Brennan Johnson

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Will put this in his own thread, a lot of criticism of Brennan for not crossing recently.

I think some bit not all of it is justified, I havent seen the replay of last night, cant bring myself to watch it so dont know about the one for Danilo, thought he was a long way behind though?

Thats one of the issues, Brennans pace usually means he is miles clear of his teammates so can see why he doesn’t want to cross if he looks up and there is nothing available. On top of that I know Cooper has given clear instructions on our players being brave and taking chances themselves. Personally I would far rather he got a shot away saved or not than having a pass that is easily intercepted by a defender.

The one against Chelsea was classic. The moaning t**t behind me was screaming how useless he was from 100yds away. I realise there was Taiwo running in but it was only him. Chelsea had Tiago Silva there. He knew he couldn’t match Brennan for pace so what did he do? He is one of the best defenders on the planet so he cut out the angle for the cross. He knew exactly what he was doing. Maybe give the lad a break.

Not saying he is perfect at all and some of his performances leave me exasperated too. One of the questions I would pose is rather than questioning why Brennan isn’t crossing, more why he has so few options running forward to cross to?

My only criticism currently is i think he should drive more with the ball and once past a man keep going i think he sometimes shoots too early also would love to see him make more runs inside the fullback