I never said they weren't a great midfield pairing, I've only ever said that Sheaf is a better player. Tbf my worry was because I thought we were going to play 352, with Palmer in the 10, the wingbacks getting pinned back into a 5 then Sheaf and Eccles having too much ground to cover. Going to the 433 was a genius move as wright and move dropped back, Palmer was more of a second striker than a number 10 out of possession, meaning we were 4411 without the ball, so rather than getting pinned into a 5212, which has often been the case when we've played that system against good teams, we were a nice solid 4411.
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