19 Jul 2017 19:54:57
I tell you what. Our squad looks great and Pickford and Sandro didn't play. Dowell could be a complete revelation this season. Connelly at left back looked good as did Martina at right back. Klassen didn't do much, Rooney has that touch of class about him. Boys this is a potential great season ahead oh a great to see Besic playing at centre back could offer us a great ball playing option as well.
19 Jul 2017 20:07:34
Besic could turn out to be great replacement for mori. Didn't he play for his country in euros last year as centre back?
19 Jul 2017 20:08:09
Klassen made a decent run for the header, bit more luck and we could have been congratulating him on a goal too. Lookman is looking energetic, I even like Mo Besic at CB doing all those positive runs but he's not really been tested defensively! . In fact I haven't really seen a player yet they hasn't impressed me.
19 Jul 2017 21:27:12
Besic is great at bringing the ball out of defence, but does he have the height/ strength to be a Premier League centre-back?
I’m old enough to remember a match away to Arsenal (in 1970-71 I recall - the season after we won the league) when Howard Kendall was moved to centre-back and we were slaughtered 4-0 because he couldn't cope with their aerial prowess. That experiment wasn't repeated!
19 Jul 2017 22:55:18
I think in a 3 yes Bobby his defensive duties would be different. As I said it offers options.
20 Jul 2017 00:06:25
Svenny - good call about Besic in a back-three - that might just work, but I'd like to see him prove it in a few more competitive matches.