I've just watched the MOTD highlights and from those I can't see how the fullbacks are to blame for any of the goals:sutts07 wrote:I don't know what the answer is but I assume Moyes will have to look at wing backs (five at the back) with two up top now.
Goal One, the attacker waltzed straight through the middle and was brought down by an over-eager Hart (adding his antics for the third goal, I wonder if he is trying to play as a sweeper keeper these days).
Goal Two, not for the first time, nor second or third time, in fact consistently for about a season, Kouyate plainly doesn't bother to chase back - Rooney ran straight past him and left him for dead. Kouyate gives up before the ball is crossed. This is the only goal where the full back area is used, behind Cresswell, but Obiang is covering.
Goal Three, a comedy of errors, a miskick, then Hart rushes out perhaps not trusting his two defenders, plays a poor clearance down the middle (why down the middle?) that Kouyate (I think) makes minimal effort as it goes past him to Rooney. Neither defender has run back to cover the goal.
Goal Four, Antonio seems hell-bent on blocking Rice!
Truly terrible defending, but I'm not sure adding a third central defender will cure any of the issues.
Too many players have been lazy for too long. Kouyate I've mentioned. Antonio has been a pale shadow of the workhorse we loved in his first season, in fact he's looked a liability in the last few matches. Ogbonna... I still don't get him, Obiang is not a defensive midfielder, he showed that against Leicester two seasons ago. He looks clueless in the build-up to the first two goals and nowhere to be seen after that.
We might as well start playing the youngsters. They'll be hungry and keen and seems to be severely lacking in the first team at the moment. Is Byram any worse than Zabaleta? Could Zabaleta play centre back? Rice can't be worse than Ogbonna, or even Reid on recent performances.