Jed wrote:
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Auba or Laca, or Leno or even Xhaka. All good/decent players who would do a job in a working system. These guys shine when playing for different teams under different managers, like Xhaka for Switzerland and Willock for Newcastle, for instance. We have the worst manager in the league, of course they’re gonna look fucking shit playing for us.
Whilst I agree that as individuals they have quality, IMO it's the result of our inept transfer methodology where we have recruited quality players who are not suited to playing together as a unit, let alone as a team.
As it stands the Defence and Midfield are better suited to sit deep retaining possession, whilst the Attack is best suited to fast transitions using pace and space in runs in behind the last man, whilst at the same time the Attack is incapable of creating opportunities for themselves let alone as a unit.
