Have people really watched that and think Eccles is an issue? Bizarre. He covers endless ground and is hugely influential. Of course the clamour is on for Torp now based on one strike. He can’t do what Eccles does. Few in our squad can.
He scored a great goal today. But where does he fit in? He isn’t quick enough for midfield. Not nimble enough. He may be consigned to being a sub player who can pick a pass or score when we’re dominating.
They looked a handful today. Although I don’t think Wright played through the middle. Rudoni was sticking some great balls in. I’d still like to see either of them attacking them a bit more aggressively.
Did you see their second goal. Don’t let him carrying the ball forward twice near the end fool you - defensively he’s awful. Which is a bit of a problem for a defender.
Puts to bed the debate about Wright - he’s by far our most talented forward. The difference in the game was that our 3 really good quality players had good games Wright, Sheaf and Rudoni.
We made hard work of that but did deserve it. We’re just far too easy to score against. The game was changed by Rudoni’s overall contribution and play. Thought Wright and Sheaf were excellent. Surely Binks future game time should be limited. Anyway, a win.
Our chances haven’t been clear cut though. Situations and scrambles. It’s the defence that’s the issue. We don’t do absolute basics. Too busy worrying about whether they can pass to each other for 80 minutes rather than the basics of defending.