Jorge Grant
Grant is a little down the pecking order for a midfield slot on this article, but my gut feeling is MA will shuffle him into the centre and use Zack Elbouzedi from the start. Me putting him here isn’t a slight on him though, I think Jorge Grant has been one of our most consistent performers.
Considering he came here labelled as a lightweight player with no character, I think he’s proven to be exactly the opposite. He’s slick on the flank, he has strong delivery and he’s always willing to put a shift in. Those are qualities I think we need in the squad, so why not in the middle of the park?
Mainly because I think we need consistency in key areas. We need players building relationships and understanding each other in their roles and to that end, I feel Grant should be left where he is, so others see him as a constant and begin to learn his runs and passing patterns properly.
I’d go for Ellis too, but what if Bozzie’s fit? Where would we fit him in? Surely not alongside another holding midfielder even though we are away, where a point would be acceptable. Dropping Shacks or Cian would be the other option. Comforting to see that we have a full and fit squad from which to choose.
MA certaily going in the right direction, it takes time folk.
I would consider only three options.
1.Edun, natural choice there with Melbourne going back to LB.
2.Grant as in my eyes he would be better as CM than winger. Only difference is I would go with Scully on the wing instead of ,,Zack attack” ?.
3. Ellis who has cool head, quite few senior games under his belt for a young player and would be playing alongside experienced Bridcutt which may work nicely. Only trouble I can see is he did not play for a while now.
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My choice would be Edun. with Melbourne returning at left back ( I think Appleton said either pre or post-match he’d only been left out against Milton Keynes because of setting up against that particular opposition). However, I strongly suspect it will be Coventry. I thought he looked a good player against Shrewsbury but hasn’t done as well since. But I agree about Chapman and that he could benefit from being alongside Bridcutt. He would also add a bit of height to the team as well, especially if Edun was left back.