DonnieAndMooie wrote:
The defence absolutely has to be our main priority over the summer. If we want to go up next season, we simply have to tighten up at the back. Harvie isn't a centre-half, Tucker is just not good enough when the pressure is on (we've seen that both last season and this season), O'Hora is nowhere near the level he once was and I suspect he'll be off in the summer. Beyond that we've got Lewie, who we all love but he'll be turning 40 in a couple of weeks time, he can't go on forever. And then we're looking at dropping the likes of MJ into the back 3. It's really no surprise we leak goals.
Whatever you made of Paul Tisdale, the first thing he did when he came in and he was trying to get us out of this league, was tighten us up at the back. Brought in very solid defenders like Jordan Moore-Taylor and Russell Martin. Stopped us conceding goals and from there we could nick games 1-0 or 2-0. It's much easier to get promoted if you don't have to score 4 or 5 to win a game. The worry is that MW seems more bothered about having defenders who can pass the ball, rather than defenders who can defend.
Another accurate assessment and one I agree on. I will say that he has done a decent job with tools that for the majority wasn't his and I assume there was no budget to get another defender in during January. Even though one defender left and one who is on loan never got used and should have been sent back. It's a massive summer for Sweeting and Williamson. It's one I hope they are both up to the task. It's like the shit storm of last seasons signing are still stinking up the place.