Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
Reply to Naija
On what basis is that our current first choice line up?
]So far in pre season, elements of that lineup have looked quite solid.
Vertonghen is yet to start a preseason match
True but the alternatives are Kaboul Daws together or one of those two alongside 19 year old Veljkovic or Fryers. Also the World Cup players need to get some gametime.
Naughton has played about 4 times as many minutes as Walker if not more
And by all accounts looks to be up for sale. If he's not seen as part of the long term future then I'd like to see the player who would be starting.
Rose has played more minutes than Davies and Davies in the minutes played has not shown he is a superior option although he may do so in the future
Davies so far has looked solid yet unspectacular. Good distribution and defensively solid. Rose has looked better going forward but also has made more mistakes. Personally I'd like a solid back line first of all.
Based on Preseason form I would suggest Holtby has done at least as much as Lennon to be in the starting line up, i.e. in one of the 3 behind a central striker.
I also have liked Holtby so far, but the Lennon, Lamela, Eriksen unit has so far looked the most cohesive. Not only that, but Lennon has looked quite adept in his new role. If Holtby were to get in ahead of anyone it would actually be Eriksen imo.
I bet 3 weeks ago none of you would have had had Ryan Mason in our first choice line up
Correct. However in pre season he has looked extremely good alongside Capoue. He has been disciplined but also offered a tremendous range of passing and started many good moves.
I heard from various sources at the club over the last 5 years (but not in te last 18 months) how highly they rate Mason. Technically one of the best players we have produced but some own called him fragile (can't remember who) and I thnk they were referring to his injuries. He is classy passer of the ball and I know at Swindon they rated him incredibly high too but again he suffered Injuries
I'm all for signing schneiderlain but if Mason can develop and do a great job for us why not give him the chance