A midfield of McGinn and Nakamba is a one way ticket to Bottom-of-the-table-at-xmasville.
If everyone's fit, for me it's MartinezCash, Konsa, Mings, TargettMcGinn, Dougie, BarkleyWatkins with Grealish and Trez wideSubs: Heaton, AEH, Hause, Sanson, Ramsay, El Ghazi, Traore, Wesley, DavisI think Trez's workrate gives us a good balance that at the moment Bertie doesn't, and I really like the understanding that Barkley and Jack have.It also means we've hit the stage where weaker players like Nakamba, Taylor and of course Lansbury wouldn't even be getting onto the bench. Good times.
I'd agree, I don't think there's much in it between Trez, AEG and Bertie but the latter 2 are more likely to come off the bench and punish tired defenders.
Quote from: paul_e on January 23, 2021, 06:29:34 PMI'd agree, I don't think there's much in it between Trez, AEG and Bertie but the latter 2 are more likely to come off the bench and punish tired defenders.Guess it depends how the game is going though- tireless running and tracking back is also pretty useful later in the game as well.Leaving El Ghazi (and Traore to a lesser extent) out for Trezeguet straight away concerns me about the message it sends to the squad. There's really nothing more that he could done - it the guy whose place he took walks straight back in, it sends the message that you're not playing for your place, you're just there as back-up, regardless of what you actually do while you're there.