One shout out to Casey

[Tangman74]

Thought he did well and made some fantastic tackles / I like him in our defence

 

[Critchknows]

Totally agree. For me he would be first choice CB. Young, technically good and calm on the ball happy to play it or move forwards with it if there is space in front.

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

Casey and Ekpiteta could have been a brilliant partnership in a traditional back four. Oh well...

 

[Seasider1953]

Had his winger in his pocket

 

[TwelveAngryMen]

Shame our manager doesn’t see what we see
If Hubby wasn’t injured he wouldn’t be playing

 

[Atchetman]

Played very well today

 

[Enzo]

Very good on the ball I think he could even play defensive midfielder

 

[haggertyf]

A real blind spot there from Critchley when he preferred Connolly over him recently

 

[Allmodcons]

Never puts a foot wrong. We should be building our defence around him and not playing him when others are injured.

 

[AllTheBoysAreCheerin']

A real blind spot there from Critchley when he preferred Connolly over him recently

Casey is by far the better central defender but, to be fair to Critch, Connolly has a left foot! Perhaps if Casey had a full back to his left, the situation would be easier!

 

[haggertyf]

Casey is by far the better central defender but, to be fair to Critch, Connolly has a left foot! Perhaps if Casey had a full back to his left, the situation would be easier!

Connolly is right footed,he played right back virtually the whole of last season!

 

[AllTheBoysAreCheerin']

Connolly is right footed,he played right back virtually the whole of last season!

We know this! Casey is right footed too. The difference is, as my post suggested, that Connolly does have a reasonable left foot which Casey doen't seem to have.

 

[haggertyf]

We know this! Casey is right footed too. The difference is, as my post suggested, that Connolly does have a reasonable left foot which Casey doen't seem to have.

I think that it's plain to see that in his last three games in that left centre back position he's far more reliable than Connolly whether or not who's better with their left foot

 

[AllTheBoysAreCheerin']

I think that it's plain to see that in his last three games in that left centre back position he's far more reliable than Connolly

Which part of my "Casey is by far the better central defender" statement suggest that I don't disagree?
Like Critchley, I'd prefer a left sided central defender to have a good left foot and preferably for it to be his prefered foot. He toyed with the one with the better left foot but, quite rightly, has now gone for the better defender. We've needed a back-up for Hubby all season!

 

[tarantula]

A real blind spot there from Critchley when he preferred Connolly over him recently

Not so much a 'real blind spot', as an 'absolute travesty'.

 

[tarantula]

Connolly is right footed,he played right back virtually the whole of last season!

Can I boldly make the suggestion that, in the event of Connolly being ruled of playing duties as a result of being injured, we should maybe consider making an approach to Irish actor Daniel Day-Lewis, who, although having no sporting pedigree, as such, did take the lead role in the film production entitled 'My Right Foot.' Worth a punt, wouldn't you say?

 

[adamswonkyteeth]

Husband's injury is fortuitous as I get the feeling if Casey had been left out much longer he might have been off at the end of the season.

 

[Wilburrabbit]

If we play a back three it should be Casey, Marv and Husband