Just seen your post too @Neiler where you have pretty much said all I said but much earlier 🤣 Will teach me to up my game and read all posts at pace, pause and then reply ha ha
Got the code to the Lid league, fella? @Neiler
So many exciting options at the 4.5m mark in defence, even if they rarely score over 100pts in a season. Rotating them through periods seems the way to go.
100% mate, the other thing that would help us at full back would be our wingers asking more question of the oppotition full back particularly down the right hand side. To many times last season the opposition full back could get down our right...
I totally agree, and that is exactly how we were playing (and playing well) in the second half of last season.
I think for this system to work better we need a LB who is close to the same level as Myko defensively but leagues better going...
The thing that Jake enables though is the ability to go to a back five if required when hes at full back and we have required it in certain games, its like a hybrid full back/centre half role mate.
Thats not to say we dont need a right full, we...
I often feel a bit
I often feel a bit sorry for Myko. He's been unfortunate in following Baines whose a premier league GOAT at left back and Digne who that FSW should never have been allowed to flog.
He very rarely gets done defensively and...
Hes been a great servant mate and like so many hes been asked to play in difficult circumstances with little support, i think hes played an incredible amount of football both for us and Ukraine - prob more then he should have. I think a bit of...
Brining in a new left back would be a great balancing signing for the squad.
It’s been annoying me more then right full to be honest.
We also need to keep Myko honest he’d benefit from some real competition and to develop some consistency...