So when is Saka back then?

[Peter]

MA's said he's thinking of playing him as a 9. He played there as a kid at times, and some webpage the other day showed his yoof starts and goals in different positions. 10 in 8 playing as a CF.

Leo's played there {and done rather well at times} and he's a small winger with a top first time shot.

Play Kai at IL for height and creativity {and he won a lot of duels that first half season playing there, even though he couldn't score for toffee at the time.} Dec at DM. And then you can play B, Odin, Ethan, Kai and a LW. Pwoppa front five that, with Dec behind them and the best back 5 since TA's days.

The biggest challenge this kid is facing is that for probably the first time in his life he is entering a level of football where he isn't comfortably the best player on the pitch every week. He needs to add a layer of caution to his game that he has probably never needed before, even when stepping up through the age groups early.

I'm guessing the wide positions are a better place to learn and grow than the central ones.