Who would have thought that Andrew Surman would suddenly be the player that was pulling AFCB up by his performances after the first few games he had this season. We are all quick sometimes to criticise when things are going wrong, as it is a human trait, and the balance sometimes goes out the window. But whatever you think about Surman keeping his place in the team, he has been one of the reasons why AFCB have started to play better.
It wasn't just in defence though that I liked Surman's game. He was putting in first touch passes and speeding up the game and when Surman is on song, you usually find that the Cherries are playing well. Why it has taken a few games for the team to get to this level though is peculiar. But Surman is one of the players that is now dictating games and by playing well it is rubbing off on others like King and Ibe who are running at defences. All the stick that Surman has faced has perhaps turned around his game.
Surman is the kind of player that will always divide opinions, but I can't fault his fight and his desire to do well for the team. If he keeps making goal line clearances and spotting balls for King and Ibe, he will have a good season.
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| Andrew Surman has a quiet word with Josh King. |
Surman has moved on from scoring his first goal of the season to making a bigger impact in the middle of the pack. He played well against Brighton in the cup alongside Gosling and the same duo worked hard against Everton. The moment that I most recall though from Surman's game at Goodison was the clearance he made off of the line in the second half. The ball was an inch away from being a goal an only Surman's quickness of thought stopped the ball from crossing the line.
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It wasn't just in defence though that I liked Surman's game. He was putting in first touch passes and speeding up the game and when Surman is on song, you usually find that the Cherries are playing well. Why it has taken a few games for the team to get to this level though is peculiar. But Surman is one of the players that is now dictating games and by playing well it is rubbing off on others like King and Ibe who are running at defences. All the stick that Surman has faced has perhaps turned around his game.
Surman is the kind of player that will always divide opinions, but I can't fault his fight and his desire to do well for the team. If he keeps making goal line clearances and spotting balls for King and Ibe, he will have a good season.
Unfortunately, many modern fans don't really understand the game and a lot of the criticism of Surman reflects this. Some ignorant West Ham fans have been having a go at Noble and last year some West Brom fans were barracking Fletcher.
ReplyDeleteAll completely baffling !!
I think some of the criticism comes from the modern fans' lofty ambitions. Though Surman is a great player, I don't think many would expect him to lead the team into a top 7 position.
DeleteWhen there's only 11 players on the pitch, it's easy to single out players like Surman as being worthy of upgrading.