[Slick_Footwork]

What would people prefer to see, 4 centre halfs and us keeping clean sheets or 2
centre halfs with 2 bog standard full backs, conceeding more goals, more likely
to conceed off a corner and less likely to score from one of our own?

Granted, I think we'll lose this week regardless of who he picks at the back, but
I can't understand why people moan about more than 2 centre halfs playing.

One of those centre backs, Dawson, has actually done better at right back than
he ever did at centre half IMO. We could drop him simply because he's a big lad
who's been a centre half in the past or we could persist with him, a formula that
has enabled us to keep more clean sheets in this league than we've had before in
my lifetime. Not only that, but he's come up with some good assists both in the
air and from open play and is probably our best crosser of the ball.

I do think Lescott is a wasted at left back, but TP has only played him there a couple
of times IMO against sides he's identified as weak in the air for extra firepower.

We may see it again this week because Brunt is out, because the others aren't really
that good. Pocognoli is fast but has no composure, particularly tackling in his own box,
while Baird is very limited going forward. I suspect we might see Baird this week
as we'll probably be defending our 18 yard box. But he could use Lescott again, especially
as City aren't great in the air and set plays could be our best chance of scoring.

While I agree we can be a bit boring away from home, at least logic can be made
with Pulis' selections, unlike some of the other numpties we've had in charge recently.