League Two

O’TOOLE GETS THE BALANCE RIGHT…

by
The LeaguePaper Team
11 February 2018

By Charlie Talbot-Smith

LEAGUE ONE
JOHN-JOE O’Toole’s switch from midfield to striker has brought with it the added benefit of fewer disciplinary problems.
And boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink insists the 29- year-old has found the right balance for his natural aggression.
Irishman O’Toole, who scooped the Sky Bet League One Player of the Month award for January, moved up front for Northampton last month and had scored four in his past five matches coming into this weekend.
And, for a man who has received at least ten bookings in his last five seasons, his haul of only five...

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