Quote Originally Posted by City123 View Post
I just don't really see the point playing players out of position in a formation we never play and then saying "he can't step up", you don't learn anything useful. If he genuinely wanted to learn something about those players it would have made far more sense playing the same system the first team play as that's where they'd actually play if they ever are called upon to play in the firsts rather than that ridiculous 3 at the back that we don't actually play. When is Romeo going to play as a right sided centre back? He's not. When are Evans or Tanner likely to play as wing backs? They're not.

Evans is a good example of why last night was a little ridiculous for me. He's a winger who did ok in pre-season, why stick him in as a left wing back if you want to see if he can step up to the first team (where he would play as a left winger)? Surely it makes far more sense to stick him in as a left winger. If you want to see him take ownership of that role and test him defensively, stick a kid in at left back and have Evans help him through the game

Panzo as well, we've brought him in as one of our 3 main centre halves, why give him one of his few opportunities in a back 3 when we don't use one?

This would have made more sense to me and made Bulut's complains about who can step up more reasonable at least then they're in positions that actually correspond to how they'd play if they had to step up

Runnarson

Romeo Adams (if we must rest Gouts/McGuinness) Panzo Giles/Beecher

J.Colwill Rinomhota

Robinson R.Colwill Evans

Etete

There you have the system we actually play and players in positions they actually play with some of the younger players given responsibility. Go out and play well, no excuses. Instead we went with a bizarre formation we don't use, with square pegs in round holes.
I don't agree. Players can still show quality in a position that they're not used to. Evans wouldn't have all of a sudden lost his natural attributes because he was a bit more withdrawn in a position, from a starting point. He would still have the ability to pass a ball, carry a ball, use the vision he has, step inside onto his stronger foot, the game was in front of him. He may have struggled with getting into good positions when defending though. That's fair. Tanner, the same.

Panzo was playing in his natural position. I have no idea on him, i have no idea how he played, although i'm sure that he's played in a back three before, if that causes him problems then we have problems.

Bulut may be seeing evans as a wing back, who knows, he may think that's his best position, he might have spoken to him about it, we don't know. He's almost 22 years old, so whatever he has been doing previously hasn't worked at Cardiff. That may sound harsh, it probably is, but for me, last night was a chance for him and others. Not ideal, not a perfect formation, but who can be afforded everything they want in order to succeed? Sometimes people have to show a bit more, prove people wrong, forget the obstacles.