Frank_Butcher":1o2ml1mf said:
up_the_line":1o2ml1mf said:
I didn't see anything that Fornah did yesterday that was any different to what McLeod does. In fact Fornah played a couple of very good forward passes in the second half to start counter attacks where McLeod would have probably passed 5 yards to a centre back putting them in a pickle.
Yep - I noticed someone on the matchday thread slating Fornah from about two minutes after he came on. Yet to me - and you it seems - I didn't see him do anything wrong. He played deeper because the team as a whole invited pressure in the last 20 - once again not helped by forwards who can't hold the ball up and bring others into the game.
He isn't likely to bag 10 goals a season or 10 assists from a sitting position, but he looks composed and was effective enough yesterday. I prefer MacLeod due to his range of passing and link up play but at 21 Fornah is a perfectly acceptable understudy.
One wonders whether he would have more support if he wasn't a loanee.
That was probably me slating him,that is because I think he is everything you do not want at this level pretending to be a defensive midfielder. He is a neat enough footballer who occasionally picks a decent pass. Sadly these are not the qualities required, he needs to have a positional awareness, be physically tough and break up play, this involves tackling and reading play. Steve Adams, Songoo and O’Connor knew how to do this Fornah has no idea, he is constantly chasing players without ever being close enough to tackle anyone or break up play. At one point yesterday a Gillingham player just shrugged him off and surged forward into space, unforgivable for a holding midfielder. Edwards looked at him and shook his head in resigned acceptance, we are way to nice, he needed telling. Did Fornah tackle anyone yesterday that’s a genuine question? We were under pressure and he is a defensive midfielder, he seems to believe that position involves being a strolling shuffler of the ball. He is not fit for purpose and it is a very important role. Randell would probably be an upgrade. :scarf: