by Ian Royal »
04 May 2009 20:18
Bikey is not a midfielder by any stretch of the imagination. He's obviously got a lot of skill for a centreback, but it's very unconventional and he rarely looks especially comfortable with the ball.
He's too big and lumbering to be a midfielder and whilst his passing and control can be sublime it is often atrocious. The only reason he's good enough to play for us, is because he is so damned good at recovering from his mistakes. He certainly makes far too many of them.
I think like a lot of our players he has massive potential, and some really really strong areas of his game but one or two areas are just no where near good enough. If Bikey had better concentration and mentality he'd be with a top prem club. If Marek was more athletic and could tackle, he'd be with a top prem club. If Kebe could produce a more consistent final ball, (rather than shanking it half the time) or running straight into someone, or didn't just bottle things quite so much, he'd be in the Prem. If SHunt had just a little more skill, and was more consistent he'd be at a top Prem Club. If Doyle had just a half yard more pace or a tiny bit more skill, he'd be at a top Prem club (although he may well be there next season anyway). If Harper could tackle he'd be at a top prem club.
It goes on and on.