I agree with your view of what RDZ has done with us to date, but do we only keep our right back a bit deeper because that suits the players he inherited (i.e. Veltman)? If he was building a squad from scratch, maybe RDZ would buy two box to box full backs? In which case your Baleba plan could be...
He certainly looks like he has everything required to play either position. It's the modern way to have ball players with technique and attacking intent who would usually be more suited to midfield playing at full back which is why I think there's a chance he might stay there. He's also got...
What an exceptional couple of months for JH. 18 years old, out of position and thrown into the hardest league in the world in a team with a unique and demanding style of play. And not only has he barely put a foot wrong, he's become a genuine threat from right back. For me he's been one of the...
Against Brentford? Not the same in my opinion. Brentford were in shape, had two men back and one was actually marking Mitoma before that goal. We scored because of our brilliance - Mitoma's run and Steele's kick. In the Chelsea example today, they'd simply left nobody in a defensive position so...
That incident a few minutes ago sums up Chelsea. Chelsea attacking, Wolves keeper catches the ball, looks up and sees Hwang on the halfway line with not a single Chelsea player back. He must have had 20+ yards of space. OK nothing was made of it as Sa's poor kick went straight out of play, but...
I didn't do Marseille, but Athens was a much better trip than Ajax. I loved the city and the people. Their team was good too, whereas Ajax were just so bad that it all felt a bit easy.