I get why Wilder wants a left footed left sided CB, but what I don't get is why Bola is the first pick there until we do, rather than Paddy, who played there the whole of last season.
Bola's done OK I think, but it just seems a strange deceion given he didn't feature there at all last season.
McNair being suspended for the opening game was a big factor, but as soon as McNair became available again he should have slotted back into the LCB role. I do wonder if Wilder has also chosen to play Bola there to send a message to the club, that he's determined to have a left-footer playing there this season.I get why Wilder wants a left footed left sided CB, but what I don't get is why Bola is the first pick there until we do, rather than Paddy, who played there the whole of last season.
Bola's done OK I think, but it just seems a strange deceion given he didn't feature there at all last season.
I don't think he'll change it either, nor do I think he should. I think Bola is pretty good cover for the LWB and LCB positions and that probably influences CW's decisions too.I get what you're saying, and I would agree with you. I can only assume some of the stuff they've been working on in pre season, patterns of play both defensively and in an attacking sense have been based around us having that left footed player at the side of the back three. He seems fairly committed to having that system embedded and I'm not sure he'll change it unless we have a complete collapse at the back and continue to ship goals for fun.
I agree that in part CW is making a point by player Bola there ahead of Paddy.McNair being suspended for the opening game was a big factor, but as soon as McNair became available again he should have slotted back into the LCB role. I do wonder if Wilder has also chosen to play Bola there to send a message to the club, that he's determined to have a left-footer playing there this season.
I worry that we may have shot ourselves in the foot in our persuit of Greaves. He's a good player and will be a good signing if we get him, but what if he doesn't sign until deadline day? We'll be 7 games into the season by then and we may still have not registered a win.
I'd have preferred for us to have prioritised signing a LCB this summer, rather than bringing in Lenihan. Hull weren't playing ball when we tried to sign Greaves earlier in the window, so we should have just moved on and looked elsewhere.
Looking forward to SaturdayPut Greaves in that back line and we'll be absolutely sound.
We're looking great offensively just that little bit of tightening and we'll be sound.
The boys were unlucky. I for one am not gonna get on their backs.
On to Saturday UTFB