Should Pau Torres and Tyrone Mings both start?

[brontebilly]

Think we need to stick with Konsa/Mings to start the season anyway.

[Ads]

A conventional back 4 allows you the flexibility to move to a 3/5/6 as and when and retain the necessary shape we have in the middle for springing attacks. Which we have seen a plenty last season and will this.

[Risso]

Think we need to stick with Konsa/Mings to start the season anyway.

Konsa went off seemingly holding his hamstring, so I think he might be a doubt now.

[paul_e]

Konsa looked like cramp to me, I reckon he'll be fine.

[Risso]

Didn't look like that to me. He went in on quite hard on Vinicius and seemed to hurt himself as a result.

[paul_e]

Didn't look like that to me. He went in on quite hard on Vinicius and seemed to hurt himself as a result.

After which he got up without any issue (and shit-talked Vinicius briefly) before feeling something a little while after and then he sat and was clearly trying to stretch his hamstring.

We'll see I guess but in those conditions I expected to see players going down with cramp.

[eamonn]

Was that Vinicius Senior?

Can't wait til we have three Ramseys in the side. Big Brother, Middle Child and Boy Wonder.

[LeeB]

Was that Vinicius Senior?

Can't wait til we have three Ramseys in the side. Big Brother, Middle Child and Boy Wonder.

That Vicinius is absolutely shite, unlike his namesake at Madrid.

[Footy-Vill]

So Pau started ahead of Mings and Mings replaced Pau.
Interesting developments so far meaning they haven't played together.

[pablo_picasso]

So Pau started ahead of Mings and Mings replaced Pau.
Interesting developments so far meaning they haven't played together.

Two games.

Two...

[Footy-Vill]

So Pau started ahead of Mings and Mings replaced Pau.
Interesting developments so far meaning they haven't played together.

Two games.

Two...

Yes in two games they could have started or played together.
Build the partnership which some think is the case and voted with yet evidence suggests its Pau or Mings.
It's fascinating how it will all turn out.

[pablo_picasso]

Are you setting yourself up for some cookies?

[paul_e]

So Pau started ahead of Mings and Mings replaced Pau.
Interesting developments so far meaning they haven't played together.

Two games.

Two...

Yes in two games they could have started or played together.
Build the partnership which some think is the case and voted with yet evidence suggests its Pau or Mings.
It's fascinating how it will all turn out.

and now they're starting the 3rd game together.

[chrisw1]

So Pau started ahead of Mings and Mings replaced Pau.
Interesting developments so far meaning they haven't played together.

Two games.

Two...

Yes in two games they could have started or played together.
Build the partnership which some think is the case and voted with yet evidence suggests its Pau or Mings.
It's fascinating how it will all turn out.

and now they're starting the 3rd game together.

But not conventionally.  I can't imagine we've spent £40m for Torres to play fullback.

[paul_e]

So Pau started ahead of Mings and Mings replaced Pau.
Interesting developments so far meaning they haven't played together.

Two games.

Two...

Yes in two games they could have started or played together.
Build the partnership which some think is the case and voted with yet evidence suggests its Pau or Mings.
It's fascinating how it will all turn out.

and now they're starting the 3rd game together.

But not conventionally.  I can't imagine we've spent £40m for Torres to play fullback.

Indeed, but they both started and there was a clear plan as to why we did it which shows that Emery doesn't see them as an 'either/or' choice in a single position.