Rotherham United should turn to ex-Blackburn centre-back to solve defensive crisis: Opinion
With the Millers suffering from massive defensive injuries, Matt Taylor should make a play for an experienced Spanish free agent
Deserted by long-term manager Paul Warne last September just over a month into the season, the Millers had to go back to square one, and they ended up landing on Matt Taylor of Exeter City.
The Grecians head coach arrived at the New York Stadium and, perhaps against all the odds, he led the Yorkshire outfit to Championship safety.
There are now worries though that United may struggle in the 2023-24 season, as their start to the campaign has been less-than impressive.
After 11 matches, Rotherham sit second-bottom of the league with only Sheffield Wednesday below them, and just one win has been picked up, which came against Norwich City back in August.
In the midst of their early season struggles though, there is a bit of a crisis in defence that is plaguing Taylor and his options at the back.
Against Southampton in their great 1-1 draw at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday, Grant Hall and Lee Peltier – two experienced defenders who have only just returned from injuries themselves – were the only options that Taylor had at his disposal.
Tyler Blackett’s recent hamstring injury is set to put him on the shelf for months, and Cameron Humphreys will be out for longer. It looks like a tear to the same muscle, whilst Sean Morrison has also been injured too.
It all means that if Rotherham can, they should be looking into potential free agent options, even if a deal lasts only for a couple of months until January, and the perfect fit could be Daniel Ayala.
Who is Daniel Ayala?
Against Southampton in their great 1-1 draw at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday, Grant Hall and Lee Peltier – two experienced defenders who have only just returned from injuries themselves – were the only options that Taylor had at his disposal.
Tyler Blackett’s recent hamstring injury is set to put him on the shelf for months, and Cameron Humphreys will be out for longer. It looks like a tear to the same muscle, whilst Sean Morrison has also been injured too.
It all means that if Rotherham can, they should be looking into potential free agent options, even if a deal lasts only for a couple of months until January, and the perfect fit could be Daniel Ayala.
Who is Daniel Ayala?
Fans will be excited to see Johnson potentially coming back, too, and they’ll hope his return can somehow inspire the other players into better form to get them up the table and out of their current predicament, with them firmly rooted to the bottom of the league.
Where are Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship?
Wednesday are rock bottom of the Championship with just three points and no wins from 11 games.
