Quote: carl_spackler "Of course it's happened sometimes, it will for all players. I said that it [itypically[/i isn't the case. Holdsworth did it for about the last month and a half of our season.'"
I'd say it is typically the case with those two players. It doesn't happen as frequently these days because their forwards aren't dominated as often as ours. When Wire were in our position, Briers went missing all the time.
Quote: carl_spackler "But he rarely only has just those 2 options. We're bad, but not quite that bad. He could throw a cut out pass to the winger, try taking the line on or drawing the defender before passing, or kick with a bit of purpose rather than a lot of hope. But he doesn't. '"
Taking the line on and drawing defenders only works if there are other attacking players in motion. All too often, there are not.
Quote: carl_spackler "I've not panned Holdsworth. I've said that I think he should be better, but not that he's been poor (I don't think. If so, I retract going that far), and that in a direct comparison to Miller he doesn't seem to want to take charge as much, when as the supposed senior half I think he should. I haven't raved about Horne, either, just pointed out that he's been better as you've just agreed.'"
Didn't mean you personally necessarily, but I do think Holdsworth gets a rough ride on here and that the difference between his season overall and Horne's isn't as great as it's often made out to be.