Maybe I am wrong about Mattocks

[Sir X]

Darren Mattocks impresses for Jamaica in loss against Uruguay
By Conor Dowley  @c_dowley on Jun 13, 2015, 4:59p +


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Jamaica's best attacker had a good day and gave his national team reason to hope for a bright future.

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Jamaica didn't beat Uruguay in their first match of the 2015 Copa America, giving up an ugly goal in the second half in a 1-0 loss, but they did have one ray of hope come out of their match: the performance of one Darren Mattocks.

The 24 year old striker, who plays his club ball with the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS, may not have scored a goal, but he still turned in an excellent performance in perhaps the highest-level match he's played. Against an opposition that featured Edinson Cavani, Diego Godin, Alvaro Pereira, and Maxi Pereira, Mattocks didn't look one bit out of place, going toe-to-toe with all of them and coming out the other side not just in one piece, but looking all the better for having gone through that challenge.

http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2015/...arren-mattocks

[Gamma]

You?!!! Wrong?! Perish the thought!!!

[Sir X]

Bwaaay yuh always rise early fi me ?....I will take a 2nd look at Mattocks.

[Gamma]

Please rephrase ..... Thank you.

[Sir X]

lol

[HL]

Hats off to you XMan. 🎩

[Assasin]

you better stop bias your mind and take a second look again. As I tell you those are two very good center half playing in Europe and Goddin is amongst the elites.

Mattocks can be a frustrating but he makes very good runs, play in other players and can score with head and feet. Part of his problem was the coach in Toronto before now was playing 4 or 5 strikers and switiching their positions with no consistency.

[Islandman]

I like his runs but he just doesn't seem to be a clinical finisher to me. He is probably the best we have at this time though.

[Mosiah]

So, because this writer liked his performance, you are questioning your assessment?!?

Is that how it works?!!?

KMT!

[Mosiah]

Islandman, do you know ball like Conor Dowley?

Manager of The Siren's Song, contributor at The Liverpool Offside, and all-around sports nerd. Pacific Northwest born and bred. Sometimes called the Crusher of Dreams and Destroyer of Hopes.

He's a Liverpool fan, so maybe that's why X will give him the benefit of the doubt.

[Assasin]

yeah, not consistent or a clinical finisher at this time. Hopefully it will get better. Somewhat like one Sterling. It needs time on the pitch and confidence to get better.

[Mosiah]

So, your final assessment of Mattocks is...?

[Assasin]

He make good runs, he hold up the ball well and bring other players in the game. He works very hard at times. He can beat defenders. His shooting needs to get better and he needs to get a team that he is constantly playing and working at his craft.

He is talented, fast and can be a handful for defense. If he continue to work on his shooting he will be a force to reckon with.

What is yours. I notice you are just in one liner and asking questions today. Haven't seen any assessment from you, what up wid that?

[Mosiah]

Everybody saw the game. No one wants my assessment. Or do you?

I think Mattocks did ok. His miss was of NPL quality and I am disapointed because this is not the sort of thing you'd expect from an MLS veteran. But his game was more than just that missed shot, even tho...

But my bigger point here was - if you think a player did not do well, and yuh think yuh know ball, who is some American to tell yuh different?!?!

[Paul Marin]

So, because this writer liked his performance, you are questioning your assessment?!?

Is that how it works?!!?

KMT!

....................is jes now u realise is so him stay??? LOL!!!! All the tripe him a chat gens BR ah whey u tink it come from? LOL!!!! Him don' have the wattage to think for himself.