He’s not a deep lying midfielder

He wants the game in front of him all the time. In the deep role you have to be comfortable receiving it with your back to the action and turning and going forward; that’s never been his bag. If we want to be able to quickly transition from defence to attack, we need more players comfortable doing that.

His passing improved a lot under Wagner, but he changed to a role that didn’t truly suit him, and even then, he was most comfortable in between the CBs with everything in front of him, rather than helping with a fast transition.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on August 14th 2024 at 09:31:46

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I love Kenny but I don’t think he is a good fit for the new system (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 14, 09:28:23
- I think he would be fine at this level as a rotation option on the right or left of the 3 (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 14, 11:03:02
- He would be a good fit on the left of the midfield three (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 14, 09:49:53
- He’s not a deep lying midfielder (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 14, 09:31:46
  - Agreed. We need a player who can receive on the turn and play it forward (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 14, 09:52:05
- Player of the season last year (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Aug 14, 09:30:54
  - I think he did the role Wagner asked of him very well (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 14, 09:33:00
    - agreed. He IS a good footballer, but needs to be played where his attributes are used best (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Aug 14, 10:14:18

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