David Moyes having to tinker with tactics and formations

Bryan Oviedo was signed as cover for either Baines or Pienaar. Why wasn’t he selected to play on the left wing when Pienaar was moved inside?

Maybe put Pienaar on the right and have Oviedo on the left, he's looked good when he's come on in the last few games.

Playing on the left he cuts inside and so has the width of the field to work with without having to actually beat a man. Plus Baines overlapping to use.

If he cuts in on the right side he's on his less favoured foot and so for best results would need to go on the outside.

But you already knew all this.

Right footed stronger on right wing as you cut in protecting the ball on your outer foot rather than having to bring it across your body to your preferred foot which is what he does on the left, as a right footed player on the right wing ou can also cross quicker than you can as the ball is on your outer stronger foot. Not lost just cant see the logic saying he has to beat a man to get a cross in when the ball is already on his stronger foot yet on the left wing he doesn't have to despite it being invariably inside and easier for an opposition right back or crossing cemtre half to attack.

He seems to prefer the left though, and I don't think he has a problem playing centrally, but that may be because of the options to be more creative that Baines's craft and industry give him. It is certainly easier for a right footer to cut back inside and get a shot away from the left flank.

He has a history of swapping wings with other players but he won't give us more creativity on the right on his own, and would certainly need an over-lapping right back if we wanted lots of crosses from that side (which I think is Shane's point).

Gavin, any decent full-back will force a player to at least gain a yard to get a cross in and that's why I think Pienaar would struggle. I also disagree that he's comfortable on his left.