Alex Pearce’s type has come below fireplace within the newest episode of The Game with Quarters and Barra after the Fremantle captain had two baggage of 4 objectives kicked on him in 4 video games.
Former West Coast Eagle and 7NEWS reporter Adrian Barich has boldly declared that the captaincy is the one factor saving the Dockers skipper from the axe after a shock 1-3 begin.
“If he wasn’t captain, he would be under the pump, no question about it,” Barich stated.
“He is in the gun. He has to lift.”
With Joel Hamling ready within the wings, the strain is on Pearce to recapture his lock-down type, and Barich believes Pearce must strip his position again to the necessities.
“Pearce needs to go back to being the ‘I’m standing on you, defender, I’m holding you, I’m blocking you’,” he stated.
“I think Pearce thinks because he is captain, he has to play more of a wide-ranging role, and I think he is getting distracted.”
The West’s chief sport reporter Glen Quartermain stood up for Pearce, claiming he wants extra time to regulate and extra strain from upfield.
“I’m going to stick up for Alex Pearce here,” he declared.
“I think he’s a good leader. I think he’s in the right position.
“There’s a bit of pressure from the ball coming in as well. It’s pretty hard down there in defence when you’ve got the ball coming down that easily.”
Barra additionally addressed the query of management and puzzled if it had deteriorated after the elimination of long-time skipper Nat Fyfe.
“Maybe some leadership has gone away,” he stated.
“The double banger of ‘you’re not captain, and by the way, you’re not playing in the midfield’.
“I don’t think Fyfe would have reacted badly, but Pearce probably isn’t filling in as well as maybe Fyfe or perhaps (Andrew) Brayshaw and (Caleb) Serong did because he is struggling himself, isn’t he?”
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Source: www.perthnow.com.au
