Brown: Ten places are now up for grabs in the starting line up

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown insisted 10 places in the Shrimpers starting line-up were under threat following Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers.

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[wakes123]

To even say Bentley's place is under threat is just a joke. He honestly hasn't been that bad it's just we're used to his very high standards.

 

[tottenham541]

All to give the players a good kick up the backside, wait until Saturday comes and we will see about two changes at most from the team that played last Saturday :unsure:

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Rubbish. A 4-0 home defeat and a 3-0 home defeat right afterwards mean there are serious recent problems that need addressing throughout the team. The coaching staff see more than just the view from the stands and may be referring to any part of a player's overall contribution or demeanour when demanding an improvement. It doesn't mean the team can't do it but just that they manifestly aren't right now - and whatever the manager thinks is needed to generate that improvement should be supported by us

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

1 change then

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

I always prefer when we play with two wingers. My team would be

Bentley
White Thompson Prosser Coker
Worrall Leonard Timlin Mclaughlin
Hunt Payne.

 

[wakes123]

I always prefer when we play with two wingers. My team would be

Bentley
White Thompson Prosser Coker
Worrall Leonard Timlin Mclaughlin
Hunt Payne.

Timlin is injured, but do like that team when everyone is fit.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

He must be confident of bringing some players in then as with Rea & Pigott going back, and Bolger, Timlin, Weston & Wordworth injured, Coker with a knock, how many changes can we really make?

 

[fbm]

1 change then

And that will be Prosser for Thompson

 

[onceknownasrab]

Nice of him to defend formation and tactics. Everyone in the club has got it wrong except him. Wazzock! He showed clearly he learned nothing from recent games and displays an inability to make necessary change. Someone needs to buy him a mirror.

 

[Supershrimper]

To even say Bentley's place is under threat is just a joke. He honestly hasn't been that bad it's just we're used to his very high standards.

Unless Bentley is off in January, thus his place would be available.

 

[HudsonNo1]

To even say Bentley's place is under threat is just a joke. He honestly hasn't been that bad it's just we're used to his very high standards.

maybe that's why he isn't giving us his normal high standard... Because he knows his place isn't under threat...

 

[mrsblue]

Priceless Phil,

10 possible changes,must be playing the yoofs then.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Priceless Phil,

10 possible changes,must be playing the yoofs then.

Williams still won't get a game tho

 

[mrsblue]

Williams still won't get a game tho

Yes very true!

I think his boat has well and truly sailed now.

 

[united we stand]

And that will be Prosser for Thompson

Made me smile ��

 

[united we stand]

To even say Bentley's place is under threat is just a joke. He honestly hasn't been that bad it's just we're used to his very high standards.

That's rose tinted. If Paul smith played like Bentley he would have been crucified in the last two games. Every player needs to be told what level of performance is/is not acceptable, Bentley is no different (even if the reality is brown has no intention of dropping them and hopes that whatever he does this week does the trick and on Saturday we start playing again)

 

[duncan bulgaria]

I actually agree with Brown's comments , he demands high tempo'd pressing to win the ball back and a lot of our wins have probably come from our togetherness and by having a lot of leaders on the pitch , if players have stopped applying themselves in that way then he has every right to be angry .

I would be more upset if Brown said , i am happy with the players and the way they played in last 2 games and these 7 goals were just a blip .

Ive heard from people in the know that Brown is the first to praise them and give them a pat on the back and is very positive on the training ground and dressing room so they have to take the rough with the smooth , too right no player should be guaranteed a start after the 2 previous games we've been served up .

I also agree that Brown did get a few things wrong but that i'm hoping will also be addressed

 

[mrsblue]

I honestly think Phil worries too much about the opposition,fair enough if we playing against world class guys but the truth is we are playing league 1 standard,true some of the opposition have good players but so do we,utilise our guys better and results will follow.

 

[Mark2907]

I honestly think Phil worries too much about the opposition,fair enough if we playing against world class guys but the truth is we are playing league 1 standard,true some of the opposition have good players but so do we,utilise our guys better and results will follow.

I completely agree. Several times this season and last PB has been more concerned about the opposition tactics amd formation rather than playing to our strengths. On Saturday we were at home, high in the L1 form table and above Doncaster in the league; why didn't we concentrate on our strengths rather than trying to negate theirs!