When Leeds hit their bad run under Monk he brought back Cooper and dropped Jansson. You speak to any Leeds fan( my daughter's a season ticket holder) and they will tell you that Bartley was the better of the three.
You initially posted Bartley couldn't be all that bad as he kept Jansson out of the side while they were at Leeds. Only he didn't, he partnered Jansson while he was at Leeds which is presumably why we were rumoured to be interested in Jansson before this season kicked off. Now you say Cooper kept Jansson out following a bad run. Yes OK chap, that’s obviously what happened………
Kyle Bartley League 2016/2017:
Squad 45, starting eleven 45, subbed in 0, subbed off 0, suspended 0, injured 0.
https://www.transfermarkt.com/kyle-bartley/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/67421/plus/0/saison/2016/wettbewerb/GB2/verein/399Pontus Jansson 2016/2017:
Squad 36, starting eleven 34, subbed in 0, on the bench 2, suspended 4, injured 0
https://www.transfermarkt.com/pontus-jansson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/125314/plus/0/saison/2016/wettbewerb/GB2/verein/399Liam Cooper 2016/2017:
Squad 34, starting eleven 8 (2 of which were before Jansson signed), subbed in 3, on the bench 23, suspended 7, injured 0
https://www.transfermarkt.com/liam-cooper/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/75067/plus/0/saison/2016/wettbewerb/GB2/verein/399…… only it didn’t over anything like a sustainable period.
I don’t really care if Bartley was the better of the three, it was two seasons ago, he was playing for Leeds and it was Jansson's first season in English football. I'm aware of the high regard Leeds supporters held Kyle in while he played for them though. And fair play to Kyle for his form whilst playing on the left of a central back two, especially as some seem to think his form while at Albion has been blighted by not playing on the right of a central pairing.
Is playing the ball out from the left of a back three for him? Clearly not as evidenced, but to be honest I thought he looked ordinary at best when playing as one of a central two in a back four at the start of the season as well. There may well be a footballer in there somewhere, but on his form for us
thus far I'd suggest he's best suited to either the bench or the transfer list in January.
I really do genuinely hope he goes onto improve and prove doubters such as myself wrong as a successful season for Kyle would most likely equate to a successful season for Albion. Emergency cover only for me
at this stage of the season at best though. In fact
at this stage I'd rather Tyrone Mears played right back and playing Tosin centrally alongside either Dawson or Hegazi if it meant keeping Kyle out.