Buffs won 4-0 away in the Cup today. Having seen the opposition in action and with a closer look at their team I suspect the team was abandoned last season: 1 OOP player (MC as ST) and 2 subs were older 3* players. Still, my team did a good job in getting the result anyway.

So unless I've got it completely wrong we should be OK in the return at home.

We'll give the Spotlight now to Paul McStay - a Scout purchase last season. McStay's prefered role as MC is in the heart of a 3 man flat mid line or on the right of a 2. He does particularly well with a red arrow when its appropriate (to give midfield support for an attacking flanking formation). However there is another midfielder I want to try out in the same role so he might sit to the right more consistently for a few games.

As a FK specialist he's been deadly and thus is running up a nice goal tally for an MC. In one game he scored from 2 free-kicks six minutes apart before breaking his foot 18 minutes into the match. If we can get a bit more of a league lead we'll train him harder and try to get him set up for an early 6th star next season.


Paul McStay