Our Midfield

Did he sign a 2 year deal last january? or was it longer? Either way i think we'll give him another year at the end of next season, but by then we should hopefully have whoever his replacement is ready, whether that's Soro or somebody else.

 

Brown should be in the team. Nobody else can do the job he does in terms of the physical side of the game and his form has been deserving of a place in the team.
The only other realistic options would be to play Ntcham or Mcgregor there and that would require them sacrificing getting forward and instead being more disciplined. Or Bitton who has been a squad player for us.

 

Lack of player rotation is something that does worry me a little.
Do we really need Brown for 90min against the like of Clyde? For me, there are many games he should start, Huns, sheep, all European games.
Would it weaken us any if we were to rotate a midfield positions between any 2 from Nicham, Forrest and Christie?
Just feel something will eventually give with guys playing 3 games in 8 days.
We do have squad strength in depth for most positions but there seems to be a reluctance to change a winning team, which is fine but with the crazy number of games we play, would like to see a small little piece of rotation for certain games.

 

Weve been saying that about brown for the last 6 seasons atleast. More he rests, the worse he is. Hes just that type.

 

I think it should be rotated more, there is too much quality in that part of the team which is underused.

If we don't adequately replaced big Ed when he moves on this could come back to bite us on the *.

Think so much goes through Ed and even Forrest chipping in with a lot of assists.

Personally the current midfield trio don't assist as much as they shoukd/can, wee CM is probably the best out them, for me Oz and RC contribute more in an attacking sense.

Brown is a machine though but I don't believe he should be playing as much as he has. Even CM.

Mind you I think Lenny is too scared to mess about with it much as feels there is too much riding on his decisions. So can get that.

 

Should he be one of the first names on the teamsheet? Yes.

This isn't basketball. There's more to football than just gung-ho attacking. Fill the side with attacking midfielders and strikers, and we will probably still win the League, because we'd still win most weeks. But if you want to combine those titles with some Cups; grow a pattern of play which protects against the Tribute Act ever getting their sh*t together' and hopefully builds towards being competitive in Europe; then we need Brown (and in a few years time, a replacement) to fulfill a vital role.