Stingray

yeaaaaaah!!!! Lol!

Ok. Now for something unpopular like DDA said. Courtois will not need to adapt that much. I love Cech, but Thibault is at that tender age such a beast (his appearance in goal for the NT brought a sigh of relief throughout our puny nation!!) Like I did with Hazard and got a LOT of flack for it on the beginning - Thibault will surpass even CECH in time I believe. It is no coincidence old top keepers keep saying this guy compares on style and ability to Lev Yashin . No belgian fanboy-im intended. He does need work, as Alex so rigjly points ou ! Cech is going downhill on fitness reliability ..... I want this guy here next year. Or do you want Turnbull in a final if Cech goes hurt by chance .....

Exactly. We can do better of we get all our potential flowing ....

I got no more likes .... So hence this message! One thing I disagree! Dimatteo did his best i gather it - i do believe he lacks experience on that top level . He made the team gel attacking wise ... The defense was shambles due to his free flowing attacking lines. Benitez stopped the 'flood' but could not fix the leak as well. We still have much structural work to do - starting with the tracking and build up speeds of the pivot. Ps: 10 likes for your guts to address this!

indeed!! Ps : Mind you. This is a general feature in society tough ....

Hahahaha create the betting version of a bank run. Well played indeed !!

It is because he is belgian like me We like cups.

Ow Cavani Ronaldo Mata Hazard Witsel. Oscar My god ....

Not really. Whats the use of living in the past when its the now that counts and the future that will anyways.

I do give up on you. I hope you enjoy the 'soccer'.

That mental image made me laugh so hard: Pop pop pop pop pop, wwwwwoooooooooops there he is!!

Not 'the back 2'. As a Regista or a fantasista as it is called here on the old continent :-) It means behind the 10 ( who plays 2/3 rds up the pitch) as a complete advanced midfielder. It would be the role Lamps takes now, which can be moved even a little more up the field when paired with a defensive 6 in that pivot. The pivot doesnt mean two defensive players you know! I think that role (not the poition - it is useless to just talk about positions without roles in footbal - it is not fm2013l) is called meia-armador. He is cut out for that!!

This. It is his best role. Also his preferred one.

He has played three for sure. Also quite a couple where they (he and Mata) switched roles during Dimatteo's reign ...

True !! Id love him there. Just think of him in the pivot in an 8 role coupled by a real 6 ( i always dream of Witsel). Those two would give us a high tech modern, mobile pivot. Defensive strenght, discipline, bravery AND football intelligence coupled with passing abilities to make it all happen. Well, ill keep dreaming theonlyplacetobe

True! He should though ... Against Basel he showed for the first time what he can do in that role (he was a real CAM there).

That is not true, Strike! His first games for us where in that role alternating with Mata. He played deep and central ! I think Wigan and Reading for sure.

Ok Striker: well a striker. 10: a playmaker that controls the flow of offensive play. Drifts between midfield and striker. Also called the trequartista. 8: i think more Oscars role. Deeper than Hazard or Mata. More a dee lying playmaker or a regista. 9: deep lying forward that drops down pulling defenders with him. It s very similar to a 10 but he pushes up primarily. So the movement is different. Central forward as a denominator says nothing tactically like the former roles do, it reveals the place on the pitch.

Quite the random statement there, mate.... I think the majority of this forum agrees Hazard is a great number 10 + agree on the number 9 statement. So no, i dont get what you say.

Well, he is a winger but he is simply better at 10! He knows it, we know it, the belgian NT coach knows it .... I think Oscar will have to drop in a deeper role if he wants to be in the central axis ...

Damned I want Witsel here. That guy would boss the pivot for us. Such a reliable, technical, hard working player!! + Cavani/Lewa + Kdb Nom nom nom.

I disagree ... Hazard will explode as a 10 - alternating that role with Mata. I don't know if Oscar will be able to push those two out of their roles tbh.

I agree ... He could be one that just ripens slower. This kid does have talent!

It looks like he is really coming together .....

Still .... You guys could be twins !!