Quote Originally Posted by splott parker View Post
Could it be that Bulut has seen in training that he’s confident that the fringe players can do a job in a like for like swap in their preferred position? He used last night, unsuccessfully it seems, to see how they performed out of their comfort zone, to see how versatile they could be should the situation arise. Perhaps he saw this game as the competition to experiment in rather than having to make an enforced change in a league match with not much clue how the replacement would fit in, slotting into a necessary unfamiliar role at that particular moment. Last night may have taught him a lot about our squad.
Yeah, could well be. Couid also be that he sees certain players in a different light to what they or the fans think. Not saying he's right, but he sees them every day. Nathan Blake made his debut as a central defender against Bristol Rovers (unless it was a few games after he made his debut) he showed plenty of quality in that role, even though he wasn't a defender. That's because he was a good player who could adapt and think for himself. Football isn't that complicated a game.