If we have 3 men in our midfield we need
10: creative man capable of 10 assists and score 10 goals a season
8: box to box midfielder that can maintain a press and score 6 to 10 goals
6: Powerful defensive mid that can receive the ball with back to an opponent, read the game and have high progressive pass completion.
Based on this I can see why we are imbalanced
10: Ndombele maybe
8: Alli or Hojbjerg or Lo Celso
6: Skipp
Based on this we have no currently fit no.10, 3 x no.8s and 1 x No.6 that is fresh from the championship albeit talented.
Top quality midfield signings (realistic) for close of window would be signing a 10 and 6
10: Kamada
6: Palhinha
Creating balance in the midfield ..
posted on 23/8/21
comment by Christopher (U20930)
posted 20 minutes ago
10: Ndombele maybe
8: Alli or Hojbjerg or Lo Celso
6: Skipp
I disagree with this too
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6: Skipp or Hojbjerg (in a progressive side)
8: Ndombele
10: Lo Celso
8? 9? 10? Who facking knows: Alli
0: Sissoko
posted on 23/8/21
comment by Christopher (U20930)
posted 28 minutes ago
The problem is that there's isn't enough ball carrying and line breaking passed between the 3 that started yesterday.
However could we fix that I wonder
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Mad isn't it. I remember how jazzed I was about the possibility of a Winks (lolz) / Lo Celso / Ndombele midfield back when the latter two signed. So much press resistance and line breaking in that 3.
I wonder how many times Lo Celso and Ndombele have played together in a midfield 3? Can't be more than a handful, if ever.
posted on 23/8/21
I wonder how many times Lo Celso and Ndombele have played together in a midfield 3
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thats pretty lightweight. the DM would have a LOT of work to do
posted on 23/8/21
Lo Celso is hugely over-rated.
Yet to string a few performances together.
posted on 23/8/21
comment by Tottenham Chronic (U3423)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many times Lo Celso and Ndombele have played together in a midfield 3
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thats pretty lightweight. the DM would have a LOT of work to do
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Lo Celso gets through a lot of tackling
posted on 23/8/21
comment by Ioavirgo (U10470)
posted 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
comment by Phenom (U20037)
posted 26 minutes ago
Lo Celso/Dele------------Højbjerg/Skipp
----------------------Ndombele
Would be ideal.midfield if we didn't have a counter attacking coach and of course if Ndombele didn't want out.
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Is Ndombele 6 or 10 in your formation?
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six
posted on 23/8/21
Mane Firminho Salah
Milner Henderson Wijnaldum
Where was the ball carrying midfielder when Liverpool won the league?
They moved the ball quickly from to back and utilised the full backs.
Son Kane Bergwijn
Alli Hojberg Lo Celso
I think this can work if we get the defence and tactics right
posted on 23/8/21
comment by Genius of Nielsen (U9059)
posted 25 seconds ago
Mane Firminho Salah
Milner Henderson Wijnaldum
Where was the ball carrying midfielder when Liverpool won the league?
They moved the ball quickly from to back and utilised the full backs.
Son Kane Bergwijn
Alli Hojberg Lo Celso
I think this can work if we get the defence and tactics right
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They had arguably the best ball progressing fullbacks in the world. Not to mention much more of a plan in possession. It's incomparable
posted on 23/8/21
comment by Christopher (U20930)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Genius of Nielsen (U9059)
posted 25 seconds ago
Mane Firminho Salah
Milner Henderson Wijnaldum
Where was the ball carrying midfielder when Liverpool won the league?
They moved the ball quickly from to back and utilised the full backs.
Son Kane Bergwijn
Alli Hojberg Lo Celso
I think this can work if we get the defence and tactics right
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They had arguably the best ball progressing fullbacks in the world. Not to mention much more of a plan in possession. It's incomparable
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And a significantly better front 3 overall.
posted on 23/8/21
comment by Christopher (U20930)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Genius of Nielsen (U9059)
posted 25 seconds ago
Mane Firminho Salah
Milner Henderson Wijnaldum
Where was the ball carrying midfielder when Liverpool won the league?
They moved the ball quickly from to back and utilised the full backs.
Son Kane Bergwijn
Alli Hojberg Lo Celso
I think this can work if we get the defence and tactics right
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They had arguably the best ball progressing fullbacks in the world. Not to mention much more of a plan in possession. It's incomparable
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I didn’t say we’d win the league - I just said it’ll work IMO