Quote Originally Posted by 19bluebirds27 View Post
What I mean is that we cannot get high enough up the pitch often enough in games where he can have an effect.

He has to go looking too often for the ball, taking him away from his position, rather than being found in space.
We spend a lot of time out of possession, constantly trying to keep shape our counter attacks can be a bit one dimensional too, by missing out the midfield than being able to find Wilson to drive it forward with the ball at his feet and the picture in front of him.
Like I said we wanted it work, but he just don’t suite the way we were this season.
Pretty much how I see it. A lot of people are calling on him to impose himself more on games, he does impose himself. He closes down well and constantly calls for the ball so I don't really see what more he can do short of tackling the opponent's striker and running the pitch.

The issues aren't down to one one player, they're structural, for too long we've eschewed talented players in favour of grafters and its pretty obvious whenever we play. Our best hope going forward appears to be to force a set piece rather than opening up the opposition's defence with quality play.

I was excited when we signed him because it also seemed to indicate a move to a less agricultural style of play, but it didn't really. We passed the ball across the defence a bit but it still ended in a hoof to Moore so thinking back I don't really know why we bothered signing Wilson considering he obviously doesn't fit into our style of football and his inclusion into our starting XI wasn't going to miraculously us into a side capable of slick passing moves