Belisarius wrote:
Just on T-Bird and I tend to agree that he is at times too safe. Although I think we are forgetting just how good he was last year in our other big win against the Cats.
Personally I just think he goes into his shell when under the pump due to the scars of being a defender for a number of years in a really bad side. The gamestyle that helped Fev kick the goals he did also made it damn tough for our backmen due to the lack of support. He just seems to have a bit of the here we go again about him sometimes. To me it is a mental barrier that he needs to overcome.
Maybe.
I think he's out of form. I think he has to get his body right and I think he has to attack the game differently when he returns. The coaching personnel have a responsibility to define how they want him to play and the changes he has to add to his game. They can get him up and running again in the seniors if they are good enough. TBird is a professional, and works on his game even when he was a kid, so I am confident he can come back, repackaged and bigger than ever.
In the preseason he was definetely up. In the drills 6 against 6, both he and Bower were a formidable combo, and both were attacking (moreso Bower).
What has happened since then is that his body isn't right and he obviously has lost that 'phycality' because that's what Ratts suggested.
I think there's plenty of upside with TBird, especially if we ant 3 talls down back.
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