Maybe it's already been asked, but why did Egan-Riley come on as a cb against Newcastle instead of Mbete? From my casual following of the eds I'd thought Mbete was our most developed young cb (not that they couldn't show otherwise in training with the senior squad)?
I'd almost rather have one of our young cbs pair with Ake if fit than Rodri, just to have Rodri at cover in his natural position of cdm. Yes, it might be throwing them in the deep end in a tight title race against Antonio and west ham, but if we have Ake back there to marshal the line and rodri in front to provide protection I feel like they should be able to perform. I feel like wolves' goal last night came partially because ferna and Laporte weren't on the same wavelength about who to cover as they broke forwards. Might still happen with a young cb, but seems more likely to happen when you have a midfielder covering as a cb.