He definitely was asked to press by foster, whats the point of hardie doing it on his own? Its just he doesnt do it very well which is why foster eventually stuck gyabi as a ten (which worked the odd time, shockingly!). Under schuey they were definitely told not to and conserve for the big moments. It showed.
Poor form is an exaggeration, but perhaps falling short of his own high standards and he'd likely tell you the same thing. Hes not quite as explosive, and his decision making is a little off, hes either rushing chances and snatching at shots or premeditating what he's going to do making it too easy for defenders. He needs to take what the game gives him sometimes. Since azaz left he's been trying to do it on his own and that never works. Hardie's decision making has been off too, keeping it when he should have passed it and vice versa. We've butchered so many chances lately. I think they're both a bit mentally frazzled if nothing else. 46 games in this league is a long old slog, especially if you start every one of them.
