I think he's going to surprise us again and either play Tavares or Golden in the middle of a front three with Wright on the left and Simms on the right. Use the speed of Wright and Simms to cause chaos with Tavares in the middle stirring things up. I think we will score a couple but probably...
Collins 7: Very solid. A number of good saves. Passing out made me nervous at times.
Bidwell 6: Solid.
Thomas 6.5 A bit shaky at times and got caught on the wrong side a couple of times.
Kitching 7: This guy is class. The whole defense was very solid.
van Ewijk 8: So fast. Great goal.
Eccles...
He doesn't want the team to crash in the last 15 minutes like in the last game against them. He'll bring Simms on for the last 30 minutes for an energy boost.
Interesting to see that table from last season with us, Boro, Sunderland and Luton all next to each other in 12th to 15th position. The only position that matters is the one after 46 games. Plenty of time yet.
I wouldn't think he would be a filler player for development though. He's a current full Japan national team player, although has only recently broken through. How many of our current squad do you think could get into the Japan national team? Apart from the obvious . . .
I had a search in the online media to see if there was anything in the Japanese media anywhere but I couldn't turn anything up. That doesn't mean it might not be there though.