Watch him run with the ball at players or over a good distance

He tends to lose the ball by over hitting it and lacking the pace to recover it, or by taking a poor touch that the defender can intercept.

Even in the last game, he had a good chance to stretch the United defence when the ball was sent to him down the right flank. He ran the ball out of play and the resulting throw in led to the United goal. Not blaming him for the goal but things like that can be the difference between taking pressure off the defence or not.

He's hard to dispossess when holding the ball up due to his strength, rather than having any great skill. He can use that to turn a defender with good effect, but then lacks the pace or skill to expose them once they're on the wrong side. It has happened quite a few times where he has started what looks like a promising attack, only to take a clumsy touch that gives away possession.

Posted By: Common Sense Police, May 10, 19:17:44