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Originally Posted by rude-dog
our defence or lack of it is alarming. we havnt had a balanced back 4 since hollis left. liam has been great as he was good in possession. that is where one of the main problems is for me. none of the back 4 are comfortable on the ball (with kempson and winnard being the main culprits). this results in the hoof ball we all hate. the midfield know its coming so they push forward expecting flick ons. we lose 1st ball and get counter attacked against a shaky defence and a hologram in goal = recipe for disaster.
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That's not true. Our defence is relied on too much; too often it is the first rather than the last line to be tested. The midfield is not balanced. Perhaps making Procter captain was a mistake in that respect as our most effective central midfield pairing is Ryan/Joyce. It's simple. As far as uncharacteristic mistakes are concerned, Phil Edwards has to do more than his own workload more often than not and this can lead to mistakes. He's still the best defender in the team, one of the best in the league, and I'm going to go to the other thread and vote him player of the season.