Quote Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn View Post
Disagree that he can’t defend. I don’t think he’s great at left back (although better at it than Zinchenko or Kiwior), but working in tandem with MLS I think would work well
I get why Mac says he can't defend, as we've mainly seen him defending as a LB playing this midfield pivot thing which probably doesn't suit him as much as it does MLS as he seems slower to get back and is worse at recovery when he loses possession.

However I agree with you that he can defend as he is a CB afterall and an Italian CB starting for the national team, so it's obviously in his DNA.

I still don't know if playing 2 of them together works but I have really enjoyed and been impressed by the cameos we've gotten from Tierney and would probably prefer him supporting in some way if we had to play 2 LBs.

I wish we'd experimented properly in the Ipswich game though when everyone was available.