Aside from the notable awful passes on the break, the best illustration of his absolute nothingness happened late on when there was a bouncing ball about 30 yards from our goal. He was favourite but almost stepped aside from the wolves player contesting the header, like a timid child. Think Fred and Rashford came in afterward and contested it - as should be the very minimum expectation. But Donny's weakness was embarrassing.
He just seems scared all the time. When we have the ball he doesn't show for the pass - he almost gets himself marked. I've done this when I've felt unconfident playing football. Instead of finding space to receive a pass he gets close to an opposition player. That's about the worst thing a professional footballer can do, completely removes a passing option. Then when the opposition has the ball, he's woefully timid in the challenge. When he's got it himself he can be tidy, if unambitious, but that's only a tiny fraction of what a player at this level needs to do. I just think he's got it in him at all.
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