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Moutinho isn't meant for that position though, he'd be playing alongside one of them not instead of.
Having 3 top DMs isn't going to happen. Not on our budget, not within the restrictions of squad size and not when we need 8 homegrown players in the 25. Livermore in that role has been fine for us, people haranguing him for not being able to fulfil the need for a more creative player at the start of the season and subsequently playing whilst carrying a niggle as we had nobody else seem to have forgotten how well he did when called upon last season, not just in midfield but also as an emergency defender when needed. That's the kind of versatility and willingness you need from someone in his squad position.
Having 3 top DMs isn't going to happen. Not on our budget, not within the restrictions of squad size and not when we need 8 homegrown players in the 25. Livermore in that role has been fine for us, people haranguing him for not being able to fulfil the need for a more creative player at the start of the season and subsequently playing whilst carrying a niggle as we had nobody else seem to have forgotten how well he did when called upon last season, not just in midfield but also as an emergency defender when needed. That's the kind of versatility and willingness you need from someone in his squad position.