The People's Forum: You don't need a kante or Carsley in there

just hardwork and positional sense and some quality. And both Charly and KDH have the quality to launch attacks from there

But yes, i'd absolutely prefer Jimmy to play in midfield. Just not at the expense of our defence.

We have to go with what works best with what we have available

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JOB can play right-back, but we have no others who could play alongside KDH in midfield, so if Keane is fit again I don't think Moyes has a choice.

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his hand was forced to a large degree, but still.
Playing players in their best positions often turns out to be effective. Who'd have thunk it?

Was enjoyable to watch, if a bit short on cutting edge, agree that with Alcaraz on the pitch we look more likely to score though.

Now the only thing is, with Tim suspended the temptation will be to move Garner back into midfield, presuming Keane is fit for Saturday.

Either way, I hope KDH and Alcaraz play the same roles from the start against Forest.

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I know some people don't rate him because the manager doesn't pick him unless he absolutely has too, but there's no denying his impact. Things happen when he's on the pitch. It was no near Charly's best game last night, but we don't get 3 points without him. He played the ball to Jack for his goal. He played the ball through to Barry, when he was through and he unfortunately couldn't get it over the keeper. He chased their keeper down who was forced to kick out by the corner flag. He linked up really well with Tim and KDH. He lost possession a few times and gave away a couple of free kicks. And he could've made better decisions a couple of times. But the team is so much better with him in it. He just seems to be one of those players whose sheer presence just results in opportunities.