Adam Wharton

[roverandout]

Looking at anderson's performance on Saturday, Wharton might struggle to get that number 6 role

[rigger]

34 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Looking at anderson's performance on Saturday, Wharton might struggle to get that number 6 role

Anderson was up against poor opposition, who gave him the freedom of the midfield. He looked good compared to the rest , who were below the standard required for a top international side.

[RevidgeBlue]

41 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Looking at anderson's performance on Saturday, Wharton might struggle to get that number 6 role

I know the commentators were raving about Anderson (and trying to excuse the performance in general) but I didnt think he was that good. "Capable" was the way I'd describe his performance.

I think we'd have seen a lot more from Wharton had he played against that sort of opposition but on the basis that possession is nine tenths of the law that is a worry.

He needs to get himself fit and stay fit and force himself back into the reckoning.

 

[Upside Down]

On 08/09/2025 at 21:58, roverandout said:

Looking at anderson's performance on Saturday, Wharton might struggle to get that number 6 role

This is Adam Wharton we're talking about here, the number 6 role would be Scott Wharton 😎

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

On 08/09/2025 at 11:35, rigger said:

Anderson was up against poor opposition, who gave him the freedom of the midfield. He looked good compared to the rest , who were below the standard required for a top international side.

Anderson is another one of the many “ busy “ midfield players we have knocking on the door of the England team at the moment. Has he got the defence splitting range of passing, that “ X “ factor that Wharton has ? None of them have, none of them can pass the ball more than 20  yards regularly.  That’s the reason every big club in the world is watching Wharton. There isn’t another one out there.

[roverandout]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Anderson is another one of the many “ busy “ midfield players we have knocking on the door of the England team at the moment. Has he got the defence splitting range of passing, that “ X “ factor that Wharton has ? None of them have, none of them can pass the ball more than 20  yards regularly.  That’s the reason every big club in the world is watching Wharton. There isn’t another one out there.

I think Anderson does have that defence splitting pass in him but he doesn't do it as well as Wharton 

[roverandout]

15 hours ago, Upside Down said:

This is Adam Wharton we're talking about here, the number 6 role would be Scott Wharton 😎

It's the new system.  Number 6 is now a holding midfielder 

[roversfan99]

What was wrong with the old system?

[roverandout]

16 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

What was wrong with the old system?

Don't know just modern football 

[KentExile]

3 hours ago, roverandout said:

It's the new system.  Number 6 is now a holding midfielder 

 

2 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

What was wrong with the old system?

 

2 hours ago, roverandout said:

Don't know just modern football 

Its based on European numbering

As the vast majority of the top coaches & managers from the past 20 odd years are European, the labelling has stuck, and now, given the amount of time it has been, younger English coaches have grown up with the European numbering,

If we had a spate of Brazilian managers in the country, then it would change and people would end up calling left backs, "6s", "3s" would be centre backs, and a 5 would be the holding midfielder

Edited 7 minutes ago by KentExile