I disagree with this narrative around Howe. He was playing left of a front three – not his position granted. AB only plays with one centre forward. It is clear that Howe needs to play as part of a two. That wont happen, playing two up top is slightly old fashioned tactics.
Howe unfortunately playing out of position means his defensive and tactical nous is very limited and means we are weaker when he plays in that position.
Whitehall is a better all round centre forward because he is taller, can hold the ball up and has a better goalscoring record at this and the level below.
I do like Howe’s effort although mind you how many 90 mins did he complete with us?
This doesn’t mean I prefer Smith, Dausch or Hurst though on the left. All three are right footed and means that we play too narrow with Roberts also cutting in and our fullbacks don’t overlap as they are more defensive in nature (Starbuck is more offensive but his defending recently has been shaky)
