(04-11-2018, 06:50 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Now, I could very well be overestimating whats going on here, and it might be more like the average sunday league football side, where people rock up on game day, after having done a couple of training sessions, where all that matters is how well a bloke kicks the footy and cracks in, but that doesn't quite work for me for a bloke who comes out of the Hawthorn enviornment with a heavy focus on learning your role and player development.
Actually one of the things that could makes sense to me about how we're going at the moment is that it's all about experimentation and trying folks in multiple roles before we nail down regular positions.
"One soldier out-one in" is much easier if the replacements can fill multiple roles at a pinch.
Some are learning at senior level, others like McKay and Kerr are being given extended time at the lower level, and others are getting a mix.
If that's the game he's playing it makes Bolton one cool customer because you tread a fine line between performance and development.
It's a risky strategy