A case for Spearing in the first team

épieur · October 26, 2011

Don't want to go overboard here, but he looked a lot better than he gets credit for by many against stoke. Just does a lot of the things a central midfielder should do so well. Moves about a lot, but when we have the ball and when we don't. Has a good pace to his game, both in regards to his passing and his movement. Works hard defensively and passes the ball well. I was impressed by his passing range today. I've given him credit for his short passing in the past, but he was consistent in the 20 yard passes as well, which really makes a difference.

All that adds up to a good squad player, but the main thing for me is the synergy we get with him and Lucas on the pitch. They supplement each other so well and have a great understanding for how to share the workload between them defensively and attackwise. It is an eminently balanced midfield (surprisingly so tbh - on paper you would think it rather dull going forwards) that becomes more than the sum of its parts. I think there is a good case to be made for Spearing starting more games.

lfc003 · October 26, 2011

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