I like Wellens, I have always thought he gets stuck in, controls the game well and can pick a pass. He has come in for some stick because he's looked lazy and lacklustre, especially under Sven and the start of the second Nige reign. The one thing about Wellens is, when he plays well, the team plays well. When he doesn't play well, the team doesn't play well.
Gallagher for me is simply frustrating, you get days like today where he's very good, followed by a month of utter crap performances. This supposed 'technical gift' he has does exist, he just can't produce it enough on a regular basis, granted you can't expect to smash in a 25 yard pearler from a free kick every game. However, the standard of his corners I feel are very poor and easy to defend. They are floated, lack any kind of whip and pace and for someone, who clearly has such good technical ability, I find it very, very frustrating.
He isn't willing to put his foot in or head the ball. Now I'm sure Prof will be along to tell me that isn't his game, but if we have players that aren't willing to tackle when there is a perfectly reasonable opportunity to do so, then I find this very frustrating as well. Even players at a lower standard, every one is capable of just 'putting themselves about' so to speak, and actually get a foot in. Gallagher did this today, I saw him win headers and commit to tackles, leading to him having a good game and thoroughly deserving his two goals. Of course this wasn't the only thing that lead to him having a good game, he was involved in our most promising attacking moves.
Gallagher is far too few and far between, but I'd love nothing more to be proved wrong and see him add consistency to his game.
