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v Stoke City But
this should not detract from the team’s efforts so far and central defender
Nicky Mohan will be stranger to Wanderers fans, having spent a mixed spell at
Adams Park, a period which he does not look back on fondly. His replacement at
Wycombe was the dominant figure of Jamie Bates, a Brentford legend, and
rapidly achieving that position in south Bucks. Both
men have played well so far this season, though Mohan has had the benefit of
playing for a team in better form. In fact, Bates has made nearly twice as
many tackles as the former Middlesbrough and Leicester man. He has also been
far more successful, winning half of his challenges and making 57 blocks. Neither
man is blessed with a great deal of pace, but both have more than enough
intelligence for Division Two. In a league where the first rule of defending
is often to launch the ball blindly, both men will look to play a constructive
ball from the back. And one of Bates’s true strengths is to bring the ball
out of defence on a surging run and join the attack. To this end he already
has four shots on target, and has been unlucky on certain occasions not to
score. Mohan
has registered three times for Stoke this season, all of them powerful headers
from set-pieces, and he remains a threat to the opposition. His most memorable
goal for the Wanderers was the equaliser at Northampton last season, again
from a corner. But while both players will be delighted if they notch on
Tuesday night, Bates and Mohan will be more than happy if they keep a clean
sheet and leave the glory to their strikers. |
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