UpWithRivers
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It is weird that everyone thinks Bruno is our best World Class player then the first signing we make is for his position and shove him in midfield. Amorim obviously does not like him as a 10. Not that he cant or wont play there but he is not his ideal. So now we get our best player and experiment with him as CM. The same as Amad. The two players everyone says are class we shove them into unnatural positions. Some say they will be brilliant there. Some not. At the end of the day no one knows. Not even Amorim. And its not even to do with his ability. He could possibly be a world class CM in a 3. Just like Mainoo. But a double pivot in this system that requires you to cover large spaces is very questionable. My guess is that will probably work some games and everyone will be on the CAF shouting told you so! Fkn brilliant. Then the next game it will fail because we play a team with 3 big midfield bastards. If it doesnt work then what? Sell for peanuts?
There is a skill that is selling at the right time. City do it. Chelsea do it. Arsenal do it. All the top teams do it. They sell even top players like Palmer because they dont think they are right for the club at that moment in time. United on the other hand just hang on to players and play them out of position - Rashford as a 9 then as a 10 then even right 10. Mata we played RW. It goes on and on.
I presume Amorim has a plan and we will have to trust him but it always feels like we are putting square pegs in round holes and there is a ripple effect to that because now you have to get a DM that covers for Bruno's weaknesses and if Bruno doesn't work we are left with a player that was bought to cover Bruno and not an ideal player for midfield. For examplle Wharton/Baleba would be ideal. Yes we cant afford it but they would complement eachother. A budget alternative is Stiller/Ederson. Or a similar pairing. Now for instance getting Wharton would be a bad idea because he wouldn't work with Bruno.
To answer this question we need a pure 6. The ideal profile would be a big fkr that covers the ground well but basically sits in front of the back 3 and can bring the ball out from the defense. Basically Casemiro with legs. Players like that are rare just ask City. Maybe Boubacar Kamara if City need funds and his contract is up in 2 years? Not exactly Wharton I know but he probably could do the job.
There is a skill that is selling at the right time. City do it. Chelsea do it. Arsenal do it. All the top teams do it. They sell even top players like Palmer because they dont think they are right for the club at that moment in time. United on the other hand just hang on to players and play them out of position - Rashford as a 9 then as a 10 then even right 10. Mata we played RW. It goes on and on.
I presume Amorim has a plan and we will have to trust him but it always feels like we are putting square pegs in round holes and there is a ripple effect to that because now you have to get a DM that covers for Bruno's weaknesses and if Bruno doesn't work we are left with a player that was bought to cover Bruno and not an ideal player for midfield. For examplle Wharton/Baleba would be ideal. Yes we cant afford it but they would complement eachother. A budget alternative is Stiller/Ederson. Or a similar pairing. Now for instance getting Wharton would be a bad idea because he wouldn't work with Bruno.
To answer this question we need a pure 6. The ideal profile would be a big fkr that covers the ground well but basically sits in front of the back 3 and can bring the ball out from the defense. Basically Casemiro with legs. Players like that are rare just ask City. Maybe Boubacar Kamara if City need funds and his contract is up in 2 years? Not exactly Wharton I know but he probably could do the job.
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