Hayden

I think he's half the reason we are struggling to play out quickly from the back.

The back four are keeping the ball and moving it, looking for an opening. So far so good. But when they play it to Hayden, his first touch often knocks it yards backwards and so he runs after it in a panic and passes it back to the back four to get rid of it. And they have to start again.

He's not a very good out ball for them and I'm not sure who IS the good midfield out ball for the back four. Nunez can be because he has a good touch and a wonderful turn, but he has over ambitious tendencies and sometimes gives the ball away spectacularly. Gibbs maybe?

Essentially we are still massively missing Emi and Skipp, both of whom represented great options for the back four to pass to.

Posted By: Old Git, Nov 3, 10:14:48