Greg Taylor

I'm a very harsh critic of him now as I just think we can do so much better now. I just think all game he's still a bit of a weak link without doing much wrong. Just can't help but think Valle was the better option majority of this season. Thing is at times I know I'm unjustifiably harsh on him too.

 

Same reason I call Idah big man

 

Aye I admit I'm like that with him as well now. Even when he's no bad I'm just like meh..

The goal was loads of people's fault before his but so many times he's caught lacking at that ball in to his side. Even a corner second half for us by main stand and the way he loses it and they're away on a counter. Drives me mad..

 

Thought he had a good game again tonight.

 

To me there are things with Taylor that aren’t even his fault anymore as it is the clubs for not replacing him.

He is such a poor 1v1 defender and struggles against any wide player with pace and or a trick to their game. If we are resigning Tierney, then I think it will be a shock to some peoples system just how much we are missing with Taylor playing there.

Second is Taylor inverting, he doesn’t just invert he goes and takes up that left half space position at times and if we turn the ball over he has taken himself out the game. Now that doesn’t protect the midfield or the defence and I would much rather have one of our attacking midfielders in that position than my inverted left back.

Don’t get me wrong the occasional run beyond the opponents back line to provide an option/element of surprise to disrupt a low block but when we are trying to build play it then means one of our 8’s has to hold back in case we turn over the ball.

When you combine Maeda with Taylor, you have no one who can beat a man down that side, Maeda can go in behind but given his pace and Taylor’s lack of it your never getting an offer on the overlap.

To round it off he is the complete opposite of your modern footballer physically, he is small, slow and weak. Yes he can play a good ball off his left foot at times and seems a good character but given where we are as a team our next step is to get a Tierney or that style of left back into this side that can own the left side of the park.