Gazza M wrote:
Claudius wrote:
Okay. Who is leaving?
- Partey or xhaka at the base, with buendia/vdb and ceballos as dual 8.5s.
Can still convert to 343 as needed with any 2 of partey/xhaka and ceballos/buendia playing in the middle
Main issue is having 2 youthful centre backs, and luiz as the only experienced head
Out
Sokratis
Mustafi
Guendouzi
Lacazette
Torreira
Good list, hopefully we can shift a couple more.
If playing to a 4-3-3, I would hope we would be technical and mobile, with us being more direct than city for example.
Liverpool are too direct, and their style with Robertson, TAA, Salah, and Mane, is in my mind is not repeatable.
We should look for more balanced style which we can play almost anywhere.
Leno/Martinez
Bellerin. Saliba. Gabriel/Dias/Costa. Tierney
Partey
Ceballos. Roca/Szoboszlai (I would get both)
Pepe Aubameyang. Dembele(loan)/Saka
That line up would be direct enough, with enough pace and physicality. We should also be able to pass our way around the press, which has been a problem the last couple years.
