I think last season it was pretty obvious that Massey was a very good player on his day but the issue was his day just wasn't often enough. Every time he committed to run at his full back he skinned them but so often he hesitated or passed the ball to others rather than back himself when the chance was there to go at them.
I looked at the way he walked on and off the pitch and he always seemed to have his head down, he just didn't look like a naturally confident lad. I don't think the stick he was getting from some fans at games or on line was helping him at all either.
Towards the end of the season he seemed to find his confidence again after a long spell where his form was lacking (though never his work rate) and I'm delighted he's carried it on.
I suspect the big difference is down to his confidence more than anything else, he's stopped second guessing himself and is now just going for it when the chance presents itself to run at the full back and I'm so pleased for him. The lad has never let us down for effort and while some of the critasism levelled at him year year was fair, some of it was way over the top. I think Gavin just needs to keep believing in himself as he's a better player than he sometimes seems to give himself credit for.
