It's not often Moyes changes his best PL team, but it's significant that Coufal can't get his place back at the moment. Ben Johnson has come in and done brilliantly in his unfussy way. As befits the nephew of Paul Parker and cousin of Ledley King he's strong in the tackle and rarely has a player go past him.
Perhaps Vladimir Coufal offers more going forward as he's such a good crosser of a moving ball, but Johnson is improving there too and he's still only 21. What is clear is that WHU now have really good competition for the right-back spot. Coufal will probably get a game at Rapid Vienna and his experience will be vital for the remainder of the season; but Johnson is clearly going to be one for the future. And who will get the nod for the away game at Man City? Will it be Coufal after having Jack Grealish in his pocket last season? And in the long term is there a way of playing both players in the same team?
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