1984saints wrote:
we are all saying gaskell cant tackle this season he as missed 19 tackles same as lomax so does this mean he cant tackle too think not
There's a difference between being a good tackler and being a good defender. Lomax misses the odd one but he usually at the very least makes a nuisance of himself. Gaskell is quite prone to being caught out of position and simply not being there to make or miss a tackle.
FWIW, I don't think that Offside Monkey was being dismissive of Gaskell as a player or as a long term prospect - he's just made the perfectly valid point that, on recent evidence, Gaskell defending out wide against Warrington's backline is a cause for concern in this match.