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Have to agree with you. He moves the ball well but when we are out of possession he is anonymous. His half hearted effort at blocking a cross late in the second half pretty much sums him up. I can't see him making it in this league, he hasn't got enough heart.
Madsen's languid style brings Leroy Fer to mind. Seemingly waiting for the game to come to him and not getting too involved in the chase.
From the little I have seen of him he seems good at turning in the middle of the field and moving forward with the ball - an attribute we have been missing. He has also switched play nicely on occasion by playing a long ball out to the wing.
In all I think it has been a promising start by Madsen. I do wonder if the keyboard warriors will turn on him following a bad run of results. Seemingly playing the game at 33 rpm whilst all others are at 45 rpm makes him stand out. Time will tell.
I don't get the theory that a player is ready for the knacker yard once they are in their thirties. As a 50+ individual who has worked out throughout my life and works in a physically demanding job alongside people much younger, I would suggest that is more of a question as to whether the fire still burns inside you. I believe that I hit my physical peak around the age of 35 and can still hold my own with the youngsters. If you look back at some of top players over the years many of them arrived having been discarded by other clubs for being past their best. I never have seen us as a "development" club. When we have been at our best I feel that we have got the combination of older pros and younger players right. A two year contract for Cook? If he is the type of player I believe him to be we will extend his contract beyond two years.