PT wrote:Good result. There were some good bits, some bad bits and a lot of bits where nowt happened.
On Baka, I think he does need a break from starting. There’s a player in there and he needs nurturing. He’s had a lot of game time this season and will have learned a lot. But Whitney’s perseverance with him could ultimately harm him and the team. We had a £2.5m - £5m striker with us between August and January. Consistently picking Baka ahead of him was unfair on everyone and I reckon cost us points. Let’s not make the same mistake in the balance of the season.
Have to agree wholeheartedly here, both you and Saddlersteve, have made viable points about Whitney consistently picking Baka as 'first on the hymn sheet' week in week out. How many times this year have we seen 'Baka misses a great chance' or 'Baka shot is close but misses to the left/right/too high' It gets monotonous eventually.
He is/could be a big strong lad, perfect for an up front role, but lets face it, at the moment he will never make it in a Walsall shirt. Get the lad out on loan to a 4th Division or Conference side let him actually get some goals, build his confidence, cus currently it's shot to pieces obviously!