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Strikes me as harsh to judge Jones on one game. It may be that Alex Ferguson couldn't get much out of this lot.
So, we're in the game for 85 mins then two individual errors cost us the game and you claim that as evidence Jones isn't good enough and that you predicted it yesterday??? Jones isn't responsible for the individual mistakes. He's at the mercy of the players he's inherited. All you have to do is write bloody english and you can't even manage that.
Fully fit, he's our best defender.
I'd like to hear a report from someone at the game...
Not a fan then Askern? Where's that fence gone to sit on bud? Have to say I agree on him as a player. Inspirational, motivator, leader yes - never been a great footballer but he has had a good playing career by playing to his strengths and knowing his limitations.I hope he makes it as a manager but it's early for him yet imo!BUT - agree with what's also been said on this thread - he hasn't had long enough to work with/look at his players particularly this week - let's give him a week and see what transpires v Oldham!
Copps.Honestly? I don't think we have one per se. We have defenders who all have very different strengths and weaknesses and for me it's always been about how the sum of the defensive parts work together.I think the one who has the most 'rounded and whole' defensive game is probably marginally Butler from McCullogh but Jones is better than both at big-hearted destruction. Neither Butler nor Jones are able to play the ball from the back and pick out a quality pass on the floor in the same way that McCullogh can he however doesn't have the experience of Jones or Butler. Butler just seems to have the more rounded game of the three at this moment in time!We've not had great balance in defence for a fair few years now - as that needs full backs that are natural and know their jobs themselves and as part of the bigger unit not to mention a keeper worth his salt too!I guess if I had to choose a defensive unit - I'd put Jones in the middle of a back three with McCullogh to his right and Butler to his left! That way i'd hope that the three of them would compliment each other well!