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Redraine · 23-03-2015, 18:19

Quote:-"midfield players have to be; a)combative, not only in tackling opponents but also in..... b) harassing opponents even when drawn a bit out of position and.....c) be highly mobile in covering virtually every blade of grass on the pitch."
Exactly, Bob. You have just described Luke to a tee! He must put in more kilometres than any other of our regulars, apart from Piero, maybe. Of course, in an ideal world it would be great if your defensive midfielders can score goals as well as doing the tough stuff, but your George Boyd only has 5 goals this season as against Luke's 4. What we need is a combination of Sean McConville (when he isn't having a strop), and Jimmy Ryan, but then you are talking £750,000 minimum. I still think our failings are more down to coaching than individuals, and it is unfair to continually blame Luke Joyce, who for me is twice the player he was a couple of seasons ago. If that's not good enough for you then how come he has been the first name on the team sheet for all our last 4 managers?
Can I still have a lift on Friday night, pretty please?

23-03-2015, 18:19	#69
Redraine Resting in Peace Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clayton-le-Moors Posts: 3,271 Liked: 713 times Rep Power: 14170	Re: Stanley v York. Quote:-"midfield players have to be; a)combative, not only in tackling opponents but also in..... b) harassing opponents even when drawn a bit out of position and.....c) be highly mobile in covering virtually every blade of grass on the pitch." Exactly, Bob. You have just described Luke to a tee! He must put in more kilometres than any other of our regulars, apart from Piero, maybe. Of course, in an ideal world it would be great if your defensive midfielders can score goals as well as doing the tough stuff, but your George Boyd only has 5 goals this season as against Luke's 4. What we need is a combination of Sean McConville (when he isn't having a strop), and Jimmy Ryan, but then you are talking £750,000 minimum. I still think our failings are more down to coaching than individuals, and it is unfair to continually blame Luke Joyce, who for me is twice the player he was a couple of seasons ago. If that's not good enough for you then how come he has been the first name on the team sheet for all our last 4 managers? Can I still have a lift on Friday night, pretty please?