Greaves Jacob Fabio Mention for Coyle works his socks off , just needs to know when to get close and when not to - rushes into positions a lot and gets done , good job he can recover
Coyle - It’s all been said already but what he lacks technically he makes up in sheer grit and determination. Jacob - Hugely impressed so far. Very calm and assured. Greaves - Dependable and solid. Could have easily picked another three but special mention to Carvalho and Morton for the goal.
Just to mention that Jacob isn't actually 'such a young lad'. He's 22 now, 23 in June! I do agree though, if Furlong is good enough to be a back up, then our LB problem might have solved itself, and maybe money could be better spent elsewhere?
Thought Fabios will to make a tackle and retrieve a ball on the floor was great to see , maybe he’ll take on from the local lads !
Coyle Carvalho Jacob - Greaves close behind Not sure what happened to Alfie, usually so strong, but his passing was dreadful
Coyle - Captains performance and a true battler. Jacob - All that time looking for who could play left back and we had one right under our noses Chuffed for the lad. Carvalho - Touch of class and seems prepared to do his share of work.
Watched in the sports bar abroad, in a performance like that it was down to the scrappers of the team, so for me ; 1. Coyle, captain courageous, was outstanding, and for large parts nullified Clarke 2. Jacob - again had a cracking game for one so young and inexperienced 3. Doc - he aint fancy, but he grafted, and was able to get his foot in to frustrate, specially playing on the wing, good lad The whole team put in a shift and even Lokillo was putting in challenges, nice to see us win the ugly way for a change, and not be bullied.
Five points for first choice, three for second, one for third. Coyle 212 Carvalho 82 Jacob 71 Greaves 31 Docherty 3 Allsop 2 Not bad for a team whose fullbacks are it's weakest links. Time to have a break, get missing players back, bring in some new ones and then aim for the stars. The season starts here.
