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Posted July 07, 2024 10:51 · last edited July 07, 2024 10:53

Sutton is an interesting case. There was a point with Talay where he was one of the best players in the team, was carrying the team almost and was shoehorned into a central midfield role to take on more responsibility.

He was fire. 

He’s had a couple of injuries. Then LKH got the start from Chief. And I appreciated that too. His headed assist was so good. 

Sutton had a good partnership with Wayne too for assists. 

Then again at one point Callan Elliot was our best defender. But for some reason can’t get traction overseas. Perhaps some have never seen Neville or Lahm and think he lacks size. 

I honestly thought that Sutton could be as good a player as Old, but it feels like he’s been a bit out of the spotlight or not quite had that sharpness. Perhaps he’s still a bit confused about where he fits best. He’s very attack minded. 

You look at McGarry at CC and sometimes it’s just having a coach who sees exactly what you can do and fashions a role for you. Or finding a team where you click with the personalities. 

Sutton is someone who could definitely do a job at a higher level, but just needs to straighten it all out or simplify his game and get back to where he was prior to covering the midfield and injuries. 

Plus I’m sure he could score more goals, but belting it from outside the box hasn’t achieved that. Maybe with a higher sample size in a longer season it would, but I feel he needs to either get into the box or place his shots to beat the keeper rather than just blast them. Libby too I guess! What did Montgomery say to McGarry?

Long story short Sutton’s level and potential is unclear. It could be quite decent.

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Sutton is an interesting case. There was a point with Talay where he was one of the best players in the team, was carrying the team almost and was shoehorned into a central midfield role to take on more responsibility.

He was fire. 

He’s had a couple of injuries. Then LKH got the start from Chief. And I appreciated that too. His headed assist was so good. 

Sutton had a good partnership with Wayne too for assists. 

Then again at one point Callan Elliot was our best defender. But for some reason can’t get traction overseas. Perhaps some have never seen Neville or Lahm and think he lacks size. 

I honestly thought that Sutton could be as good a player as Old, but it feels like he’s been a bit out of the spotlight or not quite had that sharpness. Perhaps he’s still a bit confused about where he fits best. He’s very attack minded. 

You look at McGarry at CC and sometimes it’s just having a coach who sees exactly what you can do and fashions a role for you. Or finding a team where you click with the personalities. 

Sutton is someone who could definitely do a job at a higher level, but just needs to straighten it all out or simplify his game and get back to where he was prior to covering the midfield and injuries. 

Plus I’m sure he could score more goals, but belting it from outside the box hasn’t achieved that. Maybe with a higher sample size in a longer season it would, but I feel he needs to either get into the box or place his shots to beat the keeper rather than just blast them. Libby too I guess! 

Long story short Sutton’s level and potential is unclear. It could be quite decent.