Newell on fans jeers vs Cove

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He’ll play a forward pass when he has the opportunity, but it never really seems to be his first thought or instinct.
I think a lot of frustration with Newell is that he can do more. I think the ability is there but we get nowhere near enough out of him.

I think that says it all. You don't always know if a forward pass is on or not before you receive the ball. Then you have to collect and keep the ball, then you have to see if a pass is on because most times he is getting the ball with an opposing player right up his jacksie so a twist or turn is needed to give him time and room to actually make a pass never mind deciding which direction it's going. His ability to twist and turn to win and keep the ball and get the player off his ass is quite consistent but when he looks up to make the pass is when his options appear. A lot of forward passing is just educated guesswork as to where a team mate is going to find space or make a forward run. When this come off it gets applause and when it flops it gets pelters. Most of these types of forward passes are intercepted by defenders using their experience to read the play and shut avenues down or at least give the guy a hard time. Side ways and backward passing is used by most teams, including international sides, until a way forward looks on. That is the way of the game for the foreseeable future so like it or not it will be around for a while yet.

None of the above is a revelation, it is now basic and occurs in most games and my interpretation of events is, of course, just an opinion.