dingodan
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Exactly. Should be as simple as a tweak of the front 3, from a "flat" front three to a front two with someone (like Gross/Bissouma/Propper) in behind.
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[Albion] Maupay / Trossard / Andone - front 3
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Exactly. Should be as simple as a tweak of the front 3, from a "flat" front three to a front two with someone (like Gross/Bissouma/Propper) in behind.
Yes please! I wouldn’t be surprised at some point - fluidity, pace, technical ability on the ball and able to finish. It could be really exciting.
Whilst our boys are obviously not quite of the same ability - Sterling, Sane, Aguero and Salah, Mane Firminho are not especially tall or about physicality. We could easily have the lower class version with that front three.
saafend_seagull
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It's a conundrum isn't it. If any of last years signing step up, there will be real selection headaches.
And what about Propper playing further forward if we sign a central midfielder?
I'd like to see Propper pushed forward as he does for the NEtherlands . . . so Maybe Stephens sweeping up ahead of 3 navvies . . . with Gross and Propper ahead . . . . Maupay and Trossard free up front, AND wing backs. potentially quite exciting
reality will no doubt bite.
SollysLeftFoot
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Guarantee what ever I say, you'll find something pick at. I'm not a football manager with access to terrabytes of data on opposition and individual players to decide how and where a player will play.
That said
Ryan
Duffy
Dunk
Webster
March
Propper
Stephens
Benardo
Gross*
Trossard*
Maupay
*freedom to roam
But what ever formation we play, someone has to be left out, that's literally the case for every club.
Not at all.....just struggling to see how Gross, Trossard and Locadia (who GP seems to like) can be accommodated with two front (from Muzza, Andone and Maupay) as the wingbacks are essentially the wingers.
Good problem to have......world away from last season. Interesting to see what GP does.
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3-4-1-2 would also allow Bissouma to fit in as an alternative to Gross, being more box-to-box rather than Gross being more likely to stick to the attacking role.
Of course it is. But it's not in every club that there is a sea change in approach to playing style. Some of last seasons "nailed on" starters might now not fit into the new style. That's where the interesting debate is occurring I think.
Not even sure about Balogun now. 5 CB’s for 3 places sounds about right to me.
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Well Izquierdo won't be fit (or even in the squad) until Christmas, so let's cross him off the list for now. Groß isn't good out wide. Andone may well get some time out there, but will presumably be competing with Maupay for the central role.
That takes us down to 4: Trossard, March, Locadia and Jahanbaksh.
With March also trialling as a wing-back Ali J should get his chance.
If you've got a specific formation, and two players for each position, then those left out are competing for the place, and get the chance when they other is rested/suspsended/injured. The question with Gross is where he'd fit in to our formation. Even when others are out, it's difficult to see where he fits in.
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I doubt it. He'll get a chance at the albion until at least January.
BensGrandad
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On what has been seen in the pre season games I would prefer Locadia to Andone as he has looked the sharper of the two and offered more in terms of goals and assists to GM.
I wonder whether Izzy is expected to come back from this injury or not as we seem over filled with wide players even for a 25 man squad.
I wonder whether Izzy is expected to come back from this injury or not as we seem over filled with wide players even for a 25 man squad.
Perkino
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Those 3 would be very exciting to see all at once but it will depend on what formation we settle on and weather that changes during a game. Potter may wish to have a line up that could revert to a back 4 without needing to make a substitution especially during our first few matches whilst the squad plays against better opposition than they have in preseason.
It's interesting how many of the top sides played 3 CB's a couple of seasons ago but have now reverted to a back 4. The main reason being it allows you more attacking options on the field
It's interesting how many of the top sides played 3 CB's a couple of seasons ago but have now reverted to a back 4. The main reason being it allows you more attacking options on the field
I think he might go for Locadia to start with as he's used him a lot in pre-season