Quote Originally Posted by the_anticlough View Post
Well, by bringing in 'disastrous start' from nowhere, you were suggesting I was critical of the start we've made whereas I'm very happy whilst still 'reading the tea leaves' and projecting ahead...

That's a good question. No, I'm happy with the keeper. Sam will work it out, I'm sure.
Midfield is a question mark, isn't it? Any talk of Doyle playing will have me throwing the laptop against the wall. Let's see how Francis progresses...it's a very important position. We need someone to stamp their authority in there and have a real presence about them..

My main concern though is the right-hand side. I think they may have screwed up. Nemane has played, what 16% of our match time so far? Does IB intend to use him much more than that? I've got more faith in Chicksen and Taylor on the other side. But I think it's hard to recruit for 3-5-2, there aren't many specialist wing-backs out there. Between DKE and Nemane they have defence and attack covered, but the fact that neither can offer enough of both is a real problem IMO. So what I predict is that 3-5-2 won't last, and it'll be the latest in the long line of failed wing-back experiments. A 4-2-3-1 with a back line of Brindley Lacey Cameron, Taylor and any 3 of our great attacking players behind Woots could be on the cards - a lucky accident from a recruitment failure
I’m sure Nemane had some sort of injury or was recovering from an injury when we signed him and was behind the others pre-season fitness wise.