People are certainly realistic when considering Dale's ability, hence the groans. Frank Lampard he is not.
We haven't had enough speculative efforts this season however. Propper is guilty of this, Gross has been in shooting positions too. Dale has taken them on, he bought a ticket as it were...
He also missed the mark a few times, admittedly when he took it on with his left.
The underlying issue is not with Stephens himself but the hesitancy of anyone else to shoot from distance which has been noticeable this season.
Stephens, fair play to him, has taken it on with varying degrees of...
His effort in previous games has left a lot to be desired.
Like others have said Brown had one of his best games for us yesterday. However, starting him over Solly or Izquierdo wasn't necessarily an effective choice by CH.