What I don't understand : Tue Mar 08, 2016 3:04 pm  

What I don't understand (apart from Chinese writing) is why Carney plays on the right wing, when he played on the left all his time at Cas. Also why is Johnson on the left wing when he has played on the right the last few seasons ?

Re: What I don't understand : Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:40 pm  

It's to unsettle them and pre-empt any move to Australia!

Re: What I don't understand : Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:07 am  

I've noticed that both of them have been coming in off the wings, so perhaps the tactic is to play a bit narrower.

Re: What I don't understand : Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:34 am  

Carney plays any narrower he may aswell be on the other wing.

Wigan exposed him numerous times, Cas fans have also mentioned this so it must be a trait of his rather than tactics.

Re: What I don't understand : Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:39 am  

To be honest we are not using carney like Cas did. We play him outside a centre who will not pass then if he does Carney is stood still. I know Sau is a fans favourite but we need a centre who's going to feed Carney to get the best out of him. Carney running onto a ball at speed is unstoppable.

Re: What I don't understand : Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:42 am  

We may never see the best of him outside a centre of Shentons calibre (I've mentioned the Carney / Shenton - try / assist ratio previously on another thread), as he's only a season loan.

Re: What I don't understand : Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:34 am  

Think Sa'u is one of the best backs this year.

For me Carney should be told to hit the ball up in every set of 6 as he is incredibly destructive. I can't wait to see Vidot back in a backline of Carney, Sau, Jones, Griffin, Vidot - bigger than a few packs.

Re: What I don't understand : Wed Mar 09, 2016 3:14 pm  

Carney's switch to the other wing is probably to do with his injury he sustained last year. He dislocated his right elbow to which there maybe still a slight risk of him repeating this rather painful injury. So switching to the right wing he'll carry the ball naturally in your right hand which then leaves his left hand to do them awesome face palms instead of his vulnerable right arm hand off. That's why i think he's switched wings due to the vulnerability of a repeat dislocation.

Re: What I don't understand : Wed Mar 09, 2016 4:33 pm  

Flat Stanley - that is the most intelligent thing you have ever contributed to this forum.

Re: What I don't understand : Wed Mar 09, 2016 4:40 pm  

FLAT STANLEY wrote:

Carney's switch to the other wing is probably to do with his injury he sustained last year. He dislocated his right elbow to which there maybe still a slight risk of him repeating this rather painful injury. So switching to the right wing he'll carry the ball naturally in your right hand which then leaves his left hand to do them awesome face palms instead of his vulnerable right arm hand off. That's why i think he's switched wings due to the vulnerability of a repeat dislocation.

Thanks for your info, worth a thought