How would you sum up Storey’s time at Preston?
I’d say blended.
Storey arrived from League Two outfit Exeter Metropolis within the summertime of 2018 after serving to them attain the play-off remaining. It was a likeable signing on the time – a youthful, ball-playing centre-half with a seemingly extreme ceiling.
Storey has carried out merely shy of 100 video video games for Preston since then and carried out a job at Championship stage.
I’d say the defender’s progress has been sluggish since that first season on the stage, the place he carried out 32 situations. Storey barely featured in 2019/20 after the arrival of Patrick Bauer nonetheless acquired further of a look in ultimate season beneath Frankie McAvoy and did successfully in a central three.
It’s always been a wrestle for him to get a continuing run throughout the group. Storey is a powerful operator on his day and should uncover a stage of consistency in his performances.
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What kind of participant is he?
When in price at North Finish, Alex Neil described Storey as having all the raw devices to succeed. It’s always been about consistency with Storey and really inserting his sport collectively.
He’s an athletic lad who likes to defend and does have the facility to hold the ball out from the once more, when he’s at it. Storey is by no means mushy nonetheless you do actually really feel he’s a participant who should actually really feel appreciated, in some other case his confidence can merely dip on the pitch.
Strengths and weaknesses?
He competes successfully bodily and throughout the air. Robust throughout the cope with and an excellent lad to have spherical. He truly isn’t sluggish and recovers successfully if he should.
Technically, not poor nonetheless not on the an identical stage as any individual like ex-Preston group mate Ben Davies. Storey has had a bent to make costly errors, which he managed to cut-out on the end of ultimate season and that led to a run throughout the group.
Typically decision-making lets him down and he can look a nervous footballer in certain conditions. I’d anticipate him to handle excellent at League One stage.
Why has he not featured beneath Ryan Lowe?
He’s competing for the most effective centre-back slot and that’s Sepp van den Berg’s at the moment, with Patrick Bauer throughout the heart and Andrew Hughes the left centre-back.
On-loan Liverpool man van den Berg carried out correct wing-back ultimate season, nonetheless his switch to the middle has seen Storey miss out. Lowe wished to return in and assess the entire squad.
He says he has carried out that now and is conscious of who gained’t play beneath him, whereas saying a pair may choose to exit for sport time. Having signed a model new contract until 2025 in September, it could be an almighty plunge if Storey is now deemed surplus to requirements.
Preston even have Bambo Diaby on trial, so they could successfully have to create room in an effort to get that over the highway.
Do you suppose he could possibly be an excellent signing for Wednesday?
Yep.
Storey is 24 and he should be having fun with week-in-week-out for a membership. Continuously being in and out of the group can’t help his confidence or create so much match day rhythm.
He’s had some good days throughout the Championship and some harmful, nonetheless League One is a stage I think about he might cope with for sure.
I don’t suppose he’d be fazed the least bit by having fun with in entrance of an enormous Hillsborough crowd or for a membership of Wednesday’s measurement. He may wish to hold and fight for his place at Deepdale as soon as extra nonetheless that’s one that can make sense for all occasions if he isn’t going to get a look in.
