From what I saw of that game, Shifty made some good kicks but his pasisng wasn't great and in reality they aren't as sharp over there and they're also unfamiliar to his style. In general play Shifty is rarely very creative and he's too kick happy. That's great when his kicks are hitting the mark but useless if they aren't. DJ isn't very creative but he can create linebreaks with good passing. He did it numerous times in 06 and carved up linking with Ryan and Tonga. I don't see him as the creative type anyway. His job has to be to keep the basics running smoothly, like finding space with kicks and directing the team around. Hopefully Roberts will be dangerous enough to compensate and at worst, we blood Mr.Groom.Was just watching Shifty playing for Castleford and he was ripping Leeds apart. It's got me questioning if DJ is creative enough. Thoughts?
this argument only works when the players in question don't control the direction of the team.Firstly - lol you're talking about the ESL, as though its really difficult to carve up over there.
Secondly - This is not too far off the threads where people want forwards sacked because they're not as hot and spectacular as Sonny Bill.
A football team is not a team of super stars...its a team with many different people...some of them do the tough stuff without any accolades i.e Tony Grimaldi.
In terms of a 'worker' half IMO just means Holdsworth can create a steady ship, long probing kicks, give the ball when its needed and take a run when its needed.this argument only works when the players in question don't control the direction of the team.
Holdsworth is in the halves - he and roberts need to carve up and not rely on hardwork.
I agree with your comments about how people expect every player to be a sonny bill clone. I just don't think that the worker line works for halves who actually need to control where things go.
i know what your saying, but you cannot say that about the halves. The team is run around halves (especially the dogs now considering our low personel up front). Halves are there to produce, not stand around the back and do things where people arent going to notice them..A football team is not a team of super stars...its a team with many different people...some of them do the tough stuff without any accolades i.e Tony Grimaldi.