Again, I think a lot of that is probably down to where he's been played? When we put him further forward he's far, far more likely to be the one getting tackled, and if he does end up doing any defending then it will most likely be chasing after an opponent has just won it from us
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; play him deeper and that situation is reversed - when he has to defend, then his opponent will be making the first move
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(Seriously, don't test me child! Daddy hasn't had nearly enough coffee to deal with this yet!)
Now that you mention it, I'm not sure where how I'd rate his footballing intelligence? I don't think he's a player who thinks two or three moves ahead - he's far more instinctive than that - but when he's on form and really in the mood I think his natural 'feel' for the game is as good as I've seen, and he has this knack of making the right choices, really quickly, without even thinking about it. Perhaps that's what I've felt has been missing from him lately - that natural feel for the ebb and flow of the game?
(I'm gonna have to cut this short - this is driving me nuts...)