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I want a Diamond midfield with Matic and Fred protecting and freeing Paul(VdB) - Bruno(VdB)-Shaw(Telles)&AWB(BWilliams)
Thank you. If we're going to start winning midfield battles and have some kind of solid structure, I think a double pivot of McTominay and Fred is the way to go for now until we replace them with better players next year. Pogba, VDB and Fernandes aren't willing to do the dirty work so only one of them should start and Matic almost looks done at this point.Telles in for Shaw, because Shaw doesn't do much going forward and Rashford could use some help as he's not a winger.
Fred and McTominay to fight the midfield battle we seem to be losing every game with Matic and Pogba. We're in deep shit right now, might as well try something different. This needs to be done as Bruno loses the ball quite often and we need to keep midfield tight.
Pogba as a sub for Bruno or any of front three, keep him away from midfield.
VdB as a sub for any midfield player.
People including Matic, Pogba or van de Beek in their first XI are really doing my head in.
We clearly went on a Sancho wild goose chase in regards to a RW. CB would have been bought if we got on and paid Upamecano's release clause quicker. DM went off the table when Matic signed new 3 year deal.Telles for Shaw, everything else the same. We needed a new CB, DM & RW & we got none.
I would like to see
DDG, AWB, Bailly, Lindelof, Telles, Fred, Bruno, Pogba, Mata, Rashford, Martial, with Pogba & Bruno playing as 8’s. Ole is very rigid with his use of 2 DMs though.
Bingo!I want to see as many ballers on the pitch as possible. No doubt we would be vulnerable in defense (especially set pieces) and I'm sure this would fail spectacularly, but it would be highly entertaining.
Henderson
AWB - Bailly - Rojo
Bruno - Pogba - VDB - Fred
Greenwood - Martial - Rashford
In the same way that some people find watching dashcam footage of Russian car crashes on Liveleak entertainingI want to see as many ballers on the pitch as possible. No doubt we would be vulnerable in defense (especially set pieces) and I'm sure this would fail spectacularly, but it would be highly entertaining.
Henderson
AWB - Bailly - Rojo
Bruno - Pogba - VDB - Fred
Greenwood - Martial - Rashford
Really? I missed that!Shaw has been our best player for quite some time now,
Pogba at wing-back and Don't Buy Fred in the middle. Gangsta!I just watched some highlights of Telles and I think he is a starter. I like Shaw but his results in the final third are so bad. This is worth a try but obviously Pogba is a big question.
Against weaker opponents
............Martial........Greenwood
...............Bruno......DBF
Telles............Matic...............Pogba
.....Shaw......Maguire......AWB
Because we have players failing in their specialist position. So throwing someone into a new one doesn't seem wise. And probably has a strong reason not to have been tried before.Have to agree, I have hardly any faith in lindelof or bailly and can't imagine shaw would be a huge downgrade, plenty of fullbacks have morphed into good centre backs so why not shaw?
Maguire is not being dropped. You may have some agenda against him, but that doesn't change the fact that he is our best defender. In fact, it's not even close. It's about who partners Maguire, not about leaving him out. I don't think he should be captain, but you don't improve the team by taking out the best players...This is my line-up. It would require Ole to have balls. He would have change formation to include 3 centre backs.
- Drop that fridge.
- Make Bruno captain.
- Use the 3rd centre back position to blood Menghi or Tuanzebe.
- Replace Pogba with the energy of Van de Beek, this will get the better of Matic.
- Rashford / Martial / Greenwood playing in interchangeably a front 2.
This is not an ideal line-up but I believe this is what would best results. The full-backs would have more attacking responsibility. I would initially use AWB, but also start slowly blooding Laird or someone more attacking during the season.
------------------Rashford-------Martial / Greenwood
---------------------------Bruno (captain)
---------------------VdB--------------Matic
Telles------------------------------------------------------------------AWB (but replace with an attacking full-back ASAP)
-------------Shaw - Lindelof - Bailly/Tuanzebe/Menghi
----------------------Henderson
Yeah I agree with this. I posted at the back end of last season that I wasn't convinced that Pogba/Matic was a better combination than Fred/McT, and i think that's still a big doubt.Matic/Pogba is a NO-GO for me, Since we started playing this combo our levels have been dropped
---------------------Henderson-----------------‐--
AWB-------Lindelof------Maguire---Telles
---------------VdB--------------Matic--------------
Rashford----------Bruno-------------Martial
------------------------Cavani------------------------
Second XI:
------------------------De Gea-----------------‐-----
Williams----Bailly-----Tuanzebe---Shaw
-----------McTominay------Fred---------------
Mata----------------Pogba-------------James
--------------------Greenwood--------------------
Still hoping that Romero and Rojo could get loaned out. Expect Lingard and Jones to stay and provide cover, Ighalo too until he leaves in January.
Not sure if Pellestri will actually go right into the senior squad as claimed, can see him going into the U23s and only getting called up to cover injuries or maybe for a League Cup game. Diallo sounds to me like he has more chance of getting into the squad in January, he seems to be the more hyped prospect of the two.
It's double pivot with Matic and Pogba, they need to stay back because neither can track back. With Fred and McTominay, they will be more box-to-box players, because they have the energy to do it all game. So it's possible we'll lose some attacking threat with them, but not certain. I'm pretty sure we'll make it more difficult for opposition though, so it's a good platform for attackers to do their job.Thank you. If we're going to start winning midfield battles and have some kind of solid structure, I think a double pivot of McTominay and Fred is the way to go for now until we replace them with better players next year. Pogba, VDB and Fernandes aren't willing to do the dirty work so only one of them should start and Matic almost looks done at this point.
I'd like to see that team. A lot to like.I feel like now is the time to shake things up a bit.
Henderson
AWB Tuanzebe Maguire Telles
Fred
Donny Bruno
Mata Martial Rashford
Bench -
Cavani
Pogba
Shaw
Greenwood
Matic
Lindelof
DDG
I know some will think I’m mad for Mata instead of Greenwood but for all his individual strengths, Mason still needs to learn how to be effective for the team - he’s no help to AWB and he doesn’t yet make intelligent runs, rather likes it to feet so he can drive in and get a shot away. Mata has been our best performer so far this season so he deserves his place and I think Mata, Bruno and Donny will play some great stuff together.
Tuanzebe is the other controversial one but it’s sink or swim for him. Stay fit, get a run of games and I think potentially he’s the best we have at CB.
I think Hendo has better distribution and leadership and that’s vital currently
Fred needs a run of games and he’s our most dynamic midfielder