28-01-2021, 04:01 PM
(28-01-2021, 03:22 PM)bluetagagain Wrote: I've obviously been watching a different player. Although PC and KJ think only of him as a bit part squad player. If he's championship suitable why hasn't a club taken a gamble on him.
He's got a good touch on the ball, very good awareness of those around him, a safe passer, and he reads the game well and covers defensively well. And scores good goals.
But he is too easily shrugged off the ball and is weak in the tackle so would be suited to a less physical league. He is maybe just a bit 'too nice' - a bit more aggression would help him. The pace of the championship may catch him out but he would be eminently suitable for the french or belgian leagues.
But with 177 appearances by the age of 24 he is very experienced too and he has been a lot more than a bit part squad player for long periods under both managers but he has suffered from the fact that the role he plays best is not often needed in lge 2 or lge 1. He is a 'keep the ball safely and move it on quickly' type of midfielder but too often at this level getting the ball forward quickly takes priority and he is bypassed soemtimes, which is why he was much more of a regular under Cook than under Jackett.