howoldboy wrote:
He often looks the weak link on the highlights. He seems to give the ball away and doesn't seem to work hard enough to get it back. On the highlights Luke Joyce seems to make him look better by covering for his deficiencies. There again they are only highlights. I really should go to see a game some time.
Dicker has been our best central midfielder by some distance this season in my view. Don't forget, with the split center back system we are playing ,much of his job involves dropping into the massive gap between the central defenders to cover when we don't have the ball and to start the attacks when we do... they aren't likely to show that on the highlights very often. His passing is excellent and his anticipation and positioning are pretty good. His biggest weaknesses are a chronic lack of pace and he sometimes lacks energy against busy opposition. Overall though, well worth his place in the team currently.