Totally agree,robin. One very disappointing thing about Mowbrays tenure so far is his inability to understand that defending comes first.
All the more galling when he was a central defender himself, in some senses more excusable in Coyle.
How I wish Allardyce or even Lambert was in charge at this juncture. If nothing else,they both concentrated serious energy in getting the back-four(not three)sorted out,playing to their strengths in a system the players understood. This seems,so far,to be beyond Mowbray!