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All Whites v Uzbekistan | Tuesday 9 Sept 2am | SKY Sport 3

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Posted September 08, 2014 22:49 · last edited September 08, 2014 22:58

ConanTroutman wrote:

Basically, it's hard to be a defensive midfielder when you're stuck trying to cover multiple unchecked runners coming into that space in front of the defenders. Tuiloma looked poor but I don't think you can write him off in the role just yet given the circumstances.

I understand that but then you still do your job. I could have handled him being over run if he had done his job and then we would be getting up others asses about what they were/were not doing or support from a tactical aspect/set up. Lets be honest, that position on the park was the glaring obvious clusterfuck in the whole game. Even in possession, he was trying to show for his team mates BEHIND an opponent. He just had nothing to suggest he has ever played that role previously in his life. Does Moss go 'Well they are not defending and leaving me exposed so fuck it'

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His job was in front of the back two. If you need help, you communicate and marshall others around you or you get up Reids ass or Hudsons ass saying you need help and get them on the case. He might be 19 but he is an international footballer. If he can't do that, then send him back to develop more at club level. The AWs is not a place to develop players to do basic facets of football.

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That being said, I am picking on him a little and realise that others were not as good. I just thought he was a hell of a lot worse than others. Had he performed like a DM should have, would the result been have been any different? I don't believe so because they played well and were allowed to play well. We would have looked better and had better shape and more time on the ball to at least be able to look to forge a structured attack.

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Jeff Vader edited September 08, 2014 22:58
ConanTroutman wrote:

Basically, it's hard to be a defensive midfielder when you're stuck trying to cover multiple unchecked runners coming into that space in front of the defenders. Tuiloma looked poor but I don't think you can write him off in the role just yet given the circumstances.

I understand that but then you still do your job. I could have handled him being over run if he had done his job and then we would be getting up others asses about what they were/were not doing or support from a tactical aspect/set up. Lets be honest, that position on the park was the glaring obvious clusterfuck in the whole game. Even in possession, he was trying to show for his team mates BEHIND an opponent. He just had nothing to suggest he has ever played that role previously in his life.

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His job was in front of the back two. If you need help, you communicate and marshall others around you or you get up Reids ass or Hudsons ass saying you need help and get them on the case. He might be 19 but he is an international footballer. If he can't do that, then send him back to develop more at club level. The AWs is not a place to develop players to do basic facets of football.

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That being said, I am picking on him a little and realise that others were not as good. I just thought he was a hell of a lot worse than others. Had he performed like a DM should have, would the result been have been any different? I don't believe so because they played well and were allowed to play well. We would have looked better and had better shape and more time on the ball to at least be able to look to forge a structured attack.