Eye catching Ollie Palmer stat

[Hometown Unicorn]

Palmer simply must start (or heavily feature in) every game until the end. The stats tell us we're going up if we do.

[rob_the_red]

Originally Posted by t1954

What is the reason though? Just cannot be down to chance. There are 10 other players on the pitch. Then I think it goes back to Notts C, October 2022 since we lost when he has started.

Ollie has given me the lottery number for this week. I know who is going to win.

One big reason is the amount of work he puts in and the physicality he puts into his battles with defenders .

Another is that when he's on the pitch doing all this , it allows Mullin to work more centrally as Ollie does a lot of the chasing / donkey work .



Contrast that with the main alternative we've had - Dalby .... Sam is a much more static player , he's far less mobile doesn't battle physically for the ball and is only really effective if the ball is played into his feet

due to the lack of work / physically, we then end up with Mullin having to do a lot more of the donkey work and as a result not spending so much time in central channels or other danger areas ....



Ollie makes a huge difference Vs Dalby not just in terms of their own individual contributions , but also in how Ollie allows Mullin to focus on what he should be doing rather than doing all the work that Ollie picks up


... We're just much easier to defend against when it's Dalby in instead of Ollie

Ollie is a nightmare to play against if you're a defender .... so it's about so much more than just his individual goal contribution he disrupts defences so much more effectively

[rob_the_red]

Originally Posted by Hometown Unicorn

Palmer simply must start (or heavily feature in) every game until the end. The stats tell us we're going up if we do.

it's simple .. if he's fit , he really should be starting

[Liverpool Red]

Originally Posted by rob_the_red

One big reason is the amount of work he puts in and the physicality he puts into his ballets with defenders .

Never had Palmer down as one for the performing arts.

[rob_the_red]

Originally Posted by Liverpool Red

Never had Palmer down as one for the performing arts.

.... that was a very strange auto correct !

[Maelor Minute]

Originally Posted by rob_the_red

One big reason is the amount of work he puts in and the physicality he puts into his ballets with defenders .

Another is that when he's on the pitch doing all this , it allows Mullin to work more centrally as Ollie does a lot of the chasing / donkey work .



Contrast that with the main alternative we've had - Dalby .... Sam is a much more static player , he's far less mobile doesn't battle physically for the ball and is only really effective if the ball is played into his feet

due to the lack of work / physically, we then end up with Mullin having to do a lot more of the donkey work and as a result not spending so much time in central channels or other danger areas ....


Ollie makes a huge difference Vs Dalby not just in terms of their own individual contributions , but also in how Ollie allows Mullin to focus on what he should be doing rather than doing all the work that Ollie picks up


... We're just much easier to defend against when it's Dalby in instead of Ollie

Ollie is a nightmare to play against if you're a defender .... so it's about so much more than just his individual goal contribution he disrupts defences so much more effectively

That echoes a great deal of what I've said for most of the season. We need someone like Palmer stressing the opposition defence to give Mullin more space to work in. That's also why I can imagine a 3 at the front setup with Mullin, Palmer and Marriott/Fletcher being a swine to defend against.

For some unknown reason though PP dropped Palmer and insisted on Dalby starting so many games. Whenever Dalby has started or come on it really has been the kiss of death for us all season and the stats confirm what many like myself have said and received criticism for.

The Dalby/Mullin pairing is the absolute worst idea I've seen. It's the worst pairing in the league but PP couldn't get enough of it. Mullin spending an entire match being stalked by defenders with no space to play in simply turned him into a one man press machine with no time on the ball whatsoever while Dalby stood around like a spare part. We need to divide the attention of the oppositions defence for Mullin to be able to work his magic, otherwise he can't do anything. We've lost so many points with the idiotic Dalby/Mullin shambles this season.

[sdfan]

Originally Posted by Maelor Minute

For some unknown reason though PP dropped Palmer and insisted on Dalby starting so many games.

I'm pretty sure I read that Palmer was injured for quite some time, PP and others mentioned that back then.

[pricey]

Originally Posted by Liverpool Red

Never had Palmer down as one for the performing arts.

Maybe he should wear Toc's number on his shirt, tutu!

[Liverpool Red]

Originally Posted by pricey

Maybe he should wear Toc's number on his shirt, tutu!