We've got quite a few options for the spot; who is your preferred player for the role?
Antony
Bruno
Mount
Sancho
Amad
Pellistri
Rashford
Garnacho
Antony
Bruno
Mount
Sancho
Amad
Pellistri
Rashford
Garnacho
We should try Amad when he's back. Until then, I would play Bruno there to make space for another midfielder.We've got quite a few options for the spot; who is your preferred player for the role?
Antony
Bruno
Mount
Sancho
Amad
Pellistri
Rashford
Garnacho
Voldemort won't be coming backAmad, Voldemort, Pellistri in that order, try Antony at RB against Forest too.
Agree with you, nice post, think PellistriUsing a process of elimination:
- I wouldn't play either Rashford or Garnacho on the right because the former is completely ineffective on the right, and the latter has no experience (to my knowledge) of playing on the right.
- We've seen Bruno play on the right and it rarely works. Plus he's easily our most creative midfielder so shifting him there (to accommodate Mount) would be a waste.
- I would play Mount there in certain situations but not as our 'preferred' option.
- Antony is fecking shit so I would bench him.
- Pellistri would be tempting for me as he has pace to burn but I feel he is even rawer than Garnacho is, and I think, based on the little I've seen of him, his decision-making and ability to retain and recycle possession isn't quite there yet.
Which leaves me with two options - Sancho and Amad.
I may get laughed at for saying this but for now, I would go with Sancho.
The reason is is because he is the only winger we have that is decent in possession and looks for the pass rather than most of the other wingers who are 'cut inside and shoot' types.
He's also decent at link-up play and through-balls.
I feel all our other wingers struggle to hold onto the ball, giving it away in sloppy areas and aren't threatening enough to compensate for it.
However, I would also like to see how Amad goes when he gets back to fitness, as he fits the profile of an inverted winger that ETH likes, and I feel he has a similar skill-set to Sancho but (hopefully) has more athleticism and a bigger engine than him.
That plays like a €25M player....Our €95M player....
Moving our best CAM to the right makes us weak in 2 spots. Same with moving Rashford to ST. We need to play Sancho there who was quite decent in the end of last season or Mount. Pellistri and Garnacho are just not ready to be starting games.We should try Amad when he's back. Until then, I would play Bruno there to make space for another midfielder.