So Garth Crooks thinks we should switch to 442

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Originally Posted by PSRB

I used to love our emergency 4-2-4 set up

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I loved the 4-2-4 at the end of '92. When Limpar and Merse switched flanks with IWWW and Kevin Campbell up top.

Well said, W! Crucial factors which are all too often criminally ignored, neglected around these parts.

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Originally Posted by WES

Yeah but we'd have two up front. One of them a proper no. 9.

Think how happy red would be. :shrug:

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

Well said, W! Crucial factors which are all too often criminally ignored, neglected around these parts.

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So you wouldn't go with Smith Rowe as a false nine then, red? :retreatstoasafedistance:

lol. I wouldn't even have played Messi as a false nine.

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

So you wouldn't go with Smith Rowe as a false nine then, red? :retreatstoasafedistance:

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Well said, W! Crucial factors which are all too often criminally ignored, neglected around these parts.

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These young whippersnappers around here, eh red? Disrespecting the no. 9 with their fancy Dan tactics nonsense.

Jesus is actually part no. 9 so it would be like having more than one of them! :love:

I actually don't care about the 44 bit, I just like the idea of the 2 bit. Arteta can p1ss about the with the tactics all he wants with Eddie and Jesus up front imo.

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

So you wouldn't go with Smith Rowe as a false nine then, red? :retreatstoasafedistance:

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MA did that for the last 2-3 mins vs Sperz. ESR came on for Eddie and played there. No reason why he can't. He's used to playing in MF so can drop deep as MA likes. He can press. And he can create and score goals.

Really happy for Trossard - astute signing and to have a hand in the late winner on debut is Divine. But I hope we don't stop ESR's development. As MA said when he was injured, when ESR is fit and playing at his best, he's hard to leave out of the team.

England front 3 should be Saka, Eddie and Smith Rowe imo.