Paston was never going to get it so that statement is just incorrect. He should however demanded that Sigmund hoof it. I still blame Sigmund for not doing what he does best - hoof it.
When I yell at my backline to hoof it, they get shitty at me for "stating the obvious". I would have done exactly what Pasty did - if you're not sure whether you can get to it and your centreback is motoring towards it, stay out of his way, and assume he won't totally screw it up.
So Paston doesn't communicate in case the defenders go in a bad mood with him? Great.