I think that Pool’s plethora of midfield players are all much of a muchness. I refer to Morgan, Carey, and Weir I would be tempted to play Thompson rather than any of them, for no other reason that he is naturally left sided. CJ is as well, but of course NC chooses to use him on the right. Nearly every Pool attack on the left results in any Pool player having to drag the ball back onto his right ( stronger) foot. Thompson doesn’t have that handicap.