None of us must be getting carried away by one league defeat to Manchester Metropolis, and pre-season ought to by no means be taken critically both. I do assume issues will get higher. And I additionally assume that in some video games, a midfield three of Romeo Lavia, Moises Caicedo, and Enzo Fernandez can work.
However usually, I actually consider that in his total beginning picks, Enzo Maresca may need to go away out certainly one of his ‘star’ gamers going ahead.
And by star gamers I imply one of many two costliest gamers in our squad, Caicedo and/or Fernandez.
Look, we’ve loads of video games, and we play many various kinds of opposition, so generally there could be a necessity for Caicedo, generally there could be a necessity for Fernandez. And generally there could be a necessity for Lavia, Caicedo, AND Fernandez. Rotation could be key with so many video games. However usually, I don’t assume all three can begin collectively because of the clear lack of stability in midfield.
Fernandez enjoying as a ten for me is simply insanity. He’s performed his best possible soccer in his profession, successful a World Cup and Copa America for Argentina, enjoying as a 6 normally in a double pivot. And in addition to that, it takes away certainly one of our true 10s enjoying there and what they’ll herald that place, i.e Christopher Nkunku.
I believe the general beginning Xl from yesterday lacked stability too thoughts, and lacked attacking menace in large areas. However the primary level of any profitable workforce is the midfield.
I believe our midfield lacks some metal too, however that’s a personnel factor moderately than tactical actually.
However Lavia has to start out, that bit for me is obvious. He’s the general finest midfielder that we’ve, so the midfield stability must be constructed round him actually. I’ve criticised Lavia for his defensive facet however that could be a tad harsh on my facet, I believe it’s one thing he can get higher at and enhance in as he’s nonetheless so younger. Bodily he does get within the battles and can get higher together with his timing of tackles and the approach in order to present away much less fouls.
I believe it may work higher if Maresca performed the 4-3-3 moderately than the 4-2-3-1 however once more, that isn’t ideally suited in any respect as a result of we now have SO many attackers with extra anticipated to reach, and enjoying 4-3-3 takes away positions for them. However so does Fernandez in a ten.
I don’t know the answer, and that’s an enormous downside for Maresca to determine. He’s the one who is aware of how he desires to play. However as I’ve mentioned for weeks now, the setup with the gamers that we’ve actually does concern me. How do you get all of them in? How do you get your finest gamers on the pitch enjoying of their finest positions? As a result of that’s what we have to do. And we have to type out the general stability.
I’m not hammering Maresca right here, I’m simply selecting up on some factors. I’ll give Maresca time for certain. And it WILL take time, I wasn’t anticipating him to have it discovered by recreation one. However I’m very intrigued to see how he navigates this now and the way he moulds the setup.
