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He’s looked good with Wright the last couple of gamesI actually think he’s quite good, and that if we had a competent defensive midfielder in front of him (and whoever else is at centre half) then we’d look much better. Winchester might be the one, he’s done well the last two games, but Evans sure isn’t.
Tbf Rose came in and was excellent. He was obviously at higher standard and further into his career but he justified his place week in week out pretty much.
Doyle hasn't. He's shown some good flashes and it's nice to have a cb so comfortable playing the ball about (even if sometimes it causes us problems) but he's not a particularly good defender (at this stage of his career anyway). There has to come a point where we need to decide if his development, or playing him into form, is more important than the clubs targets. 3 at the back looks like it will give him the extra cover he needs but it's a system to suit the injury list rather than one to remedy issues we've had performancewise.
At 17 he's playing too many games regardless of form as well imo
Fat?Too fat n slow
Seems to be a go to for any footballer that isn't a rake by some.Fat?
Fat?
He isn't particularly slow either.Absolutely unbelievable
He’s a big lad for 18 but he’s not fat at all. And he’s never going to be rapid, how many 6 foot 3 centre backs are? More to the point, how many need to be?
17yo lad moves away from his family for the first time in his life, up to Sunderland, playing open age footy for the first time in his life, has a cracking start to the season, has some poor performances in November alongside the whole rest of the team, nowhere near one of the worst performers this season overall…Absolutely unbelievable
He’s a big lad for 18 but he’s not fat at all. And he’s never going to be rapid, how many 6 foot 3 centre backs are? More to the point, how many need to be?
He isn't particularly slow either.
I thought he’d never make the change, stubborn git. A proactive manager would’ve changed the shape when Rotherham turned us over. There was no right to go to Sheff Wed 3 days later in the same shape.The good thing about young Doyle is he seems to be competitively fit for purpose but he should never have been called on to play game after game after game, unfair on the lad.
Again though its LJ. I thought it was time to move him at the weekend so LJ did ok there.
He needed eased into men’s football and we’ve dropped him in at the deep end.
That’s absolutely bollocks. Doyle is neither. He had a good game yesterday and did most things right. I think he will have a great career in football.Too fat n slow
Noticed him having one or two whinges yesterday ( possibly justifiably) once with Dajaku for not making the correct run (in his opinion) to his pass, and another time with Hoffman for passing him the ball when ( in his opinion) he was loser down too quickly.
Is he beginning to feel the pressure, has he got the hump or is he correct at whingeing at his team mates in those circumstances?