Wozza

[wassy04]

Well Cook will definitely move on this summer.
We also need to invest heavily on a quality CB this summer supposing we stay up. We really do need to be able to play 10-15 yards higher up the pitch. In reality we are still championship level in that area of the pitch.

Whether Joe will be prepared to be 4th / 5th choice is the question.

Which is why I think he will move on (or be ‘made available’ depending on our recruitment success or otherwise).

If boly and McKenna were fit now it’s fair to say he’s probably 4th choice already before we add new players- which would push him further down the list.
So I assume we are in agreement as to where he is in the squad, despite him bleeding red?

I think mbe soh panzo and Biancone will all be assessed in the summer as part of the strategic plan so we might see a bigger overhaul at CB generally. All with the caveat if we stay up…

Ironically if we go down Worrall will be primed to lead our inevitable back three next year and will probably be one of the top defenders in that league again.

I personally thought he'd make the step up well but it seems to pace of the league has shown its teeth at CB. It's not like there aren't slower defenders in this league, it seems perhaps Joe's ability on the ball was useful in a back three. Actually a very similar progression to Harry Maguire (at a lower level), perhaps it's a wider league issue for defenders with similar skill sets.