Matty Pearson

I think there's potentially a very good player in this lad.

But I don't think his future should be at left back.

He gave the ball away and got caught out a few too many times for me. Whether or not he'd be less likely to do so at right back without the tendency to come inside I'm not sure, though I'm tempted to think he'd be better off not playing full back at all, maybe at centre half (perhaps one of three) or midfield, sitting in the joe Williams role.

As I say I like the look of him generally but I felt at left back he was the one weak link yesterday. Weak is a bit harsh but you get my point. A natural left back into that side, alternating the forwards dependent on the oppo, it's the makings of another good side.

 

The defensive part of his game is good, but he's not particularly quick and he often struggles when playing with the ball at his feet. At left back he always seems to drift too close to his centre back and leave a gap for opposition wingers to run down, personally I reckon he'd be a very capable RB or CB, but unless his positioning improves there will always be that problem at left back. Having said that he played well yesterday and it would be harsh to try moving him around while the team is trying to build momentum.

 

I spoke to a lad at work who supports Halifax about Pearson.

When I said we've been playing him at full back his response was, "really? That's brave".

Apparently he was a holding midfield player for them.

 

I liked Pearson from the start. It isn't that he's great or anything, but he has no heirs and graces. He's down to earth, what you see is what you get. He is honest, and when a player is honest, when he accepts his faults and his problems, there is something to work with, and he will improve.

 

Ditto

 

But if you listen to Pearson, he himself states that he as played most of his career at Left Back. Now that alone doesn't necessarily make him a LB but it would appear thats where most managers see him.

 

Solid player , be interesting to see where his best position will be in team

 

He also said that he felt that playing in midfield in his early days had held back his development as a defender which he sees as his natural position.