Millwall Post Match Thoughts

[frogmiller]

Rathbone was frustrating Taylor, interesting to see if he starts on Saturday, he's had some great games for us though.

I couldn't see the frustration of Taylor but it appeared that Rathbone was playing differently last night with less freedom.

In Taylor's interview he mentioned that we were light in midfield. Maybe a holding midfielder like Lindsay or Odoffin?

I did criticise Eaves during the match thread. Hopefully he'll come good and gets settled in the team but it'll need a massive injection of confidence.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

I couldn't see the frustration of Taylor but it appeared that Rathbone was playing differently last night with less freedom.

In Taylor's interview he mentioned that we were light in midfield. Maybe a holding midfielder like Lindsay or Odoffin?

I did criticise Eaves during the match thread. Hopefully he'll come good and gets settled in the team but it'll need a massive injection of confidence.

When Rathbone gets the ball all he can see is numbers on shirts as the rest of our players hare off into the distance. Nobody drops off close wanting the ball off him so he then carries the ball for too long or risks the long pass that doesn't work. That makes him look like a bad player, which he isn't.

Eaves to me looks like a donkey on a 3 year contract

[frogmiller]

When Rathbone gets the ball all he can see is numbers on shirts as the rest of our players hare off into the distance. Nobody drops off close wanting the ball off him so he then carries the ball for too long or risks the long pass that doesn't work. That makes him look like a bad player, which he isn't.

Eaves to me looks like a donkey on a 3 year contract

I don't think Rathbone is a bad player by any stretch of the imagination. The view of the players haring off is one I didn't have and what you say makes total sense. In my opinion any of the 3 central midfielders we played last night could play further up the pitch better than as a defensive midfielder. The one you'd want further back would be Barlaser to make the passes for the players running up the pitch.

It's going to be interesting.