Let's Talk Tyrhys Dolan

[roversfan99]

I dont think anyone has said that Dolan is likely to do well in Spain. Or certainly didnt when he joined.

But he certainly has already proven wrong anybnaysayers who had him down for a Nyambe esque League 1 spell and felt like he had allowed his and his agents egos to get in the way of the correct career move. Its a fantastic move for him.

[philipl]

Dolan has fantastic feet when on the ball and can bamboozle most defenders.

Being a deceptively slow runner will always limit him.

Problem at Rovers was his lack of a football brain in reading the game or seizing those split second opportunities his skilful manipulation of the ball regularly present which I think is why the Dolan detractors find so frustrating and decry him as a footballer.

It could be good coaching and a different style of league could sort out the head stuff for Dolan.

We were worthy winners against Elche in their backyard a month ago and Espanyol are very much the same level of outfit.

I think Dolan has a decent chance of winning and holding a starting place in Barcelona.

[RevidgeBlue]

If we're comparing Dolan and Buckley, as someone else pointed out a while ago, in early 2020 Dolan was out on loan at Clitheroe and now he's playing in La Liga, so whatever the experts on here who think he's "an instagrammable Ryan Hedges" might say, he must be doing something right.

Buckley on the other hand was apparently seen within the Club at one time as our "next £10m player" and bagged himself a bumper five year deal off Broughton since which time he's disappeared off the face of the earth.

Buckley is probably also the more naturally talented of the two but just looks like he doesn't enjoy playing professional football. I really can't understand how Dolan, whose attitude was always exemplary, and who has made the absolute most of his abilities, cops so much flak whereas Buckley who appears to have completely wasted his, gets relatively little.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, philipl said:

It could be good coaching and a different style of league could sort out the head stuff for Dolan.

Don't know if it's the same everywhere but in this Country, instead of trying to make things happen,  everyone is absolutely obsessed with possession stats and not giving the ball away or "turning over possession" as is the modern lingo.

Maybe if Dolan is encouraged to take his man on a bit more over there and/or cross whenever he gets an opportunity we might see an even more effective player than we had here.