| Frey’s big start, Madsen’s quiet wins, Field’s conundrum - Column 10:48 - Sep 11 with 7952 views | Northernr |
When Alex Perry filled in as a match reporter for LFW in 223/24 we liked what we read so much we decided to give him his own column – and here’s his first offering assessing what we’ve seen so far from QPR’s new look side.
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| Frey’s big start, Madsen’s quiet wins, Field’s conundrum - Column on 12:27 - Sep 13 with 561 views | Malintabuk |
| Frey’s big start, Madsen’s quiet wins, Field’s conundrum - Column on 00:19 - Sep 12 by Hunterhoop |
I’m in a minority here. And I rarely post much now.
I think off the ball work is hugely underrated by fans and the data lads haven’t got their heads around it fully yet. You don’t need to win a tackle, make a block or nail an interception to be good off the ball.
You need to track runners and close down space, and block off passing options. Macro “fan” football stats don’t capture this. I’m sure the “pro” stats do.
How many managers in a row have made Field a stalwart of their side since he signed? All 4. Marti even dropped Hayden and played Field at 6 for the run in last year. Look at the Leeds and WBA games, our best two performances, they had Field at the heart of it. He started our last 10 games for all these comments about Cifuentes’ trust in him. Colback, Hayden, and EBD didn’t.
It’s an easy narrative. I just personally feel many fans, including Clive (who I rated enormously) have it wrong and underestimate the off the ball work.
Watch him off the ball. IMO, he is elite. He is in a different league to our other players and players we’ve had since relegation.
Should he be better on the ball and/or become better on it?! Yes, absolutely. Just don’t underestimate what we have. |
I was going to post but then read your reply... and really can't improve on that Hunter
I have said on many an occasion that Field would be the first name on the team sheet for me.
He really is a player you need to see playing at the ground. He is absolutely everywhere, and I bet if you asked the defence could they play without a Sam Field, the answer would be no |  | | |
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