Abraxas
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I don't see how it works very well with our personnel.
We're not going to play them both down the middle in some kind of 4-4-2 because it doesn't offer any protection at all to our defence and we don't have suitable wingers. Similarly, a 3-5-2 is not a consistent option because we lack suitable wingback options on the right and I don't think our quality through the middle of the pitch is good enough to put up with only having one source of width (Shaw)
We're probably not going to sacrifice Bruno centrally in our current setup so that idea of one withdrawn is toast.
The most logical would be one of them plays from a nominally wide forward position because it doesn't require wholesale tactical changes. Both can do this. But would it actually be productive? I think you lose a bit of speed and potentially creativity. One is always going to be a bit unhappier and having to do a defensive job. Would they be stepping on each others toes as they both want to take up similar positions - they're not young anymore, they want to use their energy in and around the box. Does that then leave us without much natural width on the left which has been our main attacking outlet for years now?
Theres a lot of question marks and I think that's because on paper it looks wrong at this stage in their career but you never know, I'm not adverse to seeing it for a game or two or when we desperately need a goal.
We're not going to play them both down the middle in some kind of 4-4-2 because it doesn't offer any protection at all to our defence and we don't have suitable wingers. Similarly, a 3-5-2 is not a consistent option because we lack suitable wingback options on the right and I don't think our quality through the middle of the pitch is good enough to put up with only having one source of width (Shaw)
We're probably not going to sacrifice Bruno centrally in our current setup so that idea of one withdrawn is toast.
The most logical would be one of them plays from a nominally wide forward position because it doesn't require wholesale tactical changes. Both can do this. But would it actually be productive? I think you lose a bit of speed and potentially creativity. One is always going to be a bit unhappier and having to do a defensive job. Would they be stepping on each others toes as they both want to take up similar positions - they're not young anymore, they want to use their energy in and around the box. Does that then leave us without much natural width on the left which has been our main attacking outlet for years now?
Theres a lot of question marks and I think that's because on paper it looks wrong at this stage in their career but you never know, I'm not adverse to seeing it for a game or two or when we desperately need a goal.
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