chappy Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 looked very good today though only one negative was he should have tried slip Emile through for shot that went over but not many others would have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGregor1888 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The fact he is getting into those positions means he should be starting now. Clark has no place starting against teams we have a chance of winning against, he's a stop gap that provides a bit more bite/aerial prowess. Time for Gardner. Agree with that. Although his end products were a little disappointing, the way he managed to ghost in and read the play showed a natural attacking ability that is hard to come by. He just needs more game time. I mentioned in the reactions thread that Clark has really disappointed me and I'm afraid I don't rate him very highly. Never passes forward, touch doesn't look great and his positional awareness is questionable, at least in midfield. Ciaran is just knackered and a little off form. He's very good player - needs a rest, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Not saying he is going to the worlds best player, or even the teams saviour, however, I like the look of him. He is the first midfielder that we have had for a good few yrs (probably looking at Ian Taylor as the last one) who is willing to make a run beyond that of the strikers and get onto balls. Could be very important for the future of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Looks a prospect but at the moment we dont have time for prospects. Should have scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Gutted he didnt score but its as clear as day he's twice the player Clark is. Has Clarks attributes ie touch and passing but is also positive, mobile and strong. Has to start alongside PetrovGardner quite obviously has something about him and looked extremely positive today but to compare Clark to him unfavourably is a disservice to Clark, he is not a midfielder he should be in defence alongside Cueller IMO that is his natural position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The fact he is getting into those positions means he should be starting now. Clark has no place starting against teams we have a chance of winning against, he's a stop gap that provides a bit more bite/aerial prowess. Time for Gardner. Agree with that. Although his end products were a little disappointing, the way he managed to ghost in and read the play showed a natural attacking ability that is hard to come by. He just needs more game time. I mentioned in the reactions thread that Clark has really disappointed me and I'm afraid I don't rate him very highly. Never passes forward, touch doesn't look great and his positional awareness is questionable, at least in midfield. What I first liked about Clark was his composure. However he has gone backwards this season. Looks like a liam ridgewell type. Gardner must start a few games now. Maybe not man city - but Wigan , Blackburn - yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I know he wasn't on for long, but had a 100% pass completion rate today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 On for 6 minutes or so, I thought he was outstanding bar his finishing. Very pleased that we appear to have someone who is 'there'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Looking at the bench he's the only person i can see that can come on and have an impact in matches which is sad really because he should be starting games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 A cut above. The kid just oozes clas and composure on the ball. A 19 year old kid who comes on and instantly makes an impact. As a few have said, starting him against Man City is brainless, bring him on for the last 10 or 15 minutes to give him a taste against the big boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlston Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Gutted he didnt score but its as clear as day he's twice the player Clark is. Has Clarks attributes ie touch and passing but is also positive, mobile and strong. Has to start alongside PetrovGardner quite obviously has something about him and looked extremely positive today but to compare Clark to him unfavourably is a disservice to Clark, he is not a midfielder he should be in defence alongside Cueller IMO that is his natural position Not really as thats where Clark plays at the moment, as for his natural position well the lad wont be any more than an average player in the premiership. He lacks pace and cant even make up for that with strength. For all his technical ability its not much cop if you cant compete physically, which is a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 It really is a no brainer to get this kid into the team asap (agreed not against City) Clark is in the team because he can pass (ish) and can tackle. Looks like Gardner can do both of those and more. Usually in this situation Gardner would be kept out of the team because "he doesnt have prem experience". But in this case Clark has probably played 10 games in CM so doesnt even have the experience himself. Forget the fact that he's learning a new position while Gardner has played there all his life. Think he and Petrov could be very good for us. Hope to god we can somehow keep Keane and then who knows maybe we will score as many as we concede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanO Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 How the **** can Mcleish put Heskey on when he has a his disposal a young exciting midfield in GG chopping at the bit to play? Clarke is a very good young player but he is a defender primarily so comparing his game to GG's is like comparing Apples and Oranges imo. We are lucky to have players like these 2 at our club unfortunately right at the time we have the worst manager since Billy McNeil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesWithe Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 He should be starting every game imo in place of the snail Petrov who is not just slow but largely useless and not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I've been calling for Gardner to replace Clark for a while now, and he showed exactly why in his cameo. He makes great runs into the box (to be fair to Ciaran, he does to sometimes...the only thing lacking his his finishing) and he could have had 2 goals. Looked kind of nervous, which is probably why he scuffed his first shot. As he's shown in the reserves, U19 tournament and even the England U21's, he has an eye for goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 He should be starting every game imo in place of the snail Petrov who is not just slow but largely useless and not good enough. Petrov has been one of best most consistant performers all season?! :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Yup Gardner for Clark is the logical move. We look better when he plays. He plays box to box and passes confidently. He got himself in 2 good positions when he cam on, which is more than any other CM did for the whole game. Coupled with the Wolves game where he missed the header it shows that he has a natural ability to make runs, which we need. As I say it is simple. We look more dangerous when he plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Gardner, Ireland, Keane, Bent, Gabby...we have the attacking players there, it's just up to AM to get them attacking consistently. He's far too cautious, which I'm afraid will mean Clark will usually be preferred to Gardner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 For me I'd put Gardner next to Petrov in the middle and Clark next to Cuellar in defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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