Supermonkey92

RAJKOVIC. YES Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Its fine if he plays striker/false 9. Not if he's coming to play a box to box cm in a 3. Not in the PL. Work rate is one of the easiest things to change though Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Havertz certainly looks lazy off the ball to me. The similarity to ozil I don't want. False 9 would work great and probably Werner too. If not I wouldn't get him. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Good thing is we're now basically in a race with Leicester who have 3 big games they will drop points. If we can beat Sheffield and Norwich ill confident we'll have around a 3 point gap between us and them Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

He's always shit vs united as is christensen. If we were just going on individual strengths I would play rudiger and tomori against united in the cup to cope with their speed. Of course that's in the abstract. Given tomori's lack of game time he shouldn't be an option for that game. So I'd go with zouma and rudiger for the cup final. May as well play then together from here on out to continue to build understanding. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Or Kante Kova Ziyech Havertz Pulsic Werner Tbh, adding mount to those 6 we have 7 players that versatile enough to play multiple positions in a match. The real difficulty will be getting defensive balance even as those front 4 move around. This might sound ridiculous but adding rice as a dm helps even more, because we can switch between 2 cbs to 3 in game. We can basically position ourselves as a 343 when we have the ball Deep in the oppositions half. Rudiger Zouma Rice Kova James Ziyech alonso Havertz pulisic Werner Hear me out, I know it looks weird, but when the fullbacks push up to give width Rice as a dm drops back to make a 3 cb with Kova sitting just in front like Matic would do in Conte's first season. Ziyech would be higher up but more central like the areas Kante would take to pressure anyone that was attempting to start a break. Havertz and pulisic hover around the box with the fullbacks as options on the sidelines. **obviously this is only the type of structure we would have when we have possession when the opponents are camped on the edge of their box. It keeps the centre of the pitch packed so that any counters have to go wide, lessening the danger** When we defend without the ball we could play a 4141 James Rudiger zouma alonso Rice Ziyech havertz Kovacic Pulisic Werner goal hanging lol [emoji38] I think Frank is trying to get Kante to take those types of positions. Its definitely what he did against City and Aston Villa. I'd imagine the point is to able to use everything from 433, 343, 4141 depending on the circumstances. Bayern and Liverpool are so good at that, but they are well coached and the players are intelligent enough to know where they should be and when. Its going to take some intense coaching for our squad to have that kind of game management. On second thoughts this whole post is bollox. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Ziyech Kante Mount/Kova Pulisic Havertz Werner If its a proper pivot Kante and kova pick themselves Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

But sancho hasn't even been sold yet so how could Bayer use Jadon as a benchmark to value Havertz? Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

70m is not peanuts though Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Let's be honest here, there's no reason to choose Gilmour over jorginho at the moment. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Other way round now. That was the only game that he's been good defensively. He's consistently bad Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

If jorginho plays zouma rudiger works. I've been saying since we beat Liverpool in the cup to choose those two and stick with them Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Reece James is as bad as alonso defensively Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Mount jorginho kova Our best 3 Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

This 'one dm and two number 8's' is naive. What you need is two box to box midfielders that are as good defensively as they are offensive. That's the point of having three cms. To control the centre. We play with a dm and two Attacking mids. Mount can continue to adapt to that box to box role but he's not there yet. Barkley and RLC will never play this role. They are made for a 4231. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

I don't understand why he won't play him even if he's going. You need him you plum. Also shout out to the guy who pointed out the odds on Cahill to score. I've placed a bet which means it won't happen. Only 9 other players to watch out for on corners. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

I'll chuck £1 on it lol Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Zouma is clearly the most dominant cb physically we have at the club but he seems to always get bamboozled against better opponents. Especially united. Let's take the semi final as an example for which cb to play. In open play, Rudiger will probably make less mistakes and will pass out better. From set pieces zouma is clearly more agreesive in the air. No other cb compares. Its a sign of our weaknesses that we will have to chop and change defenders based on whether the opponent are fast and direct or physical bullies. The top teams have a pairing that can contend with both types. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Yes x1000. Gilmour doesn't seem athletic enough to play as dm in the PL. Its his passing that will help Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Don't mind if I do . . . . Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Klostermann [emoji106] Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

I'll nail my colours to the mast now and say he's shit defensively and always will be. May end up being quality going forward however Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Haha! Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Just about to say this Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

I'm quickly giving up on reece james Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk