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Originally Posted by Red Light
The right flank of the team was very good and dominant last night - first half Rutherford probably got half a dozen decent quality balls into the box.
More concerning was the left flank.
Holroyd spent a lot of time dropping deep - the combination play between Jennings, Young and Holroyd was not so effective - contrast that with some lovely interplay on the right flank between Roberts, the impressive Summerfield and Rutherford.
Wright was the deepest most defensive of the midfielders and had a decent game - far, far more accomplished than at centre half on Saturday at Telford.
I thought Tharme dropping into the back four alongside Manny looked very assured - he was up against Blissett who must be in the 6' 4 height bracket - Macclesfield had some good movement and big physical players up front including the sub who came on and got their goal - perhaps Ricketts is not too worried about centre back cover - if both Barnsley and Walsall were showing interest in Tharme then perhaps the concern for centre back cover is not to immediate - the lad did nothing wrong and looks a far better prospect than Olly Marx did 12 months ago - based on last nights showing.
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Tharme is a much better player than Marx and definitely worth keeping. I still don’t think he is ready yet though and we still need another centre back. Last season we were very lucky in terms of suspensions and injuries in that position.