the end of the season, so as to be the in-form team going into the play-offs. Taking our foot off of the pedal now and coasting toward the play-offs is a sure-fire way of failing at that hurdle. Hopefully Leicester will finish 3rd, and with WBA and Norwich in there we could still go up (if you see going up as a positive of course). But winning mentality in the last few games has to be the priority, including Leicester and Leeds, get out of the habit and we will be sunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_SFC Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 For me Aribo should be in the side every week. Overall he is a much better player than Smallbone. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 13 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said: For me Aribo should be in the side every week. Overall he is a much better player than Smallbone. Who isn’t? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) Yeah Aribo was really good last night, he didn't seem to be struggling physically - but then we don't have the full info on that. We certainly went to the piss once he wasn't in midfield though. Even at 2-2 we were still in the ascendancy, but for me those 2 subs on 80ish mins effectively lost us the game. (Rothwell and Smallbone) Edited April 2 by S-Clarke 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gammon cheeks Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 46 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said: For me Aribo should be in the side every week. Overall he is a much better player than Smallbone. 100% 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalman Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 3 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: Yeah Aribo was really good last night, he didn't seem to be struggling physically - but then we don't have the full info on that. We certainly went to the piss once he wasn't in midfield though. Even at 2-2 we were still in the ascendancy, but for me those 2 subs on 80ish mins effectively lost us the game. (Rothwell and Smallbone) Aribo has added pace and phsyciality to his weirdly hypnotic skills this season. He looks like a proper central midfielder. Able to win the ball, break with it or hit a pass these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 14 hours ago, coalman said: Aribo has added pace and phsyciality to his weirdly hypnotic skills this season. He looks like a proper central midfielder. Able to win the ball, break with it or hit a pass these days. Our most improved player by a mile this season. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 He has a bit of everything .. really superb versatile skill set .. I’d still like to see him in the false 9 think he will thrive there and be a huge upgrade on che . But this position is also fine .. he can play anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 46 minutes ago, rooney said: Our most improved player by a mile this season. I made the claim before the Ipswich game that he's a better attacking mid option than WS, and I think he proved the point. Just has a greater set of skills and attributes, and speeds our attacking game up a gear. He has improved, but most of all he is like a number of our players - very good at Championship level; not quite up to it at Prem level. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chownie20 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 My team, most of whom are Ipswich fans, reckoned he was head and shoulders our best player. He is looking good isn't he. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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