Something like this 4-2-1-3? MartinezCash. Carlos. Mings. Digne Kamara. McGinn Buendia/Coutinho Bailey/Buendia Watkins/Ings Coutinho/Ramsey
Quote from: Drummond on July 28, 2022, 10:28:07 AM Something like this 4-2-1-3? MartinezCash. Carlos. Mings. Digne Kamara. McGinn Buendia/Coutinho Bailey/Buendia Watkins/Ings Coutinho/Ramsey Yes, I'd like to see something like this, but I feel you need two more defensively minded players in the double pivot, so think Luiz would be a better bet than McGinn. I guess it's unliely as it would also restrict Ramsey's gametime.I think I'm just trying to squeeze Buendia in to a starting line up as he's my favourite player and this seems the only likely way with Coutihno now inked in
I think that to get Buendia, Coutinho, Bailey and Watkins or Ings in the same team you have to have 2 solid defensive players in centre mid. Nakamba is one option but for the most part he's not that good, McGinn another but we know he's better further forward and Kamara the third who is untested as yet. Luiz and Sanson i wouldn't even entertain for that role, too lightweight. The best hope is that Kamara becomes the defensive mid we've been needing and that Nakamba finds the form he showed under Gerrard until he got injured. Then your leaving out the club captain. I just don't see it, unless we buy someone who's excellent at it to go in with Kamara and not play McGinn.
Quote from: chrisw1 on July 28, 2022, 10:42:19 AMQuote from: Drummond on July 28, 2022, 10:28:07 AM Something like this 4-2-1-3? MartinezCash. Carlos. Mings. Digne Kamara. McGinn Buendia/Coutinho Bailey/Buendia Watkins/Ings Coutinho/Ramsey I think I'm just trying to squeeze Buendia in to a starting line up as he's my favourite player and this seems the only likely way with Coutihno now inked inI think the team for Bournemouth will be MartinezCash. Chambers. Carlos. Digne Kamara Ramsey. McginnBailey. Watkins. Coutinhio
Quote from: Drummond on July 28, 2022, 10:28:07 AM Something like this 4-2-1-3? MartinezCash. Carlos. Mings. Digne Kamara. McGinn Buendia/Coutinho Bailey/Buendia Watkins/Ings Coutinho/Ramsey I think I'm just trying to squeeze Buendia in to a starting line up as he's my favourite player and this seems the only likely way with Coutihno now inked in
Quote from: RamboandBruno on July 29, 2022, 08:24:57 AMQuote from: chrisw1 on July 28, 2022, 10:42:19 AMQuote from: Drummond on July 28, 2022, 10:28:07 AM Something like this 4-2-1-3? MartinezCash. Carlos. Mings. Digne Kamara. McGinn Buendia/Coutinho Bailey/Buendia Watkins/Ings Coutinho/Ramsey I think I'm just trying to squeeze Buendia in to a starting line up as he's my favourite player and this seems the only likely way with Coutihno now inked inI think the team for Bournemouth will be MartinezCash. Chambers. Carlos. Digne Kamara Ramsey. McginnBailey. Watkins. CoutinhioI think so too, other than he might keep Mings in for Chambers. Based on current squad.
Quote from: Clark W Griswold on July 29, 2022, 09:39:29 AMI think that to get Buendia, Coutinho, Bailey and Watkins or Ings in the same team you have to have 2 solid defensive players in centre mid. Nakamba is one option but for the most part he's not that good, McGinn another but we know he's better further forward and Kamara the third who is untested as yet. Luiz and Sanson i wouldn't even entertain for that role, too lightweight. The best hope is that Kamara becomes the defensive mid we've been needing and that Nakamba finds the form he showed under Gerrard until he got injured. Then your leaving out the club captain. I just don't see it, unless we buy someone who's excellent at it to go in with Kamara and not play McGinn.I think Luiz would be great in a double pivot role. But it means leaving McGinn and Ramsey out, which just isn't happening.
Quote from: Clark W Griswold on July 29, 2022, 09:47:13 AMQuote from: RamboandBruno on July 29, 2022, 08:24:57 AMQuote from: chrisw1 on July 28, 2022, 10:42:19 AMQuote from: Drummond on July 28, 2022, 10:28:07 AM Something like this 4-2-1-3? MartinezCash. Carlos. Mings. Digne Kamara. McGinn Buendia/Coutinho Bailey/Buendia Watkins/Ings Coutinho/Ramsey I think I'm just trying to squeeze Buendia in to a starting line up as he's my favourite player and this seems the only likely way with Coutihno now inked inI think the team for Bournemouth will be MartinezCash. Chambers. Carlos. Digne Kamara Ramsey. McginnBailey. Watkins. CoutinhioI think so too, other than he might keep Mings in for Chambers. Based on current squad.Agree.I can't see him dropping Mings for Chambers, especially having just taken the captaincy away from him.The 'kick a man when he's down' phrase comes to mind.
Quote from: chrisw1 on July 29, 2022, 09:47:04 AMQuote from: Clark W Griswold on July 29, 2022, 09:39:29 AMI think that to get Buendia, Coutinho, Bailey and Watkins or Ings in the same team you have to have 2 solid defensive players in centre mid. Nakamba is one option but for the most part he's not that good, McGinn another but we know he's better further forward and Kamara the third who is untested as yet. Luiz and Sanson i wouldn't even entertain for that role, too lightweight. The best hope is that Kamara becomes the defensive mid we've been needing and that Nakamba finds the form he showed under Gerrard until he got injured. Then your leaving out the club captain. I just don't see it, unless we buy someone who's excellent at it to go in with Kamara and not play McGinn.I think Luiz would be great in a double pivot role. But it means leaving McGinn and Ramsey out, which just isn't happening.Luiz is one of those who is decent with the ball, so useful when we have plenty of possession but weak when we haven't got the ball and like a passenger. Against the teams with good ball retention he's a bit pointless, even more so if they're quick and aggressive. He's like most of our centre mids, decent footballer who needs to play further forward to have any chance of being effective, with a strong and quick player (or even two at times) sitting behind them.
Quote from: Drummond on July 28, 2022, 10:28:07 AM Something like this 4-2-1-3? MartinezCash. Carlos. Mings. Digne Kamara. McGinn Buendia/Coutinho Bailey/Buendia Watkins/Ings Coutinho/RamseyMcGinn has proven routinely that he isn't suited to that deep role. That's not to say Gerrard wont try it again, mind but McGinn isn't suddenly going to be able to get him bum roll working against better players nor execute successful passes from deep. Coutinho was really poor when he played anywhere but no.10 last season, it's Buendia's best position too but would make a better fist of it coming in off the left I think. We are looking at a shoe horn job no matter what way you look at it. 433 means no no.10, 4231 means McGinn most likely next to Kamara. Diamond four in midfield will see our full backs getting rinsed down the flanks and centre backs getting dragged over to cover. If Luiz ends up staying, I think he'll end being a regular again at 8. He's a better footballer than given credit for on here.