I'm not too sure what your saying will be correct regarding Broadhead and Everton, if they don't already know what their own player is capable of, I would worry for them as a football club.
I wasn’t particularly bothered about him, but he’s above the league average in almost every department in terms of what he does when he has the ball. That graph suggests that he can play as a ball carrying, creative central midfielder. Possibly Dan Neil aside, we don’t have one.
I don't think you can play central midfield if you don't do any work off the ball or do the defensive side of the game well - certainly not in our team. I expect us to line up with 3 behind Stewart more often than not, meaning that our 2 central midfielders have to be combative rather than creative.
Why do they have to be either or the other? England failed at the euros because they chose to be ultra defensive even though they had 3 behind Kane. You need a technically good central midfielder to dictate the game unless you’re a team who park the bus and wait for mistakes. That could be an option against some of the better teams in the league but I’d expect us to be a front foot team most of the time so playing a back 4 with 2 holding midfielders won’t work.
They don't have to be either/or. They probably need to be a combination of both. The stats show Morrison's most effective qualities being in the final third though. He's one of the bottom 10% of all midfielders in the league for Interceptions, defensive duels, successful defensive actions, progressive passes and successful dribbles. He's then also in the bottom 20% for forward passes, passes into the final 3rd and accurate passes into the final 3rd. His heat map also shows a player in a much more advanced position than central midfield.
That’s what Evans is in the team for.. I said much further back in the post that Morrison plays behind the striker but he can do a job in the middle of the pitch. Would be a good option to have if Pritchard or one of the wide men are injured, or the creative midfielder. I think he can play either side but I might be wrong on that.
Over the course of his career he's played pretty much every position but back four and in goal. Those stats give me the impression of a player who sees a lot of the ball but doesn't do much for his team. More detailed stats might give a different impression. But on the basis of them, I'd be wanting to watch him to work out exactly how he/his role benefits his team.
This sums up the player I watched last season at Derby. He rarely seemed central or be contributing. Lots of tidy short passes but rarely seemed to deliver the key play. I might be harsh, and maybe a poor judge, but I dont see him as a top half championship player, which is surely the minimum level we need.
I wouldn’t say it’s harsh, realistically he’s coming up to 30 and is a big risk. I think a lot of fans will have a similar opinion. I’d have him in the squad but he wouldn’t be who I was looking for to sit alongside Evans week in week out. We need a good playmaker in there and I’d prefer it to be someone with a bit of height because bar the centre backs and Stewart the rest of the team are tiny and even then if Bailey Wright signs on which I think he will, he isn’t that tall.
I mean for the way we're looking to recruit mate. Good to have a bit depth in the team. I don't know if you seen my post about Morrison having ADHD? Could explain his younger years. We shall see. He has unquestionable talent, let's see if 1. the rumours are true 2.What AN can do with him.
Spot on marra, I’ve watched Jordan’s career since he was seven years old playing with and against my son in those early years, and has progressed to the ultimate professional on and off the field,but still in my opinion is underrated by the mainstream media
Hendersons importance went unnoticed at Liverpool until he was injured and out for months, all of a sudden, no one was there to do the mopping up in midfield, breaking the play up, allowing the front 3 the freedom to go and be show offs. Liverpool struggled that season.
