In reply to: Maybe it's just me, but I'm not crazy about Jones... posted by Slotts
I don't see him in the MLS so I can't speak to his performance there, but ever since his superb play in the previous WCQ, he's been mediocre. He use to be a box to box guy that annoyed the ball handler. He was creative with the ball and showed great vision and awareness.
Now he doesn't seem to have the legs to get up and down. He lacks creativity and is more likely to spill an errant pass than find an open lane to set a guy up for a shot. He's still a workhorse, but perhaps past his prime and in need of a lesser, say Jermaine Jones-like role.
He's tough, but I do not think he makes those around him better. Having him in the middle makes for inconsistent play.
Who knows what's going on with Nagbe, and maybe he's not good enough. But we we have a real black hole in he middle.
not just tonight.
I used it for a place to vent. Sorry for that...Jones was not healthy and didn't play well.
I think he was relatively fine for 60-65 minutes. I think he had to stay on because JK decided to play a keeper with an iffy groin. It predictably failed, so he had to sub Guzan.
In a general sense, I think Jones adds a much needed toughness dimension. I just don't think he and Bradley can ever consistently put together 90 minutes together. Bradley took the cake on assedness tonight.