- Jan 11, 2013
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Ok, outing for about 18 minutes including stoppage time. Good on the ball but he did not once, even when moved out to the left, get past a good jog. Could have joined an attack at one time but just jogged up behind the play. There just seems to be either a lack of awareness defensively or him being lazy as he had a couple of times when he should have been closer to a man but was just basically within 4 yards of a teammate and was just marking space.
I think there is a good footballer in there but he does not seem, right now, to be playing with any sort of urgency or real desire.
Saw that and expected him to be getting up, it was when the player had the ball in the left wing. Then I thought they were 1 nil up away from home with 4 minutes to go, and he may have been under instruction to sit back. He didn't need to join the attack. Imagine if he busted a gut to get up there, the player lost the ball and wasn't there to cover, and they countered/ It was an unnecessary risk at that point, but that's me playing devil's advocate.
He was generally jogging though, and always said it will work against him, but I think he gets around the pitch more than it appears but can see why it invite criticism