Schofield will start in round one barring injury.
There is no doubt about that whether we like it or not.
By the sounds of it, Ebert will not be ready by round one, so that rules him out.
wrt Schofield and Stevens, I often wonder just how much their possessions figures are inflated because they are our midfield go to men.
Stevens was go-to No1, Schofield is No2.
If I had to choose between the two, I don't think I would surprise anyone around here by picking Schofield.
IMO there is a greater chance of a goal when he has the ball than when Stevens had the ball (% wise that is).
I do rate Schofield, but no more than a plethora of other midfielders going around with other sides. I do not think he is special, but as I have said before when he came back in earlier last year we looked a lot better.
The question there is did we look better because he was there, or was it because our midfield style was designed with Primus, Francou, Stevens, Carr, James and Schofield in mind and never got altered when they aren't playing or not playing well?
IMO the latter is the one that catches us out. It is our midfield that has let us down against certain teams, and they are the ones we will meet in finals. Stevens and Schofield are the main ones whose job is to carry the ball to the forwards and failed to do so again and again. Stevens had heaps of the ball for zippo results.
IMO it is time to change our midfield set up.
2000 was a good year. It set us up for what we did in the next three years. By the time round 22 finished in 2000, it was obvious 2001 would be miles and miles better.
There is no doubt about that whether we like it or not.
By the sounds of it, Ebert will not be ready by round one, so that rules him out.
wrt Schofield and Stevens, I often wonder just how much their possessions figures are inflated because they are our midfield go to men.
Stevens was go-to No1, Schofield is No2.
If I had to choose between the two, I don't think I would surprise anyone around here by picking Schofield.
IMO there is a greater chance of a goal when he has the ball than when Stevens had the ball (% wise that is).
I do rate Schofield, but no more than a plethora of other midfielders going around with other sides. I do not think he is special, but as I have said before when he came back in earlier last year we looked a lot better.
The question there is did we look better because he was there, or was it because our midfield style was designed with Primus, Francou, Stevens, Carr, James and Schofield in mind and never got altered when they aren't playing or not playing well?
IMO the latter is the one that catches us out. It is our midfield that has let us down against certain teams, and they are the ones we will meet in finals. Stevens and Schofield are the main ones whose job is to carry the ball to the forwards and failed to do so again and again. Stevens had heaps of the ball for zippo results.
IMO it is time to change our midfield set up.
2000 was a good year. It set us up for what we did in the next three years. By the time round 22 finished in 2000, it was obvious 2001 would be miles and miles better.
