Luton Town – The Joe Taylor Conundrum Continues To Raise Its Head
I know we all think, sometimes, we have the acumen to manage a team, how often have you aired your opinion, during a game, relating to a substitution?
I’ll admit, I’ve, often bellowed out a suggestion, only to be proven wrong.
A typical example being when Sunderland took the lead against Luton, on Wednesday night, I screamed at Edwards to change things up but, lo and behold, he didn’t and minutes later we’d got back to 1-1.
But while we all have our own views on what susbstitutions, and when, a common thread I read across social media relates to one player – Joe Taylor.
Once again, yesterday, Rob chose to ignore Taylor instead bringing on Cauley Woodrow, something he’d also done on Wednesday night, although to be fair Rob did give Taylor the opportunity to impress, against Sunderland, bringing him on for the five minutes of stoppage time.
It’s almost as if, despite Joe topping the scoring charts at TWO clubs last season, Colchester United and Lincoln City, Rob has little or no faith in Taylor.
To me, when things are not going right, as has been the case on many an occasion this season, Joe is the ideal player to bring on, different in stature to those who have tried before and with enough pace to trouble defenders.
The infrequent use of Taylor suggests, to me, that he’ll be moved on, in the January transfer window (if Edwards is still in the managerial hot-seat) and we’ll be left to view from afar as he scores for fun at a new club.
But what are your views on the subject matter, have I hit the nail on the head or am I wide of the mark?
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