I’m still totally baffled as to what Ole was expecting to happen with that line up today.
Diamond formation... fine, but it’s crystal clear you need the right players to execute it.
Two defensive fullbacks, plus the two left and right midfielders not being suited to the position (Pogba ‘should’ be, but the less said about him right now, the better...), meant that our two forwards were forced wider and wider.
Not to worry, the man at the head of the diamond can become the false 9 right? Except Bruno is our primary creative player, meaning every time he got the ball in attacking positions, he had nobody to play the ball to as they were all either behind him or to the side.
I mean, surely even a man with debilitating cataracts could see that the better option was either VDB, or even Cavani, in the false 9 position with Bruno taking Pogba’s role.
Also, finishing the game with Matic and McTominay on the pitch... Jesus wept.