Post by Fonda on Feb 23, 2009 12:55:55 GMT
As a result he never gave us the return he had for Barry Town, only in one game near the end of the season when he came on around the 90 Min's mark, did he get two balls that was made for him and he scored both times in extra time.
A case of the manager not setting out the team and tactic's to maximize what the players were best at, is that the case now?
Or was it?Eiffion told me that the biggest difficulty he faced during his time at Plainmoor was with Chris Brandon playing show pony and insisting on too many touches of the ball which caused Willo to either constantly check his runs or stray off side. He said there was a far more disciplined team at Barry who set their stall out almost exclusively to delivering the ball in the channels without dealy for him to run onto.
Brandon used to drive Wes Saunders to distraction with his undisciplined play and once at Macclesfield, he hauled him off in the twentieth minute for some smart arsed remark he aimed at the manager after getting a bollocking.
Shame really, because he came to Plainmoor recommended by Wes' brother in law, Dave Hodges who had seen him playing at Bradford Park Avenue after he had been released by Sheffield United.
He became quite a favourite of the crowd whilst more conscientious players and those more disciplined in playing to a team pattern often got the ire of the crowd...................is it ever much different? Look at the adulation Danny Stephens gets in some quarters yet his influence on our affairs remains minimal, yet why do you think the current manager regularly prefers the derided Roscoe Dsane and Wayne Carlisle to carry out the instructions he lays down?
I think we can all agree that Dsane and Carlisle are more 'conscientious' performers than someone such as Stevens (who remains a far better sub than starter). But part of a 'wingers' job is surely to provide ammunition for the strikers and i don't think it's unfair to suggest neither have been overly successful in this aspect. There is absolutely no defence for the abuse they receive every week from their own 'supporters', but the frustration they inspire is easy to understand. Dsane is not a winger. The influence he has on games is negligible until he finds himself in the box. He's a striker that has been converted because we don't have any wingers that want to use their left-foot. He's presumably considered the 'best of a bad bunch' out there - which is not his fault i might add. Carlisle, apart from a period of about 2 or 3 weeks before his injury, has been a shadow of the player he was at City. He's doesn't go past players, and he rarely ventures into the box as he did for that lot up the road. As for the others, as said Stevens can get bullied, and is only effective when facing tried defences at the end of games. Carayol looks the best option, but he's rarely given his favoured right-wing role. 10 minutes here that there isn't going to help him develop. The wide positions are absolutely where our problems lie.