Rasenimp
Vital Football Legend
Interesting point on their forum about Botwick returning and their attempted playing out from the back looking slow and clumsy, which was similar here. Not that he was *that* bad on the ball.
Their fans' first choice CB pairing doesn't seem to involve him! It's funny for a centre mid who has moved to defence that he's not so good on the ball but I think it's the way the game has gone very quickly especially up a level. Where teams are more physical/it's a battle I'm sure you'd want him still. Be nice to play him against Gillingham!
I thought it was more pace and if you're trying to play a higher line that looked problematic. First time I realised it really was one of the last Cowley games, Doncaster away I think and he got cooked a bit by the pace and movement of their forward. We had him in that regard last season, I think Brennan was all over him.
It's probably the less tangible things he still brings (organisation, character etc) that make him a L1 player though.