Saint_clark

If they stuck Maximin on that wing we'd be in trouble though. In that situation I think they need to swap Armstrong over as well and tell him to stick to him.

Trouble is Stephens has played right back before, got forward and we've been massively exposed down that side. At least this way we're solid if unspectacular on the left and retain all of our threat on the right, if not more as KWP can get further forward knowing there's 3 players staying back rather than 2.

I have to agree. At least we're not asking him to try and bomb down the wing and conceding goal after goal down that side as a result.

If that's the case I'd prefer Djenepo switched over to the right and Armstrong being conservative on the left.

We'll rue not making this count.

Oh Theo.......should have passed it after that. Brilliant from Djenepo.

Everyone lined up on the edge of the box and nobody ran in. Wtf.

JWP certainly does lack that little spark of creativity from open play.

He was gone if they hadn't brought him down.

How the hell did Longstaff beat Vestergard in the air there? Was there a push in the back?

Didn't look like that went out to me....

The irreplaceable McCarthy at work there. Nobody better out there.

Ok if that's the kind of forward pass Stephens is gonna play then he can just face our own goal for the entire game.

True, just wish he'd at least look forward when there's noone within 10 yards of him.

Every single time he gets the ball he just turns inside and passes back. Might be a safety instruction from Ralph but it's really frustrating.

Stephens needs to be braver, he's refusing to even look down the line at the moment.

Fucking yesssss

Stephens at left back. Commos right, I guess one disruption is better than 2. Keep the threat of KWP on the right.

Trying to temper my excitement.

Just seen the team, nope.

I'm always of the opinion that if someone is good enough to be on the bench if needed then they're good enough to fill in for the first choice in their position. I'd be much more confident if Ramsay were starting at right back.

Just guessing. Changing the entire formation would be even more mental than playing Stephens at right back.

Walker-peters at left back means we lose a lot of width that side (although I can see him slotting one into the net after making a run inside redmond), Stephens at rightback is a nightmare. He needs to just sit back and not go forward and that means we lose even more width.

You're right, Alex McCarthy is the absolute best goalkeeper we could hope to have in goal 🤦‍♂️

I don't know, I'm not a full time professional scout with intricate knowledge of lower and foreign leagues where we would undoubtedly find better keepers for reasonable amounts of money.