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Firstly, some bad news as Jason Gatties is leaving the Offside. The good news, however, is that he found a new job for himself – so best of luck Jason!
That means the Fulham Offside site will be left in my hands. I’ll try to up the ante and post on a regular basis. So, without further ado, here’s one for today and it’s all about Carlos Salcido.
Sunday’s away draw against Manchester City was Carlos Salcido’s third start in a row. Is it fair to say he’ll be a regular left-back from now on? If so, has his game changed?
Salcido’s game plan is to sprint down the flank and whip in dangerous crosses. They can often be a bit too dangerous and whip over heads and out of play for a goal-kick to the other team. His defending can be an issue as well. Sometimes he’s left too much space for him to track back and even when he is back he can be defeated too easily by opposition players.
However, Salcido does have the quality to be a first-team regular. The trick for him, perhaps, is to guard his territory better and become more reserved – both defending and thumping those crosses into the opposition box.
Here’s a comparison of Salcido’s passing in the two Man City games this season: *
http://www.guardian.co.uk/discussion/comment-permalink/9765909
The comparison shows Salcido is more reserved in his crosses these days. He played seven unsuccessful crosses from the edge of the Man City box at Craven Cottage, while at Sunday’s Eastlands game he made two. His passing and movement, determined through his successful passes, seems tighter and more controlled in the away draw than the home defeat.
This could be an effect of Fulham’s tactics. The team plays a passing game and like to work the ball steadily. This philosophy is being used more confidently now that Fulham are going through a good run of form. The philosophy will help Salcido fit into the squad.
Fulham however, can become too steady and rack up draws when wins were possible. If Carlos Salcido is to stay at left-back he could see his job as deliverer of dangerous crosses as a useful asset to the squad – much like what Konchesky did for Fulham.
Mark Hughes says Chris Baird has the best shot of the ball in the Fulham squad. But maybe a wild shot or two from Salcido can be useful? He has a powerful strike of the ball – remember his shot in last year’s World Cup? A wonder goal from Salcido would help him keep left-back too. But he must, of course, work on not firing them too far or leaving behind his defensive duties.
* = I still have to learn how to embed these chalkboards. I’ll work on it asap.
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