Stuart O'Keefe

Depends what you want from a midfielder.

I like midfielders to be able to pass and be comfortable on the ball. Our passing accuracy was 59% yesterday. We keep giving the ball away like that and we will lose more than we will win.

according to the whoscored website, whitts pass % was 60 and O'Keefe was 72%

Whitts wasnt playing in centre midfield though was he.

no. But assuming that site is corrent O Keefe had the best % out of the team. I personally think Ralls performances have dipped recently, but then i dont know how either of the played Saturday as i wasnt there

He also makes the fewest passes of our midfielders. According to the same site O Keefe makes an average of 16 passes per game and Whitts 45.

O Keefe 0.3 key passes per game, Whitts 2.2.

This isnt even a debate the same site youve brought up lists O Keefe passing as a weakness.

Im not debating O Keefe v Whittingham. you mention the poor percentage in terms of passing on saturday of 59%, which is pretty shocking, in that game O'keefe percentage was higher than anyones

None of them were high though thats the point. When we play with O Keefe in the middle then obviously we are not going through him very much as his touches count is low. Hes in the team for his industry not his passing. Apart from Ameobi he got disposessed more than any of the other midfielders Saturday.

The last time Whitts played in the centre he was 81% and the whole team were 75%. Since Whitts got taken out of centre midfield we are usually around the 60-65% mark.

Who would you play there instead of Okeefe polo? Gunnerson isn't exactly a pass master

Personally I prefer Gunnarson to O Keefe. He is more likely to get you a goal.

Stuart should have been more involved in the first team, got a real engine and breaks up play very well.

No surprise he is getting plaudits and a run of games, very underused player here that shouldn't be on the bench 24/7.