C grader? I'll take that from you. A few weeks ago you would have said he's a d grader. Looks like my job is working. #winningi have defended masten over the years and i have come up with a similar conclusion. His 2015 season was exceptional and imo underrated by us fans. BUt thats season our midfield was in total control and we were winning the contested ball nearly every week. Masten needs to be fed or else he goes to s**t. He's not like Gaff in the sense where he can win his own ball when actually needed and thats why he is a C grade mid. When you look at some of the best midfields in the comp they don't have too many one dimentional midfielders and if they do, those guys tend to be top tier mids. I think contested ball and clearances will the areas we need to look at improving as its in those area where NN influence will be felt. It has to be a collective effort from our midfield aand even the guys in the wings have to win their share of CP's and Clearances. IMO Duggan, sheed, Yeo and a couple of other mids collectively could make up for Mastens input on the outside but are also much superior contested players.
I saw the bit about handpassing and i disagree. For a pure winger he handballs a lot. Not many wingers have a 1: 1 kick to handball ratio