Glad for Cullen. We were right about Benda, Fulton, Oli Cooper, Cundle and Cullen. All of them deserve to be in the starting XI.
I can read Martin is blaming Obafemi and Paterson for everything. That's a load of bullshit. First of all, they haven't played much recently when we have had that poor run of form. Second, they can't be responsible for our defensive shambles and that slow and sloppy passing from the back. Third, when he plays, Obafemi runs around like crazy, chasing and pressing opposition defenders. Yes, he has missed some chances, but Piroe has missed more. My point is you can't blame Obafemi for the lack of effort. When it comes to Paterson, we all know he lacks physicality, but he is one of our most creative players, which he doesn't get enough credit for. For example, against Reading it was Paterson who created that chance for Piroe when the latter hit the post and Cullen scored an easy tap-in from the rebound. All praised Cullen, but nobody praised Paterson, which is not fair.
Not to mention when Oko-Flex loses possession he is praised for trying to create something but when Paterson gets dispossessed he is just a Martin's pet who doesn't deserve to play. I think we should be more fair and balanced when we judge our players. Saying all that, I would rather play Oli Cooper than Paterson as ATM, but a player who scored 10 goals and had as many assists last season shouldn't be written off just because our manager has played him out of position in the vast majority of games. Paterson is too valuable not to be sitting on the bench and playing as an impact sub.
