I completely agree, he has been playing from the goal square a lot this year- most of the excitement last year really came from him playing a traditional CHF role. I'd have no issue with bringing Walsh in and telling him "you start at the goal square and run in straight lines" then telling Sam to start 30 metres in front and just roam. He's struggling with his goal kicking, but the coaching staff are putting him in a position every week structurally by having him play so deep where his main job really is kicking goals- I'm sure knowing he isn't doing that is adding to the pressure on him. Play him higher, make him an avenue to goal and actually scoring goals a secondary responsibility- if some of his goal kicking problems are between his ears then I'm sure removing it as his primary responsibility would help.
They need to do something about it, if he's been carrying injuries then just rest him and don't crush his confidence any further. 9, 7, 5, 6 with only the 1 goal in the past month- I'm pretty sure others would be dropped for that.
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