tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249539192401757288.post991929548358491714..comments2023-09-06T05:54:59.029-06:00Comments on wewantrapidman: Houston, You May Have a ProblemNick Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530941554925335967noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249539192401757288.post-11195621150039183762008-06-20T20:36:00.000-06:002008-06-20T20:36:00.000-06:00Allen, thanks as always for your comments. I think...Allen, thanks as always for your comments. I think it is up to Cooke to prove he can be as good defensively as Peterson. Nobody is saying Peterson is the finished article and he does still have a lot to prove. But it is a fact that he runs far more than Cooke ever will, especially when it comes to defending/tracking back. Maybe Clavijo did anticipate the fact that it would be difficult for Cooke and Gomez to play together but I don't think he is ruling it out. I think he wants Cooke to play but it is down to the heart of the player in the end and whether he wants to do it or not. Nobody can provide that for him. Clavijo would play 4-4-2 in certain circumstances and this makes it easier for Cooke to play with Gomez whether his defense abilities are up to it or not. I will get Cooke's side of the story soon but, at the end of the day, it is the player who needs to step up and not blame everyone else.Nick Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09530941554925335967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249539192401757288.post-16107109478298991702008-06-19T23:04:00.000-06:002008-06-19T23:04:00.000-06:00Does anyone really think that Jacob's play and tac...Does anyone really think that Jacob's play and tactics in terms of defense are actually better than Cooke's? <BR/><BR/>And if it's about not having Gomez and Cooke on the field at the same time :<BR/>a) Why didn't Cooke start last week during Gomez's mystery benching?<BR/>b) Why didn't Clavijo anticipate this from day one of aquiring GOmez and do something to trade Cooke for the type of midfielder he needs?<BR/>c) Wasn't the previous word from Clavijo that Cooke needs to mix things up more? Now it's Cooke defense isn't good enough when Gomez is out there? If the problem is defense than why not a 4-4-2? Surely Clavijo, who said Beckerman was traded because he didn't need 2 DMs, isn't dead set on playing 2 DMs.Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237280803429555051noreply@blogger.com