It would be another tick for Tonda if he gets a tune out of Archer and judged on Archer’s cameo yesterday he just might. The resting of Scienza and AA in favour of Robinson and Archer worked well enough, as did the introduction of Romeu and Edwards. Eckert’s game management (early days) is several notches higher than Still, Juric and Martin.
Like to see him experiment with a back four and abandon the idea of Manning as a wing back. Good left foot though he’s got, he is just too slack defensively (even if played as a LB) which results in a barrage of unchallenged crosses and runs which will eventually be converted by the better sides. Give Wellington a run of games at LB to see if he can regain that early promise…… one of his first appearances v Palace comes to mind as eye catching. Play THB and one other at CB, and have a three man central midfield with Jander, Downes and Charles with Downes sat behind the other two as defensive cover. Downes was very good today and would shore up our defence in a way that Stephens and Wood consistently don’t. That leaves Scienza, Azaz and Armstrong as the attacking three with help from Fellows, Charles and Jander. Come on Tonda, give it a go!