We keep saying this and yet he has villa to compliment him up top. Everyone loves Herrera who is right behind him. Maxi is more than serviceable, whether or not you think hes a DP. Wallace is take it or leave it on the other wing. Everyone is pretty high on Ring, so what is the problem?
Your icon is a Kangaroo. That's the problem.
On a more serious note, I don't think he's physical enough in taking on opposing defenders. The smart outside backs know they can muscle him off the ball or box him out. He needs to learn to mix it up more often when taking on defenders as well. Seems to only have a few moves that he likes to pull out over and over.
The problem could also be the outside back he has with him, whether it be RJ, White, or Struna. Didn't have much time to gel with Struna in a time-wise setting, only had a game or two. White is rarely in the offensive third, and when he is, he doesn't bring anything to help Jack or himself. RJ hasn't played and when he did, I don't remember him linking up with Jack much. RJ tended to run down the side and just cross the ball, not really making any inside runs or creating any interplay between him and Jack.
As an example, look at Wallace with Sweat vs. Wallace with Mata. Night and day, as if Mata gave Wallace some special sauce to become a 10x better player. Wallace's goals in the early part of the year only came when Mata was with him. Mata gets hurt, Sweat comes in, no interplay or exchange between the two. Mata comes back for the playoff game, Wallace looks like a renewed winger playing 1-2's with Mata, creating chances, and almost scoring the winning goal.
Maybe Jack would be infinitely better with an outside back that either:
- knows what he's doing.
- has a large portion of experience and knowledge playing together.
If that doesn't change anything, then Jack doesn't have as much potential as we think.
