https://youtu.be/7p2P7sjaCDII'm sure we've all seen it but this was kind of the moment I realised theres not much down for Mereno as a defender.
I think most people associate the mistakes he makes with his positioning, and to be fair the majority of time they are right. He is always out of position from his very erratic understanding of how high he plays his football.
Here though you can see just the basic lack of defensive technique that he has. Getting himself too square on very early so that he can't move his feet anywhere near quickly enough to stay with his attacker.
In that clip when the attacker shoots the ball he is square on, looking away from the ball, with his hands tucked behind his back.
And this is a rare occasion where he is behind the ball and there should be little danger. A lot of the time he's already sold himself down the river in persuit of finally making a crossing assist.
A 300 page book could be written about every mistake the lad made and how he could do better just in that clip alone. The truth is there are many, many more examples out there.
I think he just has too much to learn and sadly for us and him, he lacks the basic instincts to ever pull it around.
The lad is a failed winger because of his poor output and for my money a failed left back because he lacks any natural understanding of that position.
I hope he proves me wrong if we go in to the new season with him again, but i'll have no issue with venting about it all should he (and we) continue to fail to learn from mistakes. Not because I want him to fail or because it will achieve anything, but because it's therapeutic to let it all out.
I'm feeling better already.
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