Mattytindraws
Vital Reserves Team
Shackell could still be one of the best defenders in this league.
I have no doubt as a highly experienced defender he was more comfortable playing on instinct rather than shackled by a rigid sideways and backwards approach.
Really????? Not sure the style of play has anything to do with the basic defensive mistakes he’s been making. Sunderland away, Gillingham away, Accrington away all saw errors which led directly to goals for the opposition which had nothing to do with our change of style.