It’s a better squad than the performances would indicate. It’s very clearly underperforming.
Yes and no. I think our forward line is shit. Son is past it, Johnson good goal scorer but little else only Solanke decent as an all round footballer.
However we do on paper have 2-3 good wing backs and a bit of depth in the middle. A manager that plays 352 or some form of wing back system could do better I think simply due to the personal. I think a back 4 hurts us and not just because the full backs are high and inverted but due to the personal at the back and the front just not fitting.
With Spence, Porro and Udogie as wingers we should be able to generate chances to Solanke, Richy, Johnson etc while having enough players back to deal with counters. Oddly this is a squad sort of suited for Conte.
I just wish Ange would try something like that. Poch for all the criticism of being stubborn used wing backs at times and when we had Rose, Walker with Dembele in the middle it was very effective.