Or my favourite outsider Dyer.
Problem for Piper is he's still very much learning the art of playing as a striker, with back to goal etc. This weekend he'll likely return to the pine as Eze starts.
Mata and Dyer have been doing it for years, if at moderate levels. Plus they have some international experience, esp Mata who has played under Baze in this WC cycle.
AWs don't play for over 3 weeks, and still 2 weeks before the squad is picked. Time for Max to stake a case.
Mata don't score many but his hold up play is 2nd only to Wood. You can see it in those brief highlights above. Max's problem is that St Pats have a bit of a stacked forward line by LOI standards.
Elbouzedi and Keena have played plenty of L1/L2 in the UK. Elbouzedi a few seasons in the Swedish Allsvenskan. Ryan Edmondson also L1/L2 experience plus an ALM winner with the Mariners. Romal Palmer (though maybe more a midfielder/winger) was with Barnsley in The Championship.
But sounds like Mata impressed off the bench this morning for St Pats who sit 2nd on the early season table.
