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The Back Four

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Really cute how "Garner at RB" is now a thing between brainlets and bigots on here - he played there because of a crap situation where the actual RB had to be at left back for a few games lol

England also fielded attacking mids and wingers as strikers, i.e. Palmer and Gordon being a striker duo. You know, striker and player of the tournament Anthony Gordon, the classic #9.
 
DualityNSNO said:
Really cute how "Garner at RB" is now a thing between brainlets and bigots on here - he played there because of a crap situation where the actual RB had to be at left back for a few games lol

England also fielded attacking mids and wingers as strikers, i.e. Palmer and Gordon being a striker duo. You know, striker and player of the tournament Anthony Gordon, the classic #9.
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You're ridiculous.

He played there and got great reviews for his performances. He played RWB for Everton and got rave reviews for his perfomance.

Until we get Coleman back the obvious choice is to go with Garner at RB. Just as the obvious choice at LB right now is Mykolenko who can at least defend.
 

davek said:
Eventually I think we'll see a 4141:


---Coleman---Tarkowski---Branthwaite---Mykolenko

------------------------Gueye

----------------Garner---------Onana
---Harrison------------------------------Danjuma/McNeil

-------------------------Beto
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I think that's as good as it gets with our squad.

It's a problem that there are only few other options if any of those have to sit games out, let alone challenge the weaker elements of that side.
 
Yarrgh said:
I think that's as good as it gets with our squad.

It's a problem that there are only few other options if any of those have to sit games out, let alone challenge the weaker elements of that side.
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We';re very overstretched in key areas.

We need 3 more in by Thursday. CB, CM and forward.
 
GoldenToffee said:
I've said since before game one that Garner will very quickly be moved to right back. Thankfully that cart horse Keane has been found out again. I'm hopeful that the Ashley Young experiment is now over as he's been awful: had his chance and blown it as far as I'm concerned. Tarkowski has been uncharacteristically awful so far, but let's see him in a fixed back four, he's one of a very select few that come out of last season with any credit in the bank.

Garner-Tarkowski-Branthwaite-Myko, as @davek says.
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Agreed. Patterson is OK, going forward but his final balls are hit and hope, no cutting edge, and gets exposed too often, out of position.
But at times this season he has been exposed by lack of midfield cover.
On Saturday Pickford should have been screaming at Tarks and Patterson to block the Wolves lad, naking his run.

Alas .

UTFTS!
 
davek said:
He plays for England and they play him at RB. Really.
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name me one game he has played for England as RB, I’m not trying to be clever just that I watch pretty much every England game and never seen him play one game at RB never mind a few.
 

davek said:
We';re very overstretched in key areas.

We need 3 more in by Thursday. CB, CM and forward.
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CB absolute must. Tarkowski is OK, Branthwaite looks good but it's a lot to put on him at his age/experience (though I suspect he's up fir that challenge). I have big worries over Keane and Godfrey if that's who we gave to rely on.

CM - time machine for Peter Reid please. No idea who we get but yes we are in danger of overlooking the midfield area as we are so desperate for people in other areas.

Forwards. With DCL, Chermiti, Danjuma and potentially Beto, I think that's what we go with. Hopefully they all stay fit and start firing. It's not terrible on paper but we'll see if it's enough.

I'd also not be upset if we got better options at full back but that's next summer's crisis in waiting.
 
As much as I love Coleman, I'm absolutely not looking forward to seeing him and Young either side of our defence. You can talk about lack of a finisher and so on, but having two players at that age in that part of the pitch completely inhibits your attack. They simply don't have the legs to get up and down the pitch.

The signing of Young completely baffles me to be honest. There's a lot of limitations in Mykolenko's game but there's no way he gets skinned in the same way Young did for Villa's first goal last weekend and he probably gets a lot tighter to Neto for Wolves' goal on Saturday too.
 
davek said:
You're ridiculous.

He played there and got great reviews for his performances. He played RWB for Everton and got rave reviews for his perfomance.

Until we get Coleman back the obvious choice is to go with Garner at RB. Just as the obvious choice at LB right now is Mykolenko who can at least defend.
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LucBesson said:
As much as I love Coleman, I'm absolutely not looking forward to seeing him and Young either side of our defence. You can talk about lack of a finisher and so on, but having two players at that age in that part of the pitch completely inhibits your attack. They simply don't have the legs to get up and down the pitch.

The signing of Young completely baffles me to be honest. There's a lot of limitations in Mykolenko's game but there's no way he gets skinned in the same way Young did for Villa's first goal last weekend and he probably gets a lot tighter to Neto for Wolves' goal on Saturday too.
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Coleman was as good a player as we had in the team last season in the games he played. He offers us shape behind the ball, a determination to get forward and support the attack and the odd goal or two each season. Oh, and leadership.

If anyone is believing that Coleman isn't our best option at RB then they're not paying attention.

The RB slot should be addressed in one of the two next windows. Coleman wont last forever but we can get another season out of him.

And yes, I agree Mykolenko isn't great but he at least offers some resistance.
 

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