- May 26, 2004
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Lennon has been in poor form recently and recieved some critiscm, especially for his poor delivery.
Yesterday against Pompey we saw the problem in its entirety. Against Full backs that have a good amount of pace, so he cant just skin them on the outside, Aaron has a problem delivering a good ball. In fact he had several chances to deliver a ball witout being under pressure and he still failed, and I think it might be because he is not really a winger.
If it were not for his pace, I dont think he would find himself out on the wing. He started off as a striker, and while he has a good box of tricks and agility and balance he doesnt seem to have the technique to cross the ball properly. He is very potent when he gets to the byline and can drill a ball across the six yard box, but he cant whip a ball into the box. He continually looks to get to the byline but when he fails he has to stop and it allows the defenders to get deep and means that there is no space for him to cross a ball into. Its almost a catch 22. If he fails to get to the byline and past the full back, the space he would cross a ball into from deep disappears.
I would argue that he is better crossing from the left, as when he cuts inside he can do a curling cross to the back stick that is hard for the keeper to cut out.
Until he can improve his crossing considerably I would consider dropping him to the bench, give him a bit of rest and try other players.
Yesterday against Pompey we saw the problem in its entirety. Against Full backs that have a good amount of pace, so he cant just skin them on the outside, Aaron has a problem delivering a good ball. In fact he had several chances to deliver a ball witout being under pressure and he still failed, and I think it might be because he is not really a winger.
If it were not for his pace, I dont think he would find himself out on the wing. He started off as a striker, and while he has a good box of tricks and agility and balance he doesnt seem to have the technique to cross the ball properly. He is very potent when he gets to the byline and can drill a ball across the six yard box, but he cant whip a ball into the box. He continually looks to get to the byline but when he fails he has to stop and it allows the defenders to get deep and means that there is no space for him to cross a ball into. Its almost a catch 22. If he fails to get to the byline and past the full back, the space he would cross a ball into from deep disappears.
I would argue that he is better crossing from the left, as when he cuts inside he can do a curling cross to the back stick that is hard for the keeper to cut out.
Until he can improve his crossing considerably I would consider dropping him to the bench, give him a bit of rest and try other players.