Don’t get me wrong his time appears to be running, out but to sell a CB when you currently only have 4 of them to play a 3 would be akin to lunacy
….not if Lampard prefers to play Coleman and Mykolenko ahead of him, which could well be the case. Indeed, the current pecking order could be;
Tarkowski
Coady
Holgate
Coleman
Mykolenko
Keane
(Mina being fit would push Keane down to 7th choice. I would add that Reece Welch is only 18 but this system could suit in the future as he’s some athlete)..
I’m not sure if folk remember Keane playing in a back 3 for us a number of seasons ago, he was a serious liability. We know he’s at his best with protection around him, the absence of a conventional RB leaves him/us totally exposed on one flank.
it’s not as @4737carlin suggests, these concerns are reasoned and calculated.