Quote Originally Posted by ThePieWhoCameIn View Post
Agree, but it happens, at all levels. That's when defenders have to step up. Their player still had quite a lot to do, but Cameron just made it really easy for him. It was so lazy, there was no determination to win it, no 'thou shall not pass', not much of anything really. It was so weak I think it's another one in the 'brain fart goals' column. He looks like he doesn't really enjoy defending, which would actually explain quite a lot.
If we're going to persist with the back 3 - and this would be the same under any manager - I would go with Baldwin, Warner, Macari. I don't think it matters too much who's in which position but Warner looks least confident on the ball.

However, Warners only on loan and we have no cover if someone isn't available which seems to happen on a weekly basis.

I think regardless of who's managing next season, that lack of depth has to be addressed. Not making it all about 1 player, but if Cameron is a regular at the back next season, that will indicate business as usual and we'll be in deep ****.
My thinking was always that Baldwin and Cameron would be the junior partners at the back, that we'd recruit another senior CB and GK because they were the two biggest areas of need in the close season.

My post now is not about Cameron, who started the season badly, then stabilised, started to play OK, but has been badly exposed and deficient in recent weeks under SM.

Thinking it through...will he ever settle into the form and role that won him a place in the NL team of the year last year?
We'd need to be playing the dominant style that allows him to defend less and playmake more. For that we'd need to boss midfield, with Palmer for example, and be strong all around. LW's team achieved this in the NL and in L2, we saw it with our own eyes until we came up against the very top teams, but we were a work in progress.

Would we ever regain that swagger, confidence and dominance under SM to allow us to see the likes of Cameron at his best at LCB? I just can't see it - at all
Cameron signed a 2-year deal and has just turned 27, maybe his best is still to come.
It's first things first for me. We have a bigger problem than the form or qualities of one player. I want to see our squad lead by somebody who can inspire them and fill them with confidence. The team has been built to play a certain way, we need quality but we also need motivation and confidence.