Tarkowski, Mawson and Maguire all ahead of Dunk.
To the tune of The Monkees:
Hey hey Lewis Dunky
Best defender around
Should have been picked for England
And Southgate's a Palace clown
You're right about the Southampton one, and Dunk was involved in that. I wouldn't blame him for it. Ward-Prowse put the ball in, and he's widely acknowledged as one of the best in the business; it got a deflection off Izquierdo, and Stephens managed to get his touch in ahead of Dunk.
I'm of the view that the best England CB at present is Stones. I'm watching Maguire at present and, again, he's highly impressive, and Dunk currently doesn't look to be at his level. But he's at least as good as Tarkowski and clearly better than Mawson (I'd really like you or Mo Gosfield to...
My view is that you're being a tad harsh on Dunk here, although I do recognise that this is a well-crafted argument. I'd also question the timing of this, because (do correct me if I'm wrong on this), yesterday was the first goal we've conceded from a set piece since West Brom, over two months...
Agree with this. I've been saying for a while that the two things that are holding him back are a lack of searing pace (he's no slouch, but there are other quicker CBs in the PL with other similar qualities), and his inability to control his head. He's sorted out the latter, he's not going to be...