Sonny's greatest attribute is the space he finds. Some call it 'hiding' - but that's the fucking point of him. He finds pockets of space. That doesn't work if he's been tasked with playing in the middle of the meat grinder without anyone winning the ball for him
We've got ourselves a younger more athletic Luke Berry. That'll do for me.
The younger bit is certainly true, the "more athletic" maybe assumed but not yet proven - you'd certainly hope that Nathan Jones of all people is not signing players who won't put in the hard yards on the training ground.
I do very much agree that his best role is the same one previously occupied by Berry though and it will certainly be interesting to see if NJ sticks with the tried and tested veteran or takes a chance on the new model right out of the gates. I also wonder where this leaves Anderson - previously it was between his athleticism or Berry's better technique but Carey (on paper) seems to be a "best of both worlds" hybrid of the pair.
Sonny's greatest attribute is the space he finds. Some call it 'hiding' - but that's the fucking point of him. He finds pockets of space. That doesn't work if he's been tasked with playing in the middle of the meat grinder without anyone winning the ball for him
We've got ourselves a younger more athletic Luke Berry. That'll do for me.
The younger bit is certainly true, the "more athletic" maybe assumed but not yet proven
I would be shocked if Sonny Carey is less athletic than Luke Berry.
The initial teaser that the club put out by showing the back of his head was completely lost on me, because when his name and face was revealed I was still none the wiser. I noted in my normal cheerful way that he hadn't exactly been pulling up trees.
However, on closer inspection it appears the further his story goes the better it gets. It seems he really hit some form last season - probably at about the same time we did. The brilliant article highlighted by @fenaddick has put a bit more substance behind the man and I'm now feeling quite optimistic ... well you know ... not underwhelmed .
"I often wonder if I've not properly grown up. I always seem to have a favourite player who I can't see fault with and I will allow no criticism of. It's childish, it's like a teenage girl who elevates their boyband idol to demi-god status. As an adult, I should be capable of objectivity, instead of viewing things in such a one eyed way. Maybe I need to face up the fact I'm 40-something (I've reached the stage where I'm not actually sure without doing the maths) and this kind of pathetic fanboi act is at best sad and at worst, cringeworthy and perhaps even a bit creepy."
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I do very much agree that his best role is the same one previously occupied by Berry though and it will certainly be interesting to see if NJ sticks with the tried and tested veteran or takes a chance on the new model right out of the gates. I also wonder where this leaves Anderson - previously it was between his athleticism or Berry's better technique but Carey (on paper) seems to be a "best of both worlds" hybrid of the pair.
Wouldn't mind if he could show that kind of form in the champ 😂
The initial teaser that the club put out by showing the back of his head was completely lost on me, because when his name and face was revealed I was still none the wiser. I noted in my normal cheerful way that he hadn't exactly been pulling up trees.
However, on closer inspection it appears the further his story goes the better it gets. It seems he really hit some form last season - probably at about the same time we did. The brilliant article highlighted by @fenaddick has put a bit more substance behind the man and I'm now feeling quite optimistic ... well you know ... not underwhelmed
Good luck to you Sonny Carey.
"I often wonder if I've not properly grown up. I always seem to have a favourite player who I can't see fault with and I will allow no criticism of. It's childish, it's like a teenage girl who elevates their boyband idol to demi-god status. As an adult, I should be capable of objectivity, instead of viewing things in such a one eyed way. Maybe I need to face up the fact I'm 40-something (I've reached the stage where I'm not actually sure without doing the maths) and this kind of pathetic fanboi act is at best sad and at worst, cringeworthy and perhaps even a bit creepy."
Found Blackpool's Leuth.
We were optimistic about Ahadme.