I'm certainly not anti-O'Hare, but I'm still waiting to see what it is that prompted our pursuit of him. Our style of play really requires that the 3 attacking midfielders make a noticeable contribution in terms of goals and assists. O'Hare so far has 3 assists, 0 goals. That is slightly harsh, as he was solely responsible for the goal vs Watford, although he gets no statistical recognition for it, but even if he did, I'd still feel like he ought to have a greater output than this, at this stage of the season.
His work to press defences has been great, but he has room to improve while on the ball. Too often he seems to run into dead ends, wasting possession, and losing us opportunity to threaten the opposition goal. He has occasionally shown some good moments of link up play, but these have tended to be he and Hamer connecting, resulting in one of them trying some absurdly intricate trick or flick to keep it going, rather than making a more simple pass, or just going for goal.
I think he'd benefit greatly were he just to do things in a more straightforward manner, like he did with his assist for Campbell vs Wednesday. Receives the ball, controls it, and immediately plays Campbell in. Sometimes he seems to be trying a little too hard to be intricate, when he could be a bit more direct about things and would probably come out looking better.
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