Spot on. There was a game at the end of last season when we played so many youngsters (and Coxe up front) that it was a mismatch and, pretty much, a waste of time. A similar thing yesterday in the first half with so many players out of position or uncomfortable in an unfamiliar system. Paterson's inclusion seemed to cause the biggest disruption, not only did Coxe & Abbruzzese have to move but he was so rusty that Young and Duffus were both wary of leaving his channel unguarded. Hull's first goal came when all three of them appeared in the right back position at the same time. Great that Paterson is on his way back but he could've played anywhere yesterday if he just needed some match fitness. Of course there's a bigger picture here but the reshuffle seemed unfair on the youngsters (especially the trialists).Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
I know Harris is highly regarded here but I'm yet to see him have anything like a decent game, I guess I've been unlucky. I'm not sure where he was meant to be playing in the first half yesterday but he gave no help to Davidson-Miller and lost possession so many times. Spent a lot of the second half hugging the touchline and didn't contribute much to a better overall performance until he finally started getting into some good positions near the end. Probably another victim of the circumstances last night but it was a disappointing ninety minutes.
Would've liked to see Gaydu come on, what was that about? I would've thought it was easier to judge a trialist by watching him play rather than warm-up but maybe I'm being old-fashioned?
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