BroxroyalMad Dog's Ghost McLaren loused up big time by playing a centre back at left back. Means the team is so unbalanced. Remember a moment in second half when we were chasing the game and ball went to Lescott on his left foot and his first touch was his only touch. Positionally he kept drifting inside too. Shades of Keith Curle playing left back for England in Euro 92.
Maybe Shorey's form has dipped (along with pretty much everyone else at Reading this season) but still a better option than Lescott. If no faith in Shorey, why not another proper left sided defender like Taylor or Baines.
Hopefully Shorey's dip in form will dissuade another club from bidding silly money in January, because we'll be weaker without him
Spot on. If McClaren was worried about Shorey he had every chance to call up Baines or Taylor. Instead he called up Luke Young, a right back. So we had Young, Neville and Shorey on the bench which is at least one too many full backs.
McClaren would have had a few days at most to add to his squad and only would have done so in exceptional circumstance but I think you can assume that Shorey's place in future squads is now a big doubt.
For most of this season, Shorey has been part of a Reading defence so lacking in balance that it's been shipping goals for fun. My only surprise is that someone from the England camp didn't spot this before selecting their squad (Ok, I'm not that surprised ) that's why Lescott played and Shorey didn't.....................