Sams new full backs

[James]

I believe that some of his selections yesterday were on the basis that he wanted players with derby experience on the pitch.

 

So he leaves out Martins who's played in one of the biggest derbies in world football, Geremi who's played in El Clasico, and Beye who used to captain a side in a heated rivalry between Marseille & PSG.

 

Yes, instead, he picks Owen who has played in Liverpool vs Everton, Smith and Barton who have played in United vs City, and Taylor, one of three players in our squad to have played in Newcastle vs Sunderland.