Brilliant defenders? The same crop had us in the bottom 3 under Lampard last season. The only difference has been Branthwaite coming in for Mina and Coady, and even that was at the insistence of Dyche.
If Patterson had stayed fit he probably would have played a lot more, and Godfrey had opportunities to build some form which has only happened recently, Mykolenko has also started picking up injuries. Young doesn’t play as much if these things don’t happen. He’s had a few bad games but also a load of game where you don’t notice he’s even playing. It’s a bizarre thing for people to keep moaning about the selection of one player.
Last season upto getting sacked Lampard had holgate, Keane, Coady and
Tarkowski as his 4 CB, he also played a different style to dyche. And why bring Lampard up anyway, we get told he’s a terrible manager and yet people constantly bring him up in their defence of Dyche, it’s like this group can’t play better football,
Lampard tried that and look what happened.
My point is dyche sets us up to be very hard to beat, at times it’s like we’ve got 4 CB’s and McNeil and Harrison are wing backs. And having 2 very good CB’s,
Keeper, full backs and hard working midfield will
Help you keep clean sheets, that’s why when we concede first it’s a long way back,
As it’s difficult for the manager amd
The players to suddenly try and go on the front foot