Don’t get why he didn’t either hook Burn or move him to centre back when we got let off with the first pen?

Everyone could see how isolated he was at LB.

Possibly, but we'll still need a good run to get close to the European places this season.

I think it will be harder to replicate that form this year with the number of games we're going to playing.

Hopefully the team continues to gel as we hope.

Not at all, but I do think we'll improve.

I just can't see us currently repeating what we've previously done. I'd love to be wrong, just my current thought.

I do think we'll find our rhythm and results will improve, but I can't see it being as drastic as it was last season.

Can't see us going on a win steak like we did from mid December last year mind. 😅

Never thought I'd hear an analogy about a mint shag & Dan Burn being a lingering memory mind. 😂

I'd imagine eventually our back four will likely be Tino, Thiaw, Botman & Hall, which is great, but as of right now, it's not particularly experienced, which we'd certainly need at the back.

Due to that, I seen Sven moving to the bench and Burn playing.

100%, both will want game time to boost their potential World Cup chances.

I really like Botman. As you said he’s played well with Thiaw and they look to be our future CB pairing.

That said, currently I can see Howe starting Burn for the foreseeable.

He has played a back 3 before but it's so rare, so I can't see that being enough to keep both Burn & Botman happy.

Botman is great and I'd hope he's is our LCB for years to come but based on winning games right now and consistency, I don't see Burn getting dropped.

Potentially. The only thing is Eddie doesn't really change from a 433. He also doesn't really rotate his defenders, unless we have injuries etc.

I can't really see him making changes when when need to pick up points in the league and as we move further into the league cup & CL.

I’d imagine he’d want assurances of being a regular starter before signing a new deal. At 25 he's still uncapped by Holland, which I'd imagine is still a target for him, and it won’t happen from the bench.

All speculative, but Hall’s return could definitely have a bit of a knock on effect.

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Right now, I can't see Eddie dropping Burn, so I'd imagine he would likely move Burn back to CB and drop SB.

Short term that would mean another CB partner for Malick Thiaw.

It could also raises questions about the future, with Botman having 12 months left on his contract from the summer.

Yeah. It’s nice to see us do well from a set piece with all the height we’ve got.

Not quite as brutal as Dan, I've just moved Joey to the bench.

I've been playing Joey in my away games & Anderson at home. Looking to move Willock on, but no decent bids yet.

I wouldn’t be against Schar coming in for Thiaw, but Eddie tends not to make changes to his back four.

Joey’s looked poor the last couple of games but he also traveled to the far east with delays etc so it’s expected. I just hope trusts his squad and rotates a bit more.

Murphy needs to start. I would also like to see Ramsey start ahead of Joelinton, as he looked shattered on Saturday.

I also guess the midfield will depend on how Tonal is and if he’s able to play or not.

My favourite was Fabby’s vs PSG. I was in the Gallowgate that night and thinking life had peaked, when it went in.

Also, a shoutout to Jonjo’s free kick vs Leeds. It wasn't the best, but it's always one I remember. It started a seven game unbeaten run that ultimately helped keep us up that year.

The longer this goes on the more they’ll turn on him. You can’t expect to force a move, have a club play £135M & perform like this.

In reality he’s been terrible since March.