I am sorry for Neil feeling that he has to play 5 at the back.
Unless we play 4-1-3-2 with Davis in front of the defence, his options seem more limited this year than last – for some reason.
He really wants to include Davis, Manny and Loft. I get that. (What he does next week may be more problematic with the sending off.) But who is the third CB he can play? – Not Rowe unless things are very bad.
Green staying on looked an odd call.
Hackney did okay in a difficult situation, the like of which he’s never experienced before – but needed to come off at half time.
Questions can legitimately be asked about what he was trying to achieve yesterday with the decisions we witnessed.
