Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
Problem with three at the back is that it forces you to leave out one of Saka, Pepe, ESR and Boomerang.

Odegaard looks like he is coming which is excellent news imo.

Leno
F*ck knows RB White Gabriel Tierney
Partey Odegaard
Pepe ESR Saka
Boomerang

Would be my choice. Still don't understand how Gabriel fell out of favour, I don't recall him ever being bad and he's our most athletic CB. Alternatively he can play a more aggressive 433

Leno
F*ck knows RB White Gabriel Tierney
Odegaard Partey ESR
Pepe Boomerang Saka
I'd be bang up for that. But when he could have done that last year, he didn't. He moved ESR to the wings and played Odey at 10. When ESR is a much more natural, Bergy-style no.10.

If he does that again, and plays Xhaka in MF we've made next to no improvement this summer.

We have some really skilful players but MA's just crushing all creativity out of them. I don't think I've ever been this depressed about an up-coming season.