He’s basically a coward. He reads the media, the pressure gets to his head and he celebrates like a nervous kid wanting to prove himself. All of that results in him playing hide and seek and hoping he doesn’t get the ball in his #10 role. He doesn’t want to shoulder possession responsibility- he doesn’t want to actually put his ‘skills’ to the test in a game. He wants to run without the ball because, well, you can’t feck that up. In fact, he’s gotten so good at doing feck all the coaching staff are convinced he’s good at something.
It’s the simple reason why he just doesn’t produce anything when actually asked to play football - you know - with a football at his feet.
It’s the simple reason why he just doesn’t produce anything when actually asked to play football - you know - with a football at his feet.