Another game lost because of midfield dominance in one 20 min burst. The first half of the second quarter where we were absolutely slaughtered around the ball and they pilled on 5 goals. Game over.
All the better teams have min of 5-6 genuine midfielders that run hard and have good foot skills. We only have Walsh, Williams and today Cunningham who I thought did well in his role today. He has the breakaway speed we desperately need. Cripps is still a great inside mid but he looks spent come late in every quarter and is a liability on the outside and defensively. Walsh on the other hand is a star that could be AA in his 3rd year.
We lack run and spread especially late in games and are unable to pull back any sort of deficient - if we fall more then a few goals we look gone.
I would play Cunningham every week in the guts. He has the smarts skills and leg speed.
I no longer have the same faith in Kennedy, Dow, Setterfield or LOB making it.
While we have other holes on the list, the midfield is the one that costs us the most come game day.
We will remain a bottom 4 team until we get 2-3 genuine mids that can run and spread and use the ball.
I’ve said this since year 3 of the rebuild. It’s as simple as that.
All the better teams have min of 5-6 genuine midfielders that run hard and have good foot skills. We only have Walsh, Williams and today Cunningham who I thought did well in his role today. He has the breakaway speed we desperately need. Cripps is still a great inside mid but he looks spent come late in every quarter and is a liability on the outside and defensively. Walsh on the other hand is a star that could be AA in his 3rd year.
We lack run and spread especially late in games and are unable to pull back any sort of deficient - if we fall more then a few goals we look gone.
I would play Cunningham every week in the guts. He has the smarts skills and leg speed.
I no longer have the same faith in Kennedy, Dow, Setterfield or LOB making it.
While we have other holes on the list, the midfield is the one that costs us the most come game day.
We will remain a bottom 4 team until we get 2-3 genuine mids that can run and spread and use the ball.
I’ve said this since year 3 of the rebuild. It’s as simple as that.