eastcoasthibby
17-11-2014, 09:00 PM
I have said similar to this before, probably in the latter end of the Fenlon era but it continues to frustrate and concern me that I see little development in some of the basic skills and abilities of a number of our players particularly those that have been there for a few years.
The first touch of Cummings, Handling, Craig, Harris, Robertson, in particular are far too often poor ending up 3/4 yards away from them and normally taking us backwards.
The passing over any sort of distance 15-20 yards is too often either behind the player or lacking pace, to get it there quicker and both instances slows what we do down.
Crossing far too many, crosses are either played in hopefully to a general area or don't get past the first defender, or played in too late letting defenders get back in a steadying themselves.
One footed players, I don't think I have ever at anytime, in either playing or watching, seen so many players in a team that are so one footed, Stevenson, Craig, Robertson, Cummings, Harris, Stanton, Kennedy, Handling ...with Stevenson and Craig being absolutely ridiculous in the time it takes them to get adjusted to get the ball onto their left foot ...
I realise the new management team are not in that long, and am sure they will try to address this, but the responsibility lies with players to work on and develop themselves.
I watch with interest and note there is a distinctly better quality about these skills from the players that have been brought in, which for me highlights the fact that our new players are the better performers in the team and those still with us are giving us nothing much more than what we saw last year.
The players need to work harder at their skills most are young enough to learn and develop but need to get their heads into the fact that they haven't made it in football yet !! as some seem to think ...at 19, 20, 21, there is still lots of learning ahead but they need to work at it....all IMHO
The first touch of Cummings, Handling, Craig, Harris, Robertson, in particular are far too often poor ending up 3/4 yards away from them and normally taking us backwards.
The passing over any sort of distance 15-20 yards is too often either behind the player or lacking pace, to get it there quicker and both instances slows what we do down.
Crossing far too many, crosses are either played in hopefully to a general area or don't get past the first defender, or played in too late letting defenders get back in a steadying themselves.
One footed players, I don't think I have ever at anytime, in either playing or watching, seen so many players in a team that are so one footed, Stevenson, Craig, Robertson, Cummings, Harris, Stanton, Kennedy, Handling ...with Stevenson and Craig being absolutely ridiculous in the time it takes them to get adjusted to get the ball onto their left foot ...
I realise the new management team are not in that long, and am sure they will try to address this, but the responsibility lies with players to work on and develop themselves.
I watch with interest and note there is a distinctly better quality about these skills from the players that have been brought in, which for me highlights the fact that our new players are the better performers in the team and those still with us are giving us nothing much more than what we saw last year.
The players need to work harder at their skills most are young enough to learn and develop but need to get their heads into the fact that they haven't made it in football yet !! as some seem to think ...at 19, 20, 21, there is still lots of learning ahead but they need to work at it....all IMHO