19-01-2017, 01:43
(19-01-2017, 00:43)HarryJAllstarWBA Wrote: Don't really get why Dawson is still classed as a CB. Has he ever actually played there for us? He's spent all of his career in the prem as a right back - does he have the ability to move over now at this level? Not sure myself
Yeah, Dawson has definitely played CB for us. Was used a fair few times as a fill-in under Hodgson and Clarke, and then in 2014 Alan Irvine dropped Olsson & McAuley and went with him and Lescott as the first-choice central defence. It was Pulis who first shifted him to right-back, so that's two years in that position against six months plus odd cameos as a centre-half.
It has to be said that he never looked entirely comfortable in the centre at Prem level. That said, in defence an older head can often be a wiser head, so it's possible he could still grow into that role.
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