Agreed, but....

Ward struggled when up against Kebe. You don't want your centre-back up against a winger, you really want him up against a striker.

Kebe should have been defended by Drury, but he was caught upfield, partly because of how we play (get both full-backs forward and so wide) and also because Lansbury played on the left-hand side of the diamond instead of Hoolahan.

Now, to switch Hoolahan and Lansbury positions was good in my book, as you need Hoolahan as far forward as you can get him - that's where he does his damage.

But, when Hoolahan plays left-side of the diamond, he works harder than many credit him for. Today though, defensively Lansbury was not as good in that position as Hoolahan was.

Therefore, in a round about kind of way, I attribute some of our left-sided defensive wobbles to the fact Lansbury did not work back as well as he should. This had a knock-on effect towards our back line.

And the small fact that Kebe is a good player!

Posted By: Wayne Biggins, Feb 13, 11:21:12