Good to see Starmer has the political acumen of a Twix in appointing a nonce facilitator to his ambassador squad.
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Lampard should give everyone a chance between now and new year. The changes at the back suggest he’s looking for players more comfortable on the ball.
As for Bassette - he at least presses and one of the things we haven’t done well this season is press.
He’s a pretty decent passer of the ball, and he does try to bring some leadership to the back line.
Problem is he takes too long to get the ball under control as as such it means the play slows down and becomes ponderous.