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England playing really well here, but they have to take their chances. Can see us losing this. Need to put one of the gilt-edged chances away. Can't see Croatia continually allowing opportunities like this. Sterling guilty again of not making the right choices and we should be a couple of...

I thought the same thing this morning, Harry, but it's not something that has worked too well in the past, that of playing a fullback as a wide midfielder.

Bummer.

Cup game then. He definitely played recently. Unless I am going mad.

He played only 2 or 3 games ago didn't he? I agree he is not good enough at the moment. I am hoping he is just badly out of form. If not, he is clearly just not good enough for League One. Be interesting to see what happens in January with him if this continues.

I do think there is something in there. We should concentrate on our own strengths rather than trying to defend simply in order to stop the opposition. We clearly do have some pacy attacking threat in Thomas and Bayliss and Chaplin and Hiwula.

Ah, but now you are being a bit silly, because of course you accommodate someone like Jones because he is so good. We are not talking about Jones, we are talking about Hiwula vs Shipley Personally, I wouldn't pick Shipley at the moment at all, as he is clearly struggling. All I have...

The balance that Robins sees. A player who will defend and will attack, as opposed to a player who will only attack.

Disagree on the myth bit. I agree, he is poor defensively, but as quite a chunk of his career has been as a left back he is just more disciplined than Hiwula, who's only thought and instinct is to attack. That therefore gives the shape, because Shipley will defend and will attack. Defensively...

Think again. ;)

He hasn't played well. Out of Hiwula and Shipley, one can play fullback. I'll let you guess as to which one. ;) I think that is the answer.

Why has Robins been picking him THIS season?

Hiwula's first thought is to attack and move the ball forwards, Shipley's is not. He's more happy keeping it simple and keep the ball moving around the midfield probing for space. He does get forwards, but not to the same degree. Shipley is a lot less likely to bomb forwards at every given...

Okay, so why WAS Robins picking him? What would be your explanation? Shipley has clearly not played well, so why was Robins picking him?

He is a left sided midfielder though and a bit more disciplined in that role. It's a really tough one, because even though I like Shipley, he hasn't at all played well this season.

Well that's what people kept saying, that Shipley was there for balance. Everyone knows he hasn't been at all great this season and has struggled, but people could see why Robins was picking him. Hiwula is not a winger.

11+ should be enough to get spelling and grammar right. ;)

Yeah, think you are right. All these new players see an opportunity and huge market, but they simply cannot all survive.

Just need to add, obviously they are not all on at the same time, which makes a massive difference. ;) All of the Amazon series I watch are finished for now. On Netflix, out of those, only the Good Place and Riverdale have new epsiodes at the moment. I love Westworld and Handmaid's Tale, but...

Agree. Can only think Robins is giving him licence to do what he's doing at the moment, being the busy little bee all over the place.