Colwill

[Hilts]

Re: Colwill

I didn't get a sense they were on the teams back frustrated yes but thought the fans got behind the team from where I was in the ground - might have been different where you were sitting?

Yeah I agree.

[LA Bluebird]

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Fair enough. I'm not in the UK, but the stream made it sound like the crowd had turned at times in the last 20. I stand corrected.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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To me never looks quick enough even for Championship. Everything he does looks in slow motion. I think people get a bit more excited about him because he's 'one of ours', but not for me.

[Tuerto]

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He needs to find what type of player he is. He's disjointed, he's not a midfielder or a natural striker. He does his best work when driving forward with the ball from a central position. The problem as i see it is that some aspects of his game are poor, and i mean the basics, like positional play, being out of possession, awareness, decision making in tight positions and when he receives the ball with his back to goal. I think that there are too many negatives at the moment, with the simple aspects of his game, i also question his footballing intelligence.

He possesses natural ability in advanced areas, very assertive, but he needs to develop his all round game and maybe learn to find pockets of space that can suit his sometimes languid style, a bit like Jason Fowler could do, albeit at a lower level. It will be interesting to see if he develops, he might not, and if he doesn't, i really don't think that he will have a career at this level.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Colwill

He should be given 5/6 games in his natural position attacking midfield. The way he’s being used at the moment he’s more likely to fail than succeed. Needs a different manager to get the best out of him imo.

[Tuerto]

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I also think that because he's a big lad, he like to play slow, or he can look slow in possession. He's never going to show that urgency, zip etc, he's methodical in possession but very strong when moving forward with the ball. I can see Morisons problem, and i can also see that Colwill may need to be specifically placed on a football pitch with a remit that just concentrates on the positive aspects, although that's a big ask.

[olderblue]

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He needs to find what type of player he is. He's disjointed, he's not a midfielder or a natural striker. He does his best work when driving forward with the ball from a central position. The problem as i see it is that some aspects of his game are poor, and i mean the basics, like positional play, being out of possession, awareness, decision making in tight positions and when he receives the ball with his back to goal. I think that there are too many negatives at the moment, with the simple aspects of his game, i also question his footballing intelligence.

He possesses natural ability in advanced areas, very assertive, but he needs to develop his all round game and maybe learn to find pockets of space that can suit his sometimes languid style, a bit like Jason Fowler could do, albeit at a lower level. It will be interesting to see if he develops, he might not, and if he doesn't, i really don't think that he will have a career at this level.

If he was played as a number 10 behind a decent centre forward, with two holding midfielders doing the closing down and the donkey work, that's when we will see the best of Colwill
He needs a run of 5/6 games in that position to establish it as his own, not playing out wide left one minute and then on the right.
A decent manager would help him fulfill his true potential, but there again a decent manager wouldn't ridicule him in public!

[City123]

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He should be given 5/6 games in his natural position attacking midfield. The way he’s being used at the moment he’s more likely to fail than succeed. Needs a different manager to get the best out of him imo.

He's never been given a run of games in a set position and it shows. I really have to question people doubting he's good enough for this level, he scored good goals last season, has shown up good international players both last season and in the summer, but people are questioning if he's good enough to play against the likes of Sonny Bradley? Madness.

He's also never really had a consistent run of starts, never mind full games, add that to a lack of a consistent position then it's a recipe for disaster.

I think it's fairly obvious that Morison either doesn't rate him or doesn't know how to use him. Hopefully it's the latter and he figures it out eventually

[Hilts]

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I agree Colwill needs to play.

[Tuerto]

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He's never been given a run of games in a set position and it shows. I really have to question people doubting he's good enough for this level, he scored good goals last season, has shown up good international players both last season and in the summer, but people are questioning if he's good enough to play against the likes of Sonny Bradley? Madness.

He's also never really had a consistent run of starts, never mind full games, add that to a lack of a consistent position then it's a recipe for disaster.

I think it's fairly obvious that Morison either doesn't rate him or doesn't know how to use him. Hopefully it's the latter and he figures it out eventually

I don't think that Morison does rate him, i said as much some months ago, as did Hartley, i think?

[Tuerto]

Re: Colwill

If he was played as a number 10 behind a decent centre forward, with two holding midfielders doing the closing down and the donkey work, that's when we will see the best of Colwill
He needs a run of 5/6 games in that position to establish it as his own, not playing out wide left one minute and then on the right.
A decent manager would help him fulfill his true potential, but there again a decent manager wouldn't ridicule him in public!

You could well be right, but that doesn't stop him from showing more when he is given the opportunity, even if it is in a position that he isn't completely familiar with. I'm not Morison's biggest fan, but i do think that good players adapt and find a way to show their ability, even if they are shunted out wide or put in a more conservative position on the pitch. That's not to say that i think that colwill doesn't possess the ability.

[olderblue]

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Results carry on like they are and it won't matter who Morison rates, knee jerk reactions, plain crazy or total lunacy, but there have already been casualties on the managerial front, and were not even in September yet.

If it was me, I'd be more concerned about getting the team scoring goals, rather than if I was right or wrong about Colwill!!!

[SunderlandBluebird]

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The problem is the manager not Colwill in this instance. A formation that doesn't fully suit one of our most promising players, chucked around from left wing, to right wing, to cm etc and never given a run of games.

I just had a look and Morrison has not given him back to back starts since his first 2 games in charge in November last year - how on earth is he meant to get a run of form together?

You can see how frustrated he is when he comes on, almost trying too hard. If he had a run of games where he knew he wouldn't be in and out of the team then that wouldn't happen.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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I don't think that Morison does rate him, i said as much some months ago, as did Hartley, i think?

Morison would have released him had Mick not seen him.

He was bloody awful last night but then the whole team were once we conceded. As soon as one goal goes in, they all panic and everything breaks down. Morison says he doesn’t do much coaching, so we need new coaches in place if that’s the case as it’s an absolute shambles so far, and that affects Colwill’s development. He won’t kick on if he doesn’t have coaches that can work out how to break teams down.

[BlueArmy 86]

Re: Colwill

Build the team around him