David McGoldrick

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 Banjaxed wrote:

Kenny is slightly confusing. 
He's essentially gone from the 4-3-3 at the start to a now 4-2-3-1. Ok, fair enough. It make sense for James McCarthy, he's always worked better with someone else beside him in midfield.

This issue that arises is the number 10.

Hendrick got the gig. I get it & don't get it. By the looks of it, Kenny wants this high energy number 10 for pressing reasons. That makes sense. What doesn't make sense is having someone who presses, gets the ball, then hasn't a scooby what to do with it. Hendrick completely slows down the tempo in the final third, undoing the good work of the press and allowing the opposition to regroup.

If Kenny wants to play 4-2-3-1, then just sh!t or get off the pot. Give Jack Byrne a whirl or call up Connor Ronan and stick him in. Will you get high energy and ability to win the ball back? Absolutely not, but at least you'll have someone in the final third who knows how to create.

Parrott could also be a potential for this position down the road. But for now, just playing a high energy player won't suffice.

This is a good post. Seeing Hendrick behind McGoldrick was, I think, an attempt at making up for McGoldrick’s physical limitations and make the most of his intelligence. Hendrick was leading the press and McGoldrick dropping back into positions where he could receive the ball and use it given the opportunity. I think it showed some flexibility in the system.

Given now we’ll be using a more orthodox #9 in Idah or Connolly, I can’t see Hendrick being the right foil. We have to have a bit more creativity and intelligence in there (no offence Jeff). Could it be Browne? He lacks craft, but he is effective between lines in a kind of awkward way.

I also think Parrott will have the role at some point. Ive seen him play a bit like McGoldrick, dropping back and taking the ball (in the Kane model, I suppose) but he is a super finisher so we’ll need to find a place for him somewhere. 