I hadn’t picked up that he played Pennington at RB!
Perhaps an indication that only one out of the 3 available midfield options are to be played in midfield at once.
I think most of us who watched last year didn’t have high hopes for Lewis and Rufer as a starting pair, but were open to being pleasantly surprised.
Will that Pennington sub mean Uffie also is looking at moving Elliot/Fenton to the left? Thought Fenton also dragged by Uffie in a game.
I think Sutton could still be an option there with cover in front of him, given last year.
Think the lack of midfield cover is making life hard for the FBs.
We have a lot of 90s cricketers type bit piece all rounders who haven’t nailed down excellence in one spot.
Perhaps an indication that only one out of the 3 available midfield options are to be played in midfield at once.
I think most of us who watched last year didn’t have high hopes for Lewis and Rufer as a starting pair, but were open to being pleasantly surprised.
Will that Pennington sub mean Uffie also is looking at moving Elliot/Fenton to the left? Thought Fenton also dragged by Uffie in a game.
I think Sutton could still be an option there with cover in front of him, given last year.
Think the lack of midfield cover is making life hard for the FBs.
We have a lot of 90s cricketers type bit piece all rounders who haven’t nailed down excellence in one spot.
I could be wrong, but it was my impression our early replacements were not like for like. I think in the final formation Pennigton played where Rufer was, and Fenton played where Eliot was. Initially I felt that this backfired, but with the benefit of hindsight I do not think we played any worse in the second half, we just did not play any better.
The first penalty was marginal (I am not questioning the call) and the second one an unforced error by McGarry - there was no need to do that at all. At worst, this would have ben a 2:0 loss, except we lost our shape after the second penalty (lack of leadership and a young squad, probably).
Initially I agreed with others our attack was abysmal on the day. On second thought, I reckon that this is a symptom of the hole left by the loss of Devlin and Davila, and is not going to be fixed until we see how the new Mexican fits in next to Piscopo (and Ball). I am hoping for improvement but not expecting miracles.