We've got shite loads of center backs and a leaky defense, so we should be playing 3 at back. We've got no good CM's (Pogba is not a CM) so we need extra bodies in the middle, we've got 1 real winger so it's pointless playing a formation that relies on them and we've only got fast, pace strikers and not one target man/hold up man/anyone who can win a header so it's useless trying to play like we do. I've posted this in other threads but this is what we need to play to get the most out of our squad.
---------Martial----Rashford--------
-------------------Pogba------------------
Shaw----McTom---Fred----AWB
---Lindelof--Maguire--A fit CB---
-----------------De Gea-------------------
Subs: Greenwood CF, Gomes AM, Garner CM & One of our 6 fecking first team CB's. JLingz can put a shift in at Wingback with his energy.
Pogba as the main creative outlet with basically a free role but instructed to stay away from the wings. Martial and Rashford stretching the oppositions back line, linking up with and feeding off Pogba. Shaw and AWB providing the width, looking for cutbacks into the box rather than crosses. Maguire pushing up into the midfield when we are dominant in possession to spray some passes or win the ball back and turnover possession quickly. The 3rd CB (Rojo, Jones, Bailly, Tuanzebe, honestly who cares) is essentially sheltered defensively by the defensive skills of AWB. Fred and McTom told to put shifts in and get the ball up the pitch quickly. If teams sit back to counter our counter attack, Pogba is 6ft3 so he needs to be getting in the box. This formation also allows Maguire to get forward in the final 5-10 minutes and not leave us exposed.
We'd do well with this, plays to the players strengths, rather than shoehorning them into an outdated 4-2-3-1. Also means we don't have to play Young, Matic, Perreira, JLingz, etc because they really, they don't have the skills to.
What do you guys think?