15-05-2022, 20:06
I understand why Sawyers has his critics but I personally thought he was good the season we were promoted under Bilic for the best part.
He was key to us transitioning into a possession based side as he was always available and passes well. He's not just a keep ball merchant who plays predominantly square and backwards either (Molumby *cough*). He was usually the player finding the likes of Periera and Grady in the hole where they could damage the opposition.
No surprise that Grady has been far more ineffective this season when we didn't have a progessive ball player in the middle.
Granted he's one of the weakest players in the tackle that I've ever seen and that is very frustrating. In addition, he was far too slow for the Premier League and often got caught on the ball in dangerous positions while trying to overplay. But at this level I think he's decent and if he actually played next to a proper sitting midfield (in the Yokuslu mould) I think he'd still be a good player.
He was key to us transitioning into a possession based side as he was always available and passes well. He's not just a keep ball merchant who plays predominantly square and backwards either (Molumby *cough*). He was usually the player finding the likes of Periera and Grady in the hole where they could damage the opposition.
No surprise that Grady has been far more ineffective this season when we didn't have a progessive ball player in the middle.
Granted he's one of the weakest players in the tackle that I've ever seen and that is very frustrating. In addition, he was far too slow for the Premier League and often got caught on the ball in dangerous positions while trying to overplay. But at this level I think he's decent and if he actually played next to a proper sitting midfield (in the Yokuslu mould) I think he'd still be a good player.