Originally Posted by
matt_magpie
I don’t buy at all Doyle slows down play. The amount of times he will play a 20/30 yard ball through the lines first time and to a player is quite frequent, if it’s not on he doesn’t play it. Again his performance Tuesday was very high, as their commentator said he doubted he would keep his energy up being nearly 40 and said at the end he did, we just take it for granted and some people on here just see his age not that he’s constantly busy recycling the ball, playing the ball at the right time and screening the back for, what he does is a lot harder than it appears.
I would say the players buy into the system else you wouldn’t see the commitment we see week in week out, yes we should have this but we all know it’s not the case all the time, they are 100% playing for Ardley. Regarding goals, personnel is a massive point with Dennis, Thomas and Roberts missing this season, let’s face it a couple of our strikers seem sub standard to put it politely. I want to see more from Enzio and Rodriguez, they are getting one on one with players but frequently not beating their man enough. Full backs are pushing on quite well so for me it is about quality in the final third, some players need to step up as teams will sit in. As for the press, most teams aren’t doing it to us, Chesterfield did to a very high standard, they were knackered second half. It’s not like we are getting caught in possession but more if we go long we’re not as effective, Wootons not a target man to that extent so unless effilong or Sam can step up a bit more there’s a slight challenge there but as I said not many have pressed for long periods or at a high standard.