Quote Originally Posted by simonp_ccfc View Post
As soon as Damour replaced Patterson he introduced an element of control in midfield. There was more composure and it was why we played better in the final 20. Damour is a better passer of the ball then Patterson but more importantly he is a better midfielder who knows how to play in midfield.

If Warnock continues to favour 6 footers over players who can actually play in their position then we're going to have to get used to this..I actually think he is an incredibly negative manager who has little belief in technical players and relies heavily on big players to bully the opposition into defeat. Reminds me of the P E teacher in school who always chose the biggest lads over the ones with actual talent.
Second paragraph of the above is rubbish. The first 3 months of the season we weren't negative or boring at all. If we tried to play tippy tappy passing football against teams like Millwall we would get kicked off the park. We have had to play the type of football we have over the last two months because of the loss of form we suffered and also because half the team were out injured. By criticising players like Patterson, you totally ignore the fact that he is a good footballer who can play in a number of positions and was the best player on the pitch for the Sunderland and Leeds games. He is filling a hole created by the loss of Gunnerson and Bryson. If you think that Madine is just a 6' battle ram you are totally mistaken - he can actually play and scores most of his goals on the deck. You see what you want to see I guess. PS. Damour didn't replace Patterson, it was NML - Patterson played the full 90 minutes and was instrumental in our strong finish.