Re: Colchester
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I really rate Kemp but think he was a bit of a square peg in a round hole last season. We’re a very workmanlike side and he’s at his best when the team is set up to serve him. He isn’t a winger, he goes looking for the game too much when out wide (Ben Kennedy but better) and isn’t quick enough. He’s wasted there. Harvey’s goal involvements were similar while doing all the dirty work a centre mid has to do (granted he was on set pieces too).
We need to find a way to make Dan work in the system. That way could be trying to use him as Harvey’s replacement but it’s risky. He has all the technical ability to pull strings. He’s not as physical but his ball retention makes up for that, especially if deployed beside someone who does the nitty gritty and breaks up play. He’s also no shrinking violet, he does get stuck in.
It may sound crazy but I’d love to see what it looks like with Houghton (or Thompson) next to Kemp in the middle of the park, the destroyer and the creator with Dan Phillips in front of them. Not quite a number 10 but pressing with intensity and less likely to drop a clanger if he does lose a risky ball (see Stockport at home). That’s if we continue with a 4-3-3 of sorts. I doubt it will happen and may not work at all but I think if Kemp’s up to the rigours of centre mid it could be an interesting proposition.
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