Quote: rover49 "Caro will score if he gets a break, no problem but thats only 10% of a wingers game, his defence and running at players is very poor, he will concede loads against decent opposition.'"
Caro is the fastest player in the whole competition bar-none so if he gets in space he'll beat any other player in the competition with or without the ball in most circumstances.
His dummy-half runs from exit sets are very good and he often makes yards after contact and gets decent play-the-balls.
Of course there are some issues around his defensive technique and positioning but these are things that can be rectified if provided he's given the right information from the coaching staff and enough and encouragement and support from the fans and then who knows - maybe we'll have a great winger for the next 10 years??
Of course maybe he won't turn out to be good enough but we'll never know unless he's given a sustained run of games will we?? And what are our alternatives?? - I don't see Ryan Hall, Charnley or Briscoe banging our door down to sign for us?
At the other end of the spectrum too many favourites get too many chances and too much leniency with the fans because sentimental reasons or because they're "local lads" and it's time these players paid the price for poor performances; the likes of Lovegrove, Welham and Hall etc. offer a lot going with the ball but have shown they're incapable of rectifying their defensive frailties despite being in their mid-twenties, having loads of games and experience yet people would rather see these players get more game time to make the same mistakes over and over and over again rather than us taking a chance with a younger player with untested potential.
A lot of short-sighted fans would have been happy to see Eden shipped out to Gateshead on dual reg last year, Josh Hodgson to make way for an ageing Ben Fisher etc. because they don't understand that we have no God-given right to sign ready made, world class players with no frailties.
To get to the top we have to take chances with young players like we have with Eden and Josh Hodgson and we should with Caro IMO
