Quote Originally Posted by durhampie View Post
There was no reason to bring Johnson into the team and disrupt the defence. Maynard should have started with Tsaroulla in the wing back position. Giving people game time just for the sake of it doesn't always work.. The fact that Johnson had a decent game coming on as a sub, shouldn't have guaranteed him a start in the game..
Yeah, SM must've have thought he was killing 2 birds with 1 stone there - avoiding a difficult selection decision; Johnson or McDonald and shoehorning in an extra defender for a game he was nervous about