Uppo58 wrote:Following his initial stint at 6 where he did a job for us without really looking at home, I thought we may get more of the same when Radders moved him to centre. His early performance bore that out for me both in defence and with ball in hand.
But with time in the roll you could start to see him slowly develop. His contact in defence has always been good but he added to this a near perfect positional sense that makes him now an outstanding defensive centre. Towards the back end of last season he then started to add, something to his attacking centre play. His timing and acceleration and more than anything that graceful classy centres stride makes him look like a Rolls Royce, it's effortless and silky smooth.
Now he seems to be consistently performing at this level , and he's clealrly enjoying it. If he could move up to the next level he has the potential to be one of Hull FCs great Centre ThreeQuarters.
Of course he's not yet a James Leuluai, James came to us with his reputation already in place as a top international centre. But if Carlos's rate of improvement in his last 20 games can be maintained and he has some longevity with the club , we could be seeing the emergence of one of our greatest ever centres.
I really believe he could be that good. It's hard find a flaw in his game at the moment as it is.
We are very lucky to have him and of course Radders and Lastys vision and decision making should not be underestimated in the amazing development Carlos Tuimavave.
Great post. You have just restored my faith in this board with something worth reading!
