Mustela Furo
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- Jul 7, 2003
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On the Left Wing said:he has David Lee touted for right midfield, central midfield and even as a strike partner to Molango.
No other Albion player is being given so many options to be in McGhee's starting XI for Saturday.
We have two problem positions...
Central Midfielder (because of Carpenter's injury)
Striker (because of Knights injury)
Lee can play in both positions
The only other realistic contender for Striker is Hart (I think last night has probably ruled Robinson out of the starting equation and besides, McGhee will not want to start with two inexperienced players upfront ... Lee has 64 league appearances to his name).
If Hart plays striker then you need a right-sided midfielder - another one of the positions that David Lee can play in.
That is why he has so many options - he is a utility player.
As mentioned elsewhere on the thread - if you just turn up to training you would think he was the Albion's star player. That is what McGhee, Booker etc. see on a daily basis.
For those who do slag him off, consider that he has only been given ONE league start for the Albion.
How many people went to Hillsborough in March last season?
Those who did have a right to comment and a right to judge.
But, consider also, after two-and-a-half years he finally makes his debut - what sort of pressure was he under on that day? (and for the record he did not play badly - losing Cullip at half-time probably cost us that match - even if it was with the final kick of the game).
McGhee has given him three months to transfer his training pitch potential into the first team.
I believe that he will start on Saturday - probably in central midfield as Nicolas did not look "div 1 ready" at Lewes last night (although he's perhaps not too far off)
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