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« Reply #345 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 21:47:24 »

Ben has always been a stroller... I'd have stuck him in behind Obika or Norris as a second striker with a free role

I've thought about that too, and we did try that in the play off season, when he smacked a few goals in whilst the season fell apart, and some people thought we had a genuine player.  We've never recovered from losing that Louis energy, and effectively replacing it with Lord Strollerness.  In fact it seems to have become an entrenched philosophy in two years since: thou shalt not lower thyself to run in pursuit of the football (see also Colkett, Rodgers, Thomas etc etc).

Anyway, my point is, as a pragmatic coach I couldn't even trust him as a second striker: when he has played there he's not been able to cut out supply to wide players from the keeper.  We were far too easy to 'get at' with full backs frequently getting to the half way line unopposed.

So that's a no from me, although doubtless the search will go on to accommodate him.  Get him off my pitch.
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