4 at the back?

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I thought we had been playing 10 at the back and just hoofing it upfield to no one

Cynical...but true, Terry.

Yeah, good post. And actually, based on last season, Longstaff is almost the equal of Shelvey when it comes to passing but offers so much more and he and Hayden worked very well together (although they won't have the chance for the next 3 games). I think Dummett has improved massively defensively but agree that as a 'modern' full back he doesn't offer enough.

I haven't seen enough of Krafth to judge but i have seen enough of Yedlin and Wanquillo to know that Krafth deserves a shot at making the spot his own. Agree about Lascelles too-I think Fernandez is just a better all-round defender.

Problem is, that's quite an attacking set-up and Bruce has already laughably labelled our performance against Brighton as 'too open'. Luckily we tightened up against Leicester.

No, wait....