Can't believe we finally worked out that playing the through ball to three of the fastest forwards in the league, against a high line, is actually a good idea. Only Udogie didn't get the memo to release the pass straight away, but at least there's progress!!
I just can't believe they're not playing him in. Its his instinctive game to be on the shoulder of the full back. Udogie, Maddison, no one seems to be willing to play the through ball or even the ball over the top. So frustrating.
Said the same in the manager thread. Son needs to play centrally because he actually can shift the ball, shoot and score. All the other tippy tappy teams score in multiple ways, but they all score loads of their goals from pull backs and shooting or by shifting and shooting from the edge of the...
Its time to play Son centrally and to put Richarlison back on the bench. Tippy tappy football does not work against teams who defend well. We need players who can shoot and score from the edge of the box, like Son. Ange needs to figure this out quickly.
Guardiola would have worked out Vicario has that weakness hence putting Diaz on him to barge him and block him every corner etc. Honestly it looked like Vicario went down from the barge trying to get a freekick then Ake toed it in.
So frustrating how many times through balls were on, but neither Udogie or Porro or any of the midfielders would play them. Werner must have been so frustrated. Seems like we just want to get control of possession, so pass it left and right, but Ange should have known that sudden through balls...
I'm sure you know best. Skipp and Hojbjerg are not mobile enough generally, so I'm glad Hojbjerg did ok. But the reality is that both Skipp and Hojbjerg make terrible errors and gift the ball to the oppo in dangerous positions. I would have gone with those three.
So could be:
Werner Richarlison Johnson
Madison Bentancur Kulusevski
Udogie VDV Romero Porro
Vicario
We could win with that team for sure, but need to win some tackles in midfield. Only one real ball winner.
For me, in an ideal world we would bring in Gallagher and Phillips and have Kulu continue as a RWF:
DM - Bissouma, Phillips
RCM - Sarr, Gallagher
LCM - Maddison, Bentancur
BJ has been pretty poor imo. Kulu is much more of a threat to the oppo as RWF. Brennan really needs to show more aggression and fight for the ball and learn to shield it when he has it. Defenders so easily tackle him at the moment. He also desperately needs to improve his crossing to keep his...
He was unbelievable. I loved watching him dominate oppo midfields all on his own. Such a class player and the best midfielder I've ever watched without question.
According to H88 Maddison might make the UTD match and I'd love to see Werner down the middle instead of out wide, so I'd be up for starting with:
Vicario
Porro Dragusin VDV Udogie
Bentancur Hojbjerg Maddison
Kulusevski Werner Johnson
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