None of us needs to be getting carried away by one league defeat to Manchester Metropolis, and pre-season ought to by no means be taken severely 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 on the whole, I actually consider that in his general beginning picks, Enzo Maresca might need to depart out one in every of his ‘star’ gamers going ahead.
And by star gamers I imply one of many two most costly gamers in our squad, Caicedo and/or Fernandez.
Look, we’ve loads of video games, and we play many several types 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 will be key with so many video games. However on the whole, 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 easiest soccer in his profession, profitable a World Cup and Copa America for Argentina, enjoying as a 6 often in a double pivot. And in addition to that, it takes away one in every of our true 10s enjoying there and what they’ll herald that place, i.e Christopher Nkunku.
I feel the general beginning Xl from yesterday lacked stability too thoughts, and lacked attacking menace in huge areas. However the principle level of any profitable staff is the midfield.
I feel our midfield lacks some metal too, however that’s a personnel factor fairly than tactical actually.
However Lavia has to begin, that bit for me is evident. 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 feel 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 along with his timing of tackles and the method in order to present away much less fouls.
I feel it may work higher if Maresca performed the 4-3-3 fairly than the 4-2-3-1 however once more, that isn’t perfect 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 a giant drawback for Maresca to determine. He’s the one who is aware of how he desires to play. However as I’ve stated 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 kind 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 found out by sport one. However I’m very intrigued to see how he navigates this now and the way he moulds the setup.
