Quote from: cdbullyweefan on October 27, 2021, 05:49:36 PMMy choice is Watkins and Bailey wide, Buendia in behind Ings.Still think this leaves us light in midfield as it means sacrificing the Ramsey/Sanson position to another forward and means McGinn has to stifle his attacking intent. Anyway let see how Smith decides to solve the conundrum on Sunday.
My choice is Watkins and Bailey wide, Buendia in behind Ings.
4-2-3-1 was often brilliant last year, when Barkley could be arsed. It can work again with Buendia as, hopefully, a far more consistent version of Barkley, Bailey replacing Quisling and Watkins playing in the El Ghazi/Trezeguet/Traore spot, at least until the latter is fit again.Buendia isn't a central midfielder. He should be playing behind the centre forward.
Think it really needs to be Ings OR Watkins, not both (unless we're playing 2 strikers).
The 433 formation seems so obvious to me. It suits way more of our squad and allows us to rotate players (not drop them) so that we can sustain a high intensity for the whole season. 433, high press, and run the opposition into the ground.
Quote from: cdbullyweefan on October 27, 2021, 11:52:51 PM4-2-3-1 was often brilliant last year, when Barkley could be arsed. It can work again with Buendia as, hopefully, a far more consistent version of Barkley, Bailey replacing Quisling and Watkins playing in the El Ghazi/Trezeguet/Traore spot, at least until the latter is fit again.Buendia isn't a central midfielder. He should be playing behind the centre forward.In two games, when both Grealish and Barkley were at the very summit of their games. Liverpool and Arsenal couldn't get near them. For the two to three games he could be arsed and/or wasn't injured, Barkley was great. He's also a very imposing, physical unit, something which you cannot say about Buendia.
Quote from: algy on October 28, 2021, 05:19:16 PMThink it really needs to be Ings OR Watkins, not both (unless we're playing 2 strikers). So we shouldn't play two strikers, unless we play two strikers?!
Quote from: Risso on October 28, 2021, 05:30:48 PMQuote from: algy on October 28, 2021, 05:19:16 PMThink it really needs to be Ings OR Watkins, not both (unless we're playing 2 strikers). So we shouldn't play two strikers, unless we play two strikers?! Basically yeah, we should only play 2 strikers when there's 2 strikers on the pitch, if there's one striker we should definitely play with one.I think that was my point.