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Did Helberg get it right? Did he get it wrong against Cardiff? But when you look at the game against Bolton on Friday, that was pretty much our best 11, wasn't it?

Yeah, I think so.

I mean, he alluded to it, didn't he, in this press conference on the Thursday.

But it was an unusual situation that we had a a six-day break between the previous game and that game and then an eight-day break after that, which in the Championship is pretty unheard of other than international breaks.

So, yeah, he did say that he would pick his strongest team.

Obviously, we still didn't know whether there was anybody carrying the inox or anything, but he did what he said.

We went through, didn't we, a few weeks ago, picking what we thought was our strongest team.

As it stands at the moment, I suspect I probably didn't get too wrong in that I think that was one of those teams where I had Halfstone in and I had Sarratt Sarmiento in.

But I think over the last few weeks, I think probably on form at the moment, either of those two deserve to be starting the game.

Although, again, as proved on Friday, they are decent subs to bring on to change the game or to continue the game.

Yeah, I mean, that's something we'll definitely go through as we go along.

Obviously, the strength of the substitute Spence as well.

But I'll bring you in on this as well.

I mean, obviously, you were part of the discussion as well with regards to our best line-up, etc.

I think, to be fair, the only...

I suppose debate is what Nick alluded to, you know, Afton or Borges, but Borges is well in merit of his starting post at the moment.

And as I say, when the XI came out, I couldn't really disagree with any of them that started on Friday night.

No, yeah, I think for me, Borges has to be a left-back at the moment.

When he's used Aston in recent games, it's kind of been in a more attacking role, because he is a lot better than Borges attacking.

It's a shame you haven't got a left-back that's got a bit of both, really, but I think going off current form, and even what Helberg's been picking, Borges is going to be his number one left-back for the foreseeable, I think.

As far as the team goes, I think it is our strongest XI.

The only thing I would say is, the only negative is, and I've probably said it before, whether it's in group chats or whatever, is I think we've got a Morris issue.

When I say a Morris issue, what I mean is, he's kind of turned Morris into a better midfielder, but It's having a knock-on effect on our defensive side of the game.

I think that's why he's played the three centre-backs at the back and he's had Melanda sitting in there.

I think getting him to run forward with the ball, it's kind of leaving the back four exposed because Bertholdt is not a defensive holding player.