Max Johnston

I think we struggle because Charlie Taylor's our only fit left-back at the moment, obviously with Fuzz being out and Derry Merkin being out until I think it's Christmas time.

And then the right-back situation is baffling in itself when you've got players like Max Johnston, who I think if we play a back three, Max Johnston should be in the side.

You've also got Ryan Leamba, who we thought had disappeared off the face of the earth, is now back in the squad.

When you're looking for a defensive option, maybe he's probably a better choice than Joe Ward.

But we don't see that.

We see a completely new right-back come in.

Then we've seen Max Johnston come under a lot of criticism so far at the start of this season for below-average performances.

But he plays one game and then drops for two.

Obviously Sturm Graz two times champions in the last two years.

We all know about their success through Max Johnston when he was there.

But no, it's been a good start.

I think the coefficient, we can all agree, is absolutely toast.

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Left wing back, we'll go with Charlie Taylor.

Right wing back, we'll go with Max Johnston.

I just think he just needs a bit of game time and a bit of belief in him to know that he can do something.

In the middle, obviously, we've got Ozo and Moet.

I thought we looked a million times better against Portsmouth when we did it.

Cashin taking the facade spot, Sanderson and Lange obviously next to him.

And then right wing back, I play Max Johnston because, again, we've invested three million pounds into him he will come good eventually right he will come good event i feel it i feel it in my bone we will manifest this to happen he has to right he will come good so max johnson right wing back left wing back obviously charlie taylor or ryan hedges um as he plays wing back apparently now as well um but probably taylor because i'd rather have him there um Two in midfield, I'd have Alex Mowat and David Ozo.

And then my front three would be...

Garner International arrived at Moor Farm tonight to get the deal done.

Formerly a teammate of Max Johnston at Sturm Graz over in Austria as well.

Sean Barker, I don't expect you to know a great deal about a player who's been in Belgium and Austria the last couple of years, but an exciting name through the door.

Yeah, well, obviously linked with a couple of championship clubs and he's signed for Derby.

He's cost, what, £4 million, right? He is an international footballer at the highest level.

Max Johnston, another international footballer, signed from a side that was playing in European football.

He's got multiple appearances in what? Europa League, Champions League, whatever.

Lewis Travis, captain of Blackburn Rovers.

This was a man who was desperate to win.

Yesterday, he looked like he had no belief.

How many times did a ball drop in the air and Langus second-guessed himself and he missed it? Max Johnston when he gets the ball he panics he looks worried he doesn't look confident at all he doesn't look like he's got any self-belief I mean he started two games at right back in pretty much 12 months there seems to be a huge issue at the club at the moment with mentality there's a lack of leadership on the pitch when players heads go down no one's pulling them back up again when players aren't delivering what they're supposed to be doing people aren't having those conversations how have you seen it Amelia I'm interested to hear your thoughts on that

I think confidence and belief in a footballer starts from the top, right? So your management team, you have to be trusted by your management team to go out and play.

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But yeah, I think the substitutions for me, maybe the one that I always thought to question at the time was bringing on Ryan Niambi.

for Max Johnston, who, yeah, Max Johnston has come back into the side for his first start in quite a while and potentially not fully fit.

But he's won them, like, kind of half gone for it, but I didn't feel like we did at the time.

You know, I understand taking Johnston off.