Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
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.
OK maybe he can do it at CB but that's not what was suggested, he's really poor defending at LB so I'm not in favour, I'd much rather MLS or if not then KT, or maybe both as you suggest, which could happen later in the game I guess