It's possible for players to be proficient in more than one position. If a player plays nearly half a season at right back and does well and plays for Ireland at right back I think it's pretty reasonable to say right back is one of the positions...
For sure but it's not the priority some make it out to be. It's just one of a number of areas that can still easily be improved and not some catastrophic dereliction of duty to not address it in the window just gone as some make it out to be. If...
Being unsentimental I think he is a clear area where we could upgrade in terms of pace, distribution and decision making and he isn't getting any younger. I like his character and he's been good for us but we need higher level players to push on.
Oh for sure. We could get a better right back. But there are quite a few positions we could improve. Apart from Branthewaite we could get centre backs who are quicker and better on the ball. We could get a left back who is better on the ball. We...
That's like criticising Messi's heading. Pickford doesn't dominate his area like a taller keeper because he isn't a tall keeper. Neither was Southall. But just as Messi is better at dribbling than anyone in history because of his lack of height...