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Published 12:48 5 Jan 2020 GMT
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The argument has been made that he should be moved into midfield for this exact reason, but is that really necessary? It's not that he can't do it; midfield is where he spent most of his teenage years before reinventing himself as a right-back after he and Pep Lijnders, now assistant manager, identified the position as his best chance of breaking into the first team. But moving him infield may actually afford him fewer crossing opportunities and upset the balance of the team. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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