maxstertheblade
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Having read some of the thoughts on the Rochdale forum it seems were getting a gem. Most of them are having a go and literally giving up on Rochdale seen as they've sold Scott Hogan and Matty Done these past 2 years. It also seems Clough will nurture him as a strike not a winger with his comments in yesterday Star. "
“Matty has a lot of pace and we could have done with him against Preston, to give us that spark,” Clough said.
“We haven’t really got anyone to hang on defenders’ shoulders and give them a problem going the other way, so we’re delighted that he’s on board.
“We have the option to play him wide, although we think he’s been used more centrally at Rochdale this season, and he’s scored and made goals this season. We’ve done it here with a couple of players, changing their positions, and they look better for it. He looks better centrally and we’ll hopefully get him plenty of service, and hope he can chip in with goals.
“He was a long-term target for us and we first went in for him at the start of January, although we couldn’t agree a fee.”
This is his comments, the "Although we think he's been used more centrally" This shows Cloughie is going to play him up top.
“Matty has a lot of pace and we could have done with him against Preston, to give us that spark,” Clough said.
“We haven’t really got anyone to hang on defenders’ shoulders and give them a problem going the other way, so we’re delighted that he’s on board.
“We have the option to play him wide, although we think he’s been used more centrally at Rochdale this season, and he’s scored and made goals this season. We’ve done it here with a couple of players, changing their positions, and they look better for it. He looks better centrally and we’ll hopefully get him plenty of service, and hope he can chip in with goals.
“He was a long-term target for us and we first went in for him at the start of January, although we couldn’t agree a fee.”
This is his comments, the "Although we think he's been used more centrally" This shows Cloughie is going to play him up top.