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I’d like to see Werner right instead of Deki. Loads of pace for Maddison to pick out with him and Son
Then you won't have a LW on the bench, unless you want to have Gil there instead of Johnson or Kulu.
I get that people enjoy the sat 3pm but finding a decent stream is a fucking nightmare!
It’s going to be revolutionary
We will need to set Udogie"s alarm clock to avoid another brighton....
Read our cup history with them. Y'all.
That fa cup semi at hillsborough is scary to watch. Pity lessons weren’t learned.Read our cup history with them. Y'all.
Team pretty much full strength and fancy us to win this one 4-1. Were due to give someone a hiding.
Most out wide of course.
My point was more about him playing through the middle which I thought was clear.
My ADHD kicked in at that giant block of text and the only words my brain took away were “easy win”.
I agree.
I mean that’s a really silly point.
Most full backs are quick to combat pacey wide players.
Most CBs aren’t as quick / nimble, and they also dictate the height of the defensive line. It’s clear they’re going to be more worried about Son as a CF than Richarlison when deciding to play high or not.
I think it’s horses for courses between the 2, but when playing a potential high pressing team I think it’s advantageous for us to play with Son through the middle.
The “you don’t like Richy” argument is childish and unnecessary. If you don’t agree refute the tactical point I’ve made, pointless just resulting to that.
Why would him playing through the middle affect the way we dominate games?
The reason we aren't at the level of the opening 10 games is pretty simple. We've not had our first choice midfield three since the beginning of November, 3 months ago and haven't played the starting 11 that mostly dominated the opening 10 games since that very same month.
I mean I’ve not said it’s “exclusively” because of that as my initial post confirmed, but we have looked very susceptible to aggressive pressing for a period of games now.
Bissouma makes a huge difference, I’m not debating that in the slightest. But that initial run of good form largely came with Son through the middle.
Any CB would feel far more comfortable pushing a high line against Richarlison than Son. Surely that’s not up for debate right? Richy’s form has been exceptional but there’s undoubted logic to opposing CBs being concerned with Son’s pace in behind, and therefore allowing more space for our MF to operate in.
Let’s see, I don’t expect Richy to be dropped or moved from CF so the proof will be in the pudding. But I very believe in horses for courses with our CF options, and any team with a high press seems to favour Son for me.
If you are saying there are teams where Son through the middle makes sense, you are right.
I was standing behind the goal and it was pretty bad, squashing people in.
IIRC, we couldn't get a drink anywhere before the game and we didn't try to get in by storming the gates. It definitely could have been a lot worse.
We're starting to have something that vaguely resembles a full squad now and I think the Brighton result is testament to our improved squad depth. I'd like us to push on and get an emphatic home win. I'm thinking 3-0.
I was there.
