Originally Posted by
jackal2
Bostock can certainly play our style because he's very good with the ball, but the question I would ask is, where?
It's been evident this season that he's not defensively strong enough to play a reliable deep midfield (i.e. defensive midfield) role at League Two level. Similar to the wing-backs, our overall dominance at National League level meant the weaknesses in his defensive game weren't often exposed, but in this higher league he looks like a passenger if he hasn't got the ball and when we're not controlling the game.
I agree Bostock's got tremendous ability as a ball-player, but the only way I can see him contributing is if he moves further up the field. As a screen for the back line he's a liability a lot of the time, getting bypassed or lunging in with clumsy tackles. He's very much been part of "the problem" defensively.