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JACK Bridge has no qualms playing centrally for Southend United this season.
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When the chips are down...Bridge would be the only one.
Be better off with a sack of potatoes in the middle.
It was only to fit gubbins in any way possible! But if a mystery why that was seen as so importanf, but hopefully the lessons been learnt. Gubbins is nowhere near as good as Ralph on the left side of centre, and to be honest I don't see him fitting in a starting 11 currently.
But he’s a defender and will help build that brick wall in front of goal for all them 0-0,1-0 great entertainment gamesVery odd after all the posts saying how Gubbins was a great signing. I thought he was very mediocre when on loan and poor on the ball. Not going to judge him on the 1 game Sat but he struggled badly.
I thought Hobson was absolutely useless in his first game but he turned out to be a good player for us, I agree that Gubbins was mediocre against York but it's too early to write him off.Very odd after all the posts saying how Gubbins was a great signing. I thought he was very mediocre when on loan and poor on the ball. Not going to judge him on the 1 game Sat but he struggled badly.
I like Ralph in the back 3, as he also seems to be the one that adds pace at the back (I'm not sure whether it's because he's genuinely quicker, or is better at anticipating).Unfortunately, I thought he looked no different to last time I saw him play for us in a league match. Doesn't seem to have bulked up and gets a bit outmuscled whereas I feel kensdale who used to be similar did make efforts in this respect and improved hugely. Think Ralph is a far better option in that position. Additionally, his first instinct seems to be a long high ball rather than looking for the forward pass to feet.
He's apparently a nice guy though and keen to do well, so hopefully things work out and he develops well into a solid defender and useful member of the squad.