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George Bennett discusses Walsall's need for defensive improvement
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03/05/2024
George Bennett reviews Walsall's season on this week's Bescot Beat.
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What I mean, firstly, they're going to lose a Cagpué and Adepiéga by the looks of it.
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Both of their loans have expired and especially second half of the season, they've been massively
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crucial, which kind of leaves you then with a back line of Farkassen, Daniels and Allen.
00:18
I guess importantly would be firstly hoping that the injury situation is nowhere near
00:25
as severe as it's been this season, because we've listed there the players that they've
00:31
been missing.
00:35
Possibly the wing back areas has been one of the concerns we've spoken about defending
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from wide areas.
00:41
Walsall have been letting far too many crosses into the box and that's ultimately led to
00:47
them conceding the amount of goals that they've conceded.
00:52
But yeah, I expect reinforcements in the summer.
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Mattsdorf has already said that it's an area that he needs to address.
01:00
They can't keep conceding that amount of goals.
01:02
They can't keep affording days like they had on Saturday where they lost 5-1 against Wimbledon
01:08
and they need to get out of that rut.
01:12
But yeah, it's going to be interesting.
01:16
I think firstly, Farkassen came back in on the final day and that wasn't Deprecy Farkassen
01:21
that we love and know.
01:23
He was crucial when he came back from injury in November, but he hasn't been sat on the
01:29
bench really since he came back on the Easter weekend and that was the first time we'd seen
01:36
anything from him.
01:38
He just didn't look right and you just hope that hopefully now he can get a pre-season
01:41
under his belt, hit the reset button and come back in the new season fresh because
01:47
I feel like a fully fit Presley Farkassen throughout the campaign hopefully, touch wood,
01:53
will be a massive boost.
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Donovan Daniels has struggled since he came back.
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I think he's another one that needs to hit the reset button, but I would fully expect
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Matt Sadler to bring in reinforcements, firstly for competition, but maybe even just to bolster
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those areas.
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