Gary S":3498rp1u said:
A few thoughts...
was that an arm to the head, or did it just look that way ?
If Reeves was playing for a contract, I'd say he earned one;
my man of the match;
Tomlinson looked very assured, and is good in the air;
Law acquitted himself well against another difficult opponent;
Cooper was faultless, and is one of our better passers of the ball;
Mayor seemed upset at Watts's injury, and played little further part in the game;
Fornah made a decent fist of things in an unaccustomed position;
Hardie put in a fine shift;
and once again, our build-up was predictable, our set-pieces
totally unthreatening, and our delivery largely poor, and no-one attacked
the occasional decent ball into the box that we did conjure up.
We have a long way to go, but bring on whoever we get in the opener.
Disagree with giving Reeves a contract on the strength of today. It's got to be looked at over the season as a whole he's done nowhere near enough. People will say he hasn't had the opportunity, but that has to be earned. He's generally failed to get a starting berth in a side crying out for experience and creativity. I don't think it's helped him that on the majority of his regular sub appearances he has played as a defensive / holding midfielder which isn't his natural game.
At his peak with Milton Keynes, Reeves was a good L1 attacking midfielder, mobile, creative and capable of scoring his share. Sadly he's lost pace and mobility. He's been neat and tidy, but creates little threat. Although only 29, he has the look of an older, fading player. Being blunt, there's no pace, no physical presence, no killer pass, little goal threat. Thanks for his efforts but we can, and must, find better.
