Won't be here after the summer. Not seen as good enough for midfield , and doesn't have the attributes for RB. Good at carrying the ball out, end product is not consistent enough in opposition half.
Won't be here after the summer. Not seen as good enough for midfield , and doesn't have the attributes for RB. Good at carrying the ball out, end product is not consistent enough in opposition half.
Does a job, but not quite at the level we need.
According to someone who will be here in the summer? Struggling to think who that might be for definite!
He won't be here in the summer because the club is a dysfunctional morale-sapping basket case and he will be very happy to escape like many others will.
Staggers me that he gets stick when we have the likes of Penney and Kirk on the books plus others who have hardly contributed anything.
If we had a half-decent left-back, our very decent right-back could play in his proper position and Clare could play alongside Dobson and Fraser in his proper position. He may not be perfect but he would be a big upgrade on Payne/Morgan and other raffle winners.
The fact is the season is effectively over and we still don't have a solid left back and that is not the fault of Sean Clare.
He won't be here in the summer because the club is a dysfunctional morale-sapping basket case and he will be very happy to escape like many others will.
Staggers me that he gets stick when we have the likes of Penney and Kirk on the books plus others who have hardly contributed anything.
If we had a half-decent left-back, our very decent right-back could play in his proper position and Clare could play alongside Dobson and Fraser in his proper position. He may not be perfect but he would be a big upgrade on Payne/Morgan and other raffle winners.
The fact is the season is effectively over and we still don't have a solid left back and that is not the fault of Sean Clare.
He's 26, if he was a "big upgrade" in central midfield he'd be established there by now. He'd be just as ordinary as Morgan there.
It's not his fault but if he's part of a top 6 club he'd be versatile cover on the bench at best.
He's a great example of Thomas and Martin thinking they're being clever in the transfer market and picking out undervalued players. The problem is he's not someone who's going to develop and step up to the level above.
As decent as he has been when things are going well there's no doubt the money spent on fees and wages on Clare, Kirk, Lavelle etc could have been spent far better.
He is not a defender, he doesn't think like a defender, he doesn't position himself correctly, he rarely gets close enough and gets in a block, he either doesn't mark at all or if he does he doesn't get tight enough. He's ok charging forward when he's spontaneous and doesn't have to think. A squad player at best, which is what he was at mid table Oxford U.
He is not a defender, he doesn't think like a defender, he doesn't position himself correctly, he rarely gets close enough and gets in a block, he either doesn't mark at all or if he does he doesn't get tight enough. He's ok charging forward when he's spontaneous and doesn't have to think. A squad player at best, which is what he was at mid table Oxford U.
I thought his best spell was as a 'ball playing' centre back in a three. Maybe the return of Egbo ( or maybe Kane) might give him another Opportunity in that role.
What does he actually bring to the pitch that affects the team positively in any way?
That’s harsh. He is very good at bringing the ball out from the back with his dribbling. Gets us up the field often. His problem is he can’t cross, which is why 3rd Centre back might be his best position as he can do that and then not have to cross it afterwards.
He’s also a pretty good covering defender, he’s quick and can make a last ditch tackle. Which is helpful as he’s often out of position
Clare POTY so far …. like to see him in as one of the 3 in centre mid alongside Fraser ..
I like Clare and he was deserving of 2nd place last season. But this season at the very least he’s behind Dobson, Rak-Sakyi, Fraser, Leaburn and Sessegnon
He is not a defender, he doesn't think like a defender, he doesn't position himself correctly, he rarely gets close enough and gets in a block, he either doesn't mark at all or if he does he doesn't get tight enough. He's ok charging forward when he's spontaneous and doesn't have to think. A squad player at best, which is what he was at mid table Oxford U.
Clare POTY so far …. like to see him in as one of the 3 in centre mid alongside Fraser ..
I quite like Clare, but maybe third or fourth. I’d rate Dobbo and Ness above him (and Rak Sak). Definitely above Fraser though. He’s really lost form over the last four or five games.
Clare POTY so far …. like to see him in as one of the 3 in centre mid alongside Fraser ..
I quite like Clare, but maybe third or fourth. I’d rate Dobbo and Ness above him (and Rak Sak). Definitely above Fraser though. He’s really lost form over the last four or five games.
According to Holden yesterday Fraser has been fighting an injury.
Clare POTY so far …. like to see him in as one of the 3 in centre mid alongside Fraser ..
I quite like Clare, but maybe third or fourth. I’d rate Dobbo and Ness above him (and Rak Sak). Definitely above Fraser though. He’s really lost form over the last four or five games.
According to Holden yesterday Fraser has been fighting an injury.
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Staggers me that he gets stick when we have the likes of Penney and Kirk on the books plus others who have hardly contributed anything.
If we had a half-decent left-back, our very decent right-back could play in his proper position and Clare could play alongside Dobson and Fraser in his proper position. He may not be perfect but he would be a big upgrade on Payne/Morgan and other raffle winners.
The fact is the season is effectively over and we still don't have a solid left back and that is not the fault of Sean Clare.
Min 32: gives away a foul outside the oppo box with a needless push in the back
Lovely lad I’m sure, but that‘s not enough on a Saturday.
It's not his fault but if he's part of a top 6 club he'd be versatile cover on the bench at best.
He's a great example of Thomas and Martin thinking they're being clever in the transfer market and picking out undervalued players. The problem is he's not someone who's going to develop and step up to the level above.
As decent as he has been when things are going well there's no doubt the money spent on fees and wages on Clare, Kirk, Lavelle etc could have been spent far better.
But on the whole he is not a consistently good enough player to be starting in a team who want to get out of this league.
He's ok charging forward when he's spontaneous and doesn't have to think.
A squad player at best, which is what he was at mid table Oxford U.