Bradley man of the match for me but take your pick - easily in control which was not a surprise but still has to be executed.
McConnell was excellent in possession but has a little work to do on his defensive positioning.
Thing I love about this squad is that everyone is just a really good footballer. They may not always perfectly fit the “mold” that the position they play asks but anyone of them can come in and hold the ball, play good passess, get past a press or score a goal. Incredibly balanced. The youngsters like Bradley and Quansah already look like they will have long careers here.
Excitingly we still have lots of young talent to bring into the first team too.
Likes of Nyoni, Koumas, Scanlon and Danns are banging on the door then behind them you have the slightly younger group of Kone-Doherty, Pinnington, Pennington and Morrison all look like they have first team potential.
Good win, with a mix of experience and youth. James McConnell with a good assist.
Young players will have ups and downs, that’s normal. Bajcetic was overplayed last season (was necessary though). Joe Gomez has shown that he can be a genuine option anywhere across the back line.
Bradley is seriously impressive, that loan looks like it really did him a lot of good but I’m amazed how quickly he’s adapted from league 1 football even if he was one of the best players in the league that season. I’ve not yet seen any real weakness where I’m concerned by that he won’t make it at the top. He’s much more calm than someone like Flanno ever was, much more athletic than someone like Neco ever was, far better on the ball in the final third than someone like Clyney ever was.
It’s not hard to imagine that Conor Bradley will eventually be the starting RB of LFC when TAA somehow learns to be a DM or CM properly as TAA is not looking like a proper CM or DM at this point.
If TAA is not careful, he might not be the starting FB for LFC!