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It's hard to say who is a replacement for who when we haven't even been able to field a steady line up nevermind a first choice one. It's very frustrating all round really. I assumed that up top it was Oshoala in for Davison; a returning Staniforth taking DaCosta's place but not necessarily DaCosta's position; Rolser coming back to retake her position that we left empty for her; and Smosgard was the only real addition. Then there is Hodson. And Longhurst too, although she has become more of an auxiliary 'whatever is needed' rather than a forward. Now we have swapped Rolser for White.Guest wrote:That's interesting about quality over quantity because in theory it's a good idea unless a key person(s) gets injured. And that's what frustrates me the most about Beard is his lack of depth in certain areas, namely the midfield and centre-back positions and his stockpiling of forwards (we have like six at the moment). He never adequately replaced Fors or Dacosta so when Fara got injured we were in a bad way. I rate Zelem and Dale has potential but their both young and need consistent experience around them and they're not getting that from Staniforth or Katrin who are both coming off injury themselves. Also why he hasn't added depth to our CB's is beyond me. I like White but he should have signed a defender not a forward because while a defender might not win you games they go a long way at helping you not lose them. A couple of draws instead of loses after the world cup break would have us sitting in a different position in the league table at the moment.
We have enough bodies up top but not enough goals, and it is due in part to not having a decent midfield behind it. Which is due to injuries to both Katrin and Fara, whilst Staniforth was still getting up to speed, and whilst Zelem was off with England.
