I liked the play of our defense better. no stupid build passing against a press and much more aggressive to the ball. But honestly McNaughton is a sub at best. And what does it say that he is playing as the central center back instead of bartlett? We need a true top flight center back to lead the back line especially if you intend to have a non English speaking keeper back in there eventually. If you can't sign a 10, a true stud center back would be nice.
I'm not sure what it says actually! I think Bartlett is a lot better than MacNaughton and Lesesne must too, it's not like MacNaughton was starting when there were only two centerbacks. He might be the fastest of the three, so that could be a factor. The central centerback in a back three also has fewer passing responsibilities I think, and he's probably not as good as Bartlett or Rowles in that respect.
I liked the play of our defense better. no stupid build passing against a press and much more aggressive to the ball. But honestly McNaughton is a sub at best. And what does it say that he is playing as the central center back instead of bartlett? We need a true top flight center back to lead the back line especially if you intend to have a non English speaking keeper back in there eventually. If you can't sign a 10, a true stud center back would be nice.
I'm not sure what it says actually! I think Bartlett is a lot better than MacNaughton and Lesesne must too, it's not like MacNaughton was starting when there were only two centerbacks. He might be the fastest of the three, so that could be a factor. The central centerback in a back three also has fewer passing responsibilities I think, and he's probably not as good as Bartlett or Rowles in that respect.