Seems to have good footwork for a big unit and in that division at least he's not afraid to shoot - bit like the compilation videos of Andreu. Makes u wonder what kind of season he could have had in the championship had he been fit. Seems to have good awareness and knows when to make runs.
I think a big factor may be how intimidated he is by the Premiership. I remember when Liverpool signed Heskey. When Heskey was at Leicester he was never shy to shoot and this was why Liverpool bought him. Then at Liverpool he seemed intimidated by being surrounded by a higher calibre of team-mate. Perhaps it was coached out of him, but it looked like when he received the ball he had lost the confidence to shoot and felt he should look to pass it to one of his team-mates (inferiority complex?) which meant he stopped doing what Liverpool had bought him to do.
Not quite the same scenario. but the likes of VOO and Andreu (and to some extent RvW, even Hooper perhaps - though he usually looks ready to pull the trigger) might suddenly feel that they shouldnt do what they used to do in a better league - that they should play safe and pass (conidence? better keepers? better team-mates? More pressure and not wanting to make a 'mistake'?)
Its frustrating, but you see the opposite from the Murphy boys, and to some extent Redmond, who despite regularly choosing the wrong option, at least have the confidence to do more than play it safe
h34r: )
