SafewayFox

You’re spot on mate. I’ll rephrase it, we have two out and out wingers in Stephy and Fatawu. I still feel McAteer and probably Akgun will find they’re playing more centrally, they definitely aren’t the same “get you off your seat” style wingers.

One thing is for sure - how nice is it actually having two wingers either side? None of this one attacking winger and a more reserved winger on the other flank. Whether Stephy does (or doesn’t make) the step up, he’s been a shrewd signing which we couldn’t say for quite a few windows yet can confidently say that about a few this summer 👌🏻

Surely Fatawu’s pass completion was ruined when he went through that very weird patch of just hitting floated balls to the far post (no man’s land)?

I think a fair assessment is “too early to judge pile”. He clearly has an eye for a pass and seems to work hard for the team BUT I don’t know which position he actually fits in our current set up. I don’t think he has that acceleration to play as one of our wingers nor the athleticism to play the 8 - that’s my biggest worry. Hopefully he stays fit and kicks on as he’s shown glimpses of promise in his stop/start time here so far.

I have always found the love for Kelechi on here a bit bizarre. He has had a purple patch when there were no fans but can recall so many more comments on how “he can’t play up top on his own” or “he needs a run of games” to justify his inclusion but his performance today is up there with some of Youri’s hideously lazy run outs from last season.

He was sloppy with some of his passing but so many more things that wound me up today than Mads IMO.

Hutchinson is pretty rapid so expected that but Faes is slow, whilst obviously not Vesty slow but he has shown countless times for us that he often gets out paced. If you had him in a foot race with Cags or even worse Fofana then you’d see it…..I have been impressed with Faes more than I expected this season but would feel very nervous him being our first choice LCB IF we get promoted.

React to the game for starters. KDH was clearly leggy as you say but not realising that we’re losing the battles/energy in the middle of the park and solidifying that with Hamza over Akgun was a decision Rodgers was making when he had checked out.

I can’t get my head around the lack of penalty for me. 2-0 up and the games put to bed….possibly the most obvious penalty all weekend.

You can’t account for the terrible decisions from the referee BUT it was a level of ignorance/naivety that Enzo seemed to make pre-meditated substitutions rather than react to what was happening on the pitch. Hamza SHOULD have come on for KDH and no idea why Kelechi was chosen ahead of Cannon, he hardly has shown himself as a defending from the front striker in his time here.

Agreed about the Wilf coming off comments making us look more vulnerable but Kelechi for Daka is just as damning right now. Daka’s pressing is night and day compared to the lethargic Iheanahco display since coming on (pretty much all season).

I forgot how much I hate Goodman on commentary. He’s almost deliberately wrong for shits and giggles.

If only he was a yard quicker and he’d comfortably make the step up at LCB in the PL for me. He has those rash moments but when we’re playing well he seems to limit those.