Very pleased to see how he is progressing. With him at fullback he doesn't half give us a bit of height (which is something we've lacked for 15 years). On Saturday we had Jagielka, Stones, Galloway, Barry, Barkley & Lukaku who were all over 6 ft.
I am not trying to pour scorn on the lad, but I do still see some mistake sin his game that were reminiscent of when Stones first came in. He can get caught ball watching and seems to take up positions that are more reminiscent of a centre half than a full back. He doesn't like letting people in on the inside of him and defends that central area very well. That's instinctively how you play as a centre half. You close the space in the middle and pass on responsibility for the flanks.
A couple of times though, he was giving the wide man far too much space. To play at fullback, you have to be far more willing to go and get tight to the wide man, and match him man for man. At times Tadic was a bit all over him in terms of the space he had available.
As has been said though, he is learning. His biggest asset is (as the commentators said) he's unflappable. That reminds me a lot of Stones who would get caught under the ball a bit. I think he will learn to correct the mistakes he is currently making and not let it get his confidence down.
If he can play 10+ games this season it will be invaluable for his development. At present though, if Oviedo is fit I would probably look to play Oviedo and use Galloway in the league cup. The experience he has got though, from playing a 45 minutes against Tadic will have done him the world of good.
As a final caveat I no I am being ultra-critical of him here. I am holding him to the standards of someone like Leighton Baines, who is one of the best in the world, in a position he's not familiar with. For a young player, he has done brilliantly well and will continue to improve.
