yeh, well considering we should have won in a trot, the
coaches are probably right.
Smith was good and at least Stringer showed a bit of fight
which others didn’t.
at one stage F. were bringing it out of defence on the north flank.
F. players spread to the south flank.
at least two of our boys just watched as they went, no-one chased
them , obviously across went the ball for an easy transition into
attack.
So my point is this You can play anyone you bluddy
well like but it wont work if they don’t bust their gut, Have a plan
,work out what the opposition is doing and stop them if you can
and you have a good chance of winning
You know what you are 100% correct. I unfortunately see a lot of individuals doing individual things and being applauded by all and sundry.
Every single player without exception should have 6 tackles per game as a mantra. There is so much fluffing around , so much irrelevant running and pretending. Start to run at players and put tbe ■■■■■■■ fear into them.
Our club does need to stop tbe talk and now do the walk and it really needs to get a tougher harder edge
I don’t necessarily think our midfield issues are size; it’s hardness and work ethic.
Tom Mitchell isn’t a 6 foot 4, 90kg unit yet he will do anything to extract the pill, same with Ward, Selwood, Neale, Oliver, Crouch, Sloane…
The difference between them and our midfield is desire; desire to hit, block, spread, tackle.
I was stunned to hear Smiths 13 tackles on the weekend were the most we’d had in a game in something like 10 years, that’s extraordinary!
I don’t know if Baguley can play mid but he’s one that could help bring that edge to the centre square.