It was a good time for Craig Dawson to get his first league goal of the season on Sunday. And what a bargain he has proved at £2 million. He's not the best ball-player in the world, but he is a proper defender who enjoys tackling and scoring goals from set pieces. His character was there to see when he blocked a dangerous effort against Watford and got a kick in the head and when he had the nerve to thump home a penalty in the shoot-out against Man City.
Dawson was originally loaned as a fourth-choice centre-back and spent a couple of months on the bench. Yet he has seen off Balbuena (sold), Diop (loss of form), Ogbonna (injury) and Zouma (cat attack). Once again he is the man holding WHU together at the back. He can sometimes be vulnerable against a top class forward like Salah and bang in the odd own goal, but he never gives less than 200 per cent effort and is an example to those around him. Dawson cost £2 million after the Irons had bid £30m for James Tarkowski. A very underrated player who has come up the hard way via Rochdale and West Brom and it shows.
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