Yep - Manning has earned some trust, so I’m keen to see how this works out. I do wonder if he picked up on Evans pre-match interview to the Stevenage media where he said he ‘knew more or less exactly’ how we would line up (or words to that effect).
Really disappointed Edwards is out. He’s been brilliant in the last couple of games. Hopefully it’s not too serious!
Big test for Beadle today too. I’m not necessarily of the opinion that Evans’ teams always play like thugs. I think that is unfair and labelling his teams based on how wholly unlikeable he is. But they ARE always robust and the stats show that this side are dangerous from set-pieces. I expect them to try to engineer situations early where they can load players in the box, surround Beadle (plus pull his shirt, nip his heels etc) to put a bit of pressure on the young man. Hope he’s up to the challenge!
