Quote ="Staffs FC"Defensive line speed is the key for me. A faster line speed helps nullify wide attacking threat at source. A number of teams we have played this year have been faster than us (including as recently as last Saturday) and shown what can be achieved with good fitness and attitude in defence. We have done it in some games and not others. We have done it in part games but rarely for the requisite 80 minutes. More often than not some players (Fitz/O Meley for example) reach the necessary standard week in week out whereas others don't and effectively let the side down as all players must be doing it in order for it to be effective.
This fitness and attitude deficiency can also be seen in our attacking play as it's a requirement for dummy running/pushing through the line and supporting ball carriers. IMO Agar should be able to improve the fitness and attitude of [uthe whole team[/u and if he doesn't next year we wont progress further and someone else should be brought in who can.'"
Couldn't agree more!
