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Kapo; no place
Topic Started: Sep 2 2007, 06:21 PM (1,125 Views)
Keith Bowker
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Why sign a Kapo type if he's not gonna be allowed to play his way?

Bruce tried the 'adventurous' route in the last season in the Prem with the 'best' squad he'd assembled - Dunn, Pennant, Heskey etc - and look what happened.

That's why he's the one trick pony : two sideways-only midfielders come hell or high water.

And that's why he can't take this club to the next level.
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i think kapo has to stay in the team. he couldn't do much against middlesbrough because they just tore blues apart, and kapo can't do it all himself. it's a team game. also, kapo is the one who will get us a goal from nothing, he is someone who will shoot from anywhere and try his luck when we can't seem to score, and he is the one who looks likely as if he will get a goal, and he will.
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Brummie 1875
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beegeeblueboy
Sep 2 2007, 07:09 PM
Exactly. Blues fans only want to see players running around at 100 miles per hour with sweat pouring off them. No room for the artiste, the thinker, the one that makes the ball do the work. Pathetic.

Im more concerned about the effort rather than the quality. Because atm we have quality but their is little effort. Just look at viler beating chelsea. They haven't got much quality but they put effort in. Thats why they won. If only blues can start doing that.
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he is used to having a free role at his previous clubs.....


Maybe he doesn't like the cheese ....or having to pay for it? :D
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beegeeblueboy
Sep 2 2007, 08:09 PM
Exactly. Blues fans only want to see players running around at 100 miles per hour with sweat pouring off them. No room for the artiste, the thinker, the one that makes the ball do the work. Pathetic.

No daddy, your pathetic. :crying:

Why should a player have to sweat for his club, the rewards just aren't worth it. :ph43r:
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ITS steve bruce's fault. there was no efford 2 seasons ago, the squad has massivley changed since then, and there still is no effort now. who is to blame? we know now it is the manager...
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DNK
Sep 2 2007, 07:44 PM
I think there could be an element of "different country, different league, different techniques" here. How can I put it? Like I have seen him play balls to people..or to noone, maybe expecting the rest of the team to be on the same wavelength as him and read his moves, but alas they don't (if i was a total cynic I would say cos the ball wasn't coming from the defence at 40 mph through the air!). Not sure if that makes sense, trying to describe what I mean.

when we went up last time i feel we were harder to beat in that first season we got our selfs into a good posision by xmas time and sb went out bought in about six new players. Now that would be the right time to bring in your Kapo`s. right now is not fair on the player cus he aint never going to be the player youneed in a reiagation battle. i say keep him on the bench bringing him on now and again till we look a bit more safe.
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A player with a footballing brain doen't have to run himself ragged. We need the schemer just as much as we need the 100% sloggers. The better teams have both.

It just remains to be seen whether Bruce knows how to plan his formation and tactics according to whatever team we are playing against.

Other teams have also brought in foreign players and I'm sure those clubs aren't saying "Let's give 'em 6 months to acclimatise". That should be done on the training ground with intensive coaching.
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leechy
Sep 2 2007, 07:59 PM
I can't think of a single player Bruce has developed onto the next level

Matthew Upson, Jermaine Pennant?
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Keith Bowker
Sep 2 2007, 08:01 PM
If Bruce won't play to Kapo's strengths what's the point in playing him (out of position?) Typical Bruce accumulates as many players as he can in the market and hasn't a clue what he's gonna do with them. Making it up as he's going along.
Do you think he knows what he's gonna do with Palacios and Oubina? Me neither.

But if he had only bought 2 or three like Reading have would the same level of criticsm be aimed his way if we were in thae same position? I think so, and i think it would be that Bruce is too cautious in the market and didn't buy enough.

The point is that the amount of players isn't really the issue, or so i think.
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bnm
Sep 2 2007, 06:57 PM
BlueBrummie
Sep 2 2007, 06:51 PM
I swear some people would be happy with a team of 11 Neil Ruddocks!  :redcard:

you mean winners


How would that be a team of winners!!

I agree you wouldn't conceed many goals. But then again you wouldn't score any either!!

I'm not sure if a season of 0-0 draws would keep us in the Prem.
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If we played the right tactics, and had a creative central midfielder, Kapo would flourish. Simple as.
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Our problem is the formation. Every team knows that we'll play 442 with 2 defensive midfielders and 2 wingers. Why not change to 352. Taylor kelly jaidi ridgewell mcsheffrey as left wing back larsson as right wing back muamba djourou kapo-free role forssell jerome. A strong backbone of the team in 3 defenders and the 3 midfielders :banner:
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Creative midfield players seems to be the new theme. Who was the last one we had ??

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davisbluenose
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Kapo will come good he will adjust eventually to the speed of the prem. He played in Italy which is a very slow league and you can tell that by how he plays, hes a bit lightweight at the moment we must be patient, and patience is something i have not got but we have to be lol.
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TJDIXI
Sep 2 2007, 09:37 PM
leechy
Sep 2 2007, 07:59 PM
I can't think of a single player Bruce has developed onto the next level

Matthew Upson, Jermaine Pennant?

Wouldn't agree with either of them, they were both good players before they came to us, I'd say Benitez has improved Pennant.
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bnm
Sep 2 2007, 06:21 PM
just wondered if any of you were like me begining to wonder about kapo. I think he is not the type of player we can afford to have in our team. he dont give enough for me i think he will have one good game and four bad ones type of player and this is effecting the others. thet all looked lathargic yesterday. what do you think

Oh ffs not this old chestnut again. Why do people think that if players don't run around like blue a***ed flies, they are disinterested and should be dropped forever. I often think a lot of our fans would be happy with a team full of players who run a lot and put in lots of effort but are totally ineffective. Kapo is probably are most skillful player and If that means that he isn't in the plucky battler mould so what as long as he brings something useful to the table.
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davisbluenose
Sep 2 2007, 09:04 PM
Kapo will come good he will adjust eventually to the speed of the prem. He played in Italy which is a very slow league and you can tell that by how he plays, hes a bit lightweight at the moment we must be patient, and patience is something i have not got but we have to be lol.

your right he is used to a slower game thats why i wonder if hes the right man to play in a high tempo game. were no good or not good enough to play a slow passing game thats why i dont think he has a place in this team at this time
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tevets
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Willie
Sep 2 2007, 09:02 PM
Creative midfield players seems to be the new theme. Who was the last one we had ??

Dunn.

I admit it is a short list but that is because Bruce doesn't buy creative midfielders. I don't think he knows what they are for :whistle:
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tevets
Sep 2 2007, 10:24 PM
Willie
Sep 2 2007, 09:02 PM
Creative midfield players seems to be the new theme. Who was the last one we had ??

Dunn.

I admit it is a short list but that is because Bruce doesn't buy creative midfielders. I don't think he knows what they are for :whistle:

And before Dunn ?
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Willie
Sep 2 2007, 09:26 PM
tevets
Sep 2 2007, 10:24 PM
Willie
Sep 2 2007, 09:02 PM
Creative midfield players seems to be the new theme. Who was the last one we had ??

Dunn.

I admit it is a short list but that is because Bruce doesn't buy creative midfielders. I don't think he knows what they are for :whistle:

And before Dunn ?

Alan Campbell
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Kapo out. Johnson in?
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david_kelly
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Franscar wrote:

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Kapo out. Johnson in?


You've got it in one!

Kapo's going to be the fall guy.

His crime?

Ability, technique, and a ridiculous expectation to be passed the ball to his feet.


BRUCE OUT
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franscar
Sep 2 2007, 09:34 PM
Kapo out. Johnson in?

spot on franscar, cant be any worse can it ? 4 points from 15 three of them off derby. maybe we should learn off the albion last season or is it still Brazil.
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Willie
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Or leave Kapo in and replace Muamba with DJ
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