Personally I wouldn't bother trying to sign him but ultimately it is up to the manager. I think he isn't dominant enough in the air and positionally he seems clueless but in the case of the latter he could improve I suppose.
He was glorious when he came in at the start of his first loan. Seemed like exactly what we needed and a real coup. For a while it looked like he and Inniss would never concede again and then we broke him like we do everyone else
This for me, he’s better off in a back four in a team who are happy to go more direct. Doesn’t suit a back three and playing out from the back.
Got a lot of the tools to be a good centre back, his passing is a big flaw though especially, as you say, in the system Jacko is trying to play.
Of the current first choice back 3/5 Clare is the only one I might consider planning on being part of the first team next season. He has had a couple of ropey games but personally think he’s been mostly decent in the new role and might be good enough with better players around him. Innis good enough but unreliable. Lavelle is backup standard only, likeable lad but not the level we need in a regular starter. Famewo and the “wing” backs need to be moved on and upgraded.
People keep talking about an overhaul of the entire squad, and I understand where that’s rooted, but for me it’s really the defence that needs the overhaul. Midfield will need a bit if reinforcing but we have teh core of what we need there. The other key thing we need is a start man upfront. The three we have are all good and flawed in different ways But none are a Yann or Taylor talisman. Not an easy task, but find some quality at the back and that X factor up top and we will looks very different, even if players like Gilbey, Lavelle etc. are still part of the squad.
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Surely the change of formation has had a huge detrimental effect on his performances.
Really hope that somehow a spot can be found for him in the team as he was such an asset to the team when he arrived.
Has the physical attributes to be superb at this level but too error prone and awful distribution.
I would hope we find better in the summer and do not bring him back. Maybe the Gills lad Tucker but I don't know too much about him.
Of the current first choice back 3/5 Clare is the only one I might consider planning on being part of the first team next season. He has had a couple of ropey games but personally think he’s been mostly decent in the new role and might be good enough with better players around him. Innis good enough but unreliable. Lavelle is backup standard only, likeable lad but not the level we need in a regular starter. Famewo and the “wing” backs need to be moved on and upgraded.
and that’s a low bar!
Easy one for me (and Leuth)