BoroMart
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He's probably a mid-level League One quality player right now, he may or may not improve from that.He really isn’t useless. No matter how much you say it on this thread but feel free to repeat it again. His goal contributions alone this season effectively negate that throw away comment. I’d give him preseason bedding in with his new colleges (there will be a few) and see how he goes next season before considering offloading. There have been a number of players written off by fans in the past who’ve gone on to good things.
It has been a large step upwards for him, a steep learning curve. I actually feel his best performances have been at CF, he has pace and ,makes decent runs. His biggest issue out wide is that he takes the full back on every time, even when there is additional cover or a simple pass to a player in space. He also tries to shift and shoot when marked closely, I've lost count of the number of blocked shots he has had. He rarely gives and goes, or works to create before going at the full back, or does a double shift before shooting. That probably worked in what was effectively a league two level A League, but you need to be a bit smarter at championship level.
He does have the pace and acceleration, and the odd trick, I'd have no problem with him being our 4th of 5th choice winger, with maybe 5-8 starts max. but he isn't good enough to be a starter right now.....but then at 700k he was never intended to be. He will have improved over the season, with better training, but he's another that needs some specific work over the summer.