Tallboy..
Ah want to hear more about de new players who play.
Glenn (he mobile, run at defenders or a Stern type player).
Corbin, he look out of depth, did he look confident, anything special.
Cyrus (on the right, if he look better there).
Winchester, did he help out on the wing, is he still fast, did he have shots on goal.
Meikel Williams, he decent yea, but he does make bad passes, how he look.
And of course Cummings. I see he have a nice dead ball game, tell we more on him in that game, he making good passes, helping out defence, running into spaces?
Foncette shoulda get a run instead of Phillip, only to keep we players active.
Jonathan Glenn is not in the mold of a Stern John. He’s a very direct, strong, physical, mobile player. Makes intelligent runs, and you can see that he only has one thing on his mind which is scoring goals. He’s more similar to Plaza than Stern. There’s no fancy footwork or silky skills, but once the ball is in and around the area, he’s looking to shoot or head to goal, unless someone is in a better position.
When Corbin came on, a few men in de stands was saying “whey dat magga fella going?”, but he soon changed their minds. Although he has a lot of work to do, and a long way to go, he did not look out of his depth. He was riding tackles, running back to help in defence, harassing forwards, etc. And he does have some pace and takes decent corners. He would definitely need to hit the gym though. I would definitely like to see him blossom in the senior squad.
Cyrus looked OK at right back, especially when attacking. In the first half he was often caught out of position, but I think it’s because more defensive work was expected of Cato in the 4-3-3 formation, and he didn’t perform. This sometimes left Cyrus in a 2 on 1 situation, and Abu Bakr had to come across and bail him out.
Winchester did a decent job on the wing, but he needs to impose himself more. With the pace he has, he should be more aggressive and willing to take on defenders like Cornell Glen. But he did provide the assist on Plaza’s goal.
Meek Williams had an excellent game. Tackled when he needed to, supported his other defenders, shielded the ball well, shepherded the attackers to less dangerous areas, cleared the ball, helped transition from defense to attack … He looked mature and much improved from when I last saw him playing for the U-23 team in Olympic Qualifiers.
Cummings seems to have superior ball handling skills and his attack-minded. I don’t recall him really doing any defensive work. His passing, both short and long range, was accurate. Doesn’t seem to get flustered when he’s double teamed. His corners are on point, and he came very close to scoring a goal. Would like to see him play in a really competitive fixture. Would also benefit from hitting the gym. Kinda reminds me of Hardest.
