You can, but you have been unnecessarily critical of one of our best players for too long. He makes things happen, he tries to beat men, he plays threaded passes. In that kind of role you will make mistakes and look culpable at times. Has he been a bit on and off this season, probably yes. But he has still been one of our better players and "Struggling to see how we will miss Bayliss on the form he’s been on" is ridiculously over the top. Who else do we have who can drive forward from deep in midfield?
Unnecessary? Ok. Do you honestly think he’s been on form or anywhere near it for the past few months if your honest?
For me he is he’s not and many have seen this in previous match ratings. Ive also gone on record to say I think a lot of the reason he’s not is because he’s physically and mentally fatigued from playing a hell of a lot of football for us first year in the senior game with our extended season last year onto the under 19’s championship and staring back into preseason being near ever present.
Mistakes I can accept from him driving forwards and being dispossessed as that’s the nature of the role he’s asked to play, but the driving runs we’re becoming less frequent added to the want to receive the ball deep in his own half so not making things happen hence the game passing him by more and more frequently.
So if your star man isn’t doing what we know a fully fit Tom Bayliss can do you not missing them runs to begin with so your not missing him on the form he’s been on.
I’m a fan of him and his ability but it’s not happening for him so I’ve highlighted it. Not in a malicious way, like some do at Shipley or Bakayoko or Hiwula previously.
Just because he’s our own and was phenomenal last year doesn’t make him exempt for constructive criticism
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