Oh dear, seems I disagree

[gazan]

The point is, ruocul, I agree that Perry and Harry did a good job in midfield and added a bit of bite and I was also surprised when these two were pushed back into being full-backs. However, what I do disagree with is your view of Lowery- the lad has talent, which is NOT the same as saying he is the next Lionel Messi!
And...Nick Powell was playing for us when we were 18th in League 2. Does this mean he was crap???

[somersetcrewe]

One small point if this absolute gem, this mega star of the future is that good how come we are only 3 points above the relegation slots?

I've often thought about this.
What difference would a Messi or Ronaldo-type make to this team, how much higher would we be?
Higher for sure, but top of the league? in the automatic promotion spots? play-offs? Who knows!?!
It takes more than one player to make a team.

But that's all beside the point.
Lowery isn't one of those, no-one has ever said he is but neither is anyone else in our squad.
Lowery has as much potential as anyone else we have and until he drops a clanger, he deserves to keep his place.
I'm assuming you think he drops one (if you pardon the pun!) every time he takes the field. I tend to disagree.

I'm curious to know where else you think we could improve - because our current plight cannot be down to one young lad!!!

[gazan]

Ruocul please leave my last again....carefully! I did not compare Lowery with Powell. I was drawing a comparison to your. 'logic' re: how can Lowery be so good if we are so low in the league.
There is no way he is anywhere near the finished product. However, he is talented. The big problem for us is that we do not have a stable midfield. That is where we need to be stronger. For me, we shouldn't be persevering with Cooper just on his potential. He is clearly a major provider of assists but we shouldn't be so reliant on him.
We do not have a settled team and DA doesn't know his best team. Too many lightweight attack-minded players.
This post wanders a bit - sorry about that

[gazan]

I definitely wrote 'read' but my phone decided it knew better and replaced it with 'leave' in the first line.