Lyanco

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3 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

There is still some way to go before I change my mind. I feel there’s always an accident waiting in him and for some reason his touch on the ball is too heavy. Maybe he’s pumped up with adrenaline but he regularly over hits the pass.

He's been great at right back, no, better than that, he's had three tremendous games at right back (while also sliding into CB when we have changed shape) doing a great job of keeping Zaha relatively quiet. The reckless diving in is still there for all to see though, and it could have cost us against City, but it didn't. There is still time for him to cut that out of his game. Fonte used to do the same (maybe not quite to the extreme) and eventually he learned when and when not to nip in to steal the ball. At right back we have also been able to see those ball skills and touch he has. Really enjoyed that. I'm not sure he's a long term option at fullback, but its worked well in this `fluid' system we have used.