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Was tempted to call it “right wing” but didn’t want to cause more arguments.
Furlong - Fellows to Campbell - Wallace/SIJ felt like a massive step down. Campbell looked like a Pulis era CB playing RB because that’s precisely what he was. Wallace offered nothing and SIJ needs to remember he has a right foot.
Needs a rethink because we offered absolutely nothing down that side all day.
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That is pretty much how we assessed it on the drive home. Jed has done OK before today, but just that - today he didn’t offer anywhere near what Fellows did even on an off day.
It feels like a bolt-on replacement. Where is Grant BTW?
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I'm not going to write Campbell off after two matches. He was arguably man of the match v Stoke, too!
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I'd agree, right side is a bit of a weakness, Wallace is back to main starter which is a definite step down, Campbell is very defensive too which means we offer less than we need to that side.
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09-13-2025, 07:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-13-2025, 07:26 PM by rsbaggy2.)
Maybe we can try left footed SIJ on the left.
And right footed MJ on the right.
Radical I know.
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I always find it pretty pathetic that a professional footballer can't use their weaker foot. How do you get to that level without being able to use either foot comfortably? That's a general musing, btw, and not a specific criticism of SIJ - who looked handy when he came on, tbf.
