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Originally Posted by BTLawson
Can somebody please explain why its Proccy's fault we lost? Ryan was probably worn out with the shift he put in and Proccy is more defensive anyway so I can see Coleman's thinking with the sub.
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You asked someone to explain so I will.
Firstly, you asked why everyone is blaming Proccy for the loss - the simple fact is that we are not, it was Coleman who chose to put him there and in place of Ryan. Proccy can do a job for stanley and that is to play in a defensive midfield role and work bloody hard from the start to the end of a game. He is not an impact player who will make a positive difference as a sub nor a calm head to help slow down the pace of a panicked team.
Secondly there is the old saying don't fix what ain't broke - we were playing well, there was no reason to change, so why change ?
Thirdly, you yourself pointed out Proccy is a more defensive player - are the problems with putting a defensive midfielder on the right wing not obvious?
Finally and I believe most importantly, Ryan wasn't showing any signs of slowing down and when you are up 2-0 against a promotion contender with 10 minutes to go what you need to do is get your wingers down at their corner flags and keeping hold of the ball for as long as possible. Jimmy Ryan could and would have done that, he has the skill on the ball required to do so.