Worrying Moyes noises over Bowen
Sadly, I’m not too sure that’s the case because the truth is he didn’t need to say anything at all about the new signing other than that he was doing well in training.
That he chose to add apparent reservations about whether he would be involved in the game suggest sadly that he may be returning to he cautious brand of management for which he is often accused.
If, as he says, the guy has been performing admirably on the training ground -a view backed by Mark Noble in another recent interview – surely there can be few reasons for not handing him his debut.
It’s not as though there’s an awful lot to lose at City where the guy may just prove the spark the Irons need when we can manage to get possession.
If the idea is to park the bus then the near inevitable outcome will be defeat – possibly a heavy one.
There is no need to keep Bowen on a leash and we are not overly expectant that anything other than defeat will come tonight so it’s not as though the guy’s under a lot of pressure.
Just play him Moyes!
Our team: Fabianski; Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Noble, Rice, Soucek; Snodgrass, Bowen Antonio.