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Just a thought.

Ajax want Stevie B we are desperate for a left sided centre half.

Why not a swap deal for Lisandro Martínez? He’s incredibly highly rated, good on the ball and as a bonus we would send Man Utd and Woolwich fans over the edge.

Seems almost too obvious ? Especially as we are definitely scraping the barrel with targets
 
Just a thought.

Ajax want Stevie B we are desperate for a left sided centre half.

Why not a swap deal for Lisandro Martínez? He’s incredibly highly rated, good on the ball and as a bonus we would send Man Utd and Woolwich fans over the edge.

Seems almost too obvious ? Especially as we are definitely scraping the barrel with targets
I think we need more strength in the air defensively and he's a bit small iirc. We want the ball player, but if he's also 6ft 3 and decent in the air, more the better. I think a centre half that is under 6ft will get targeted, especially one who is new to English football.
 
Another 10 points for you. As far as football knowledge is concerned I give you another 10 points.

Where is our biggest shortfall? My vote would be defense. But, you right, buy Richarlison. We had Kane, Son, Kulu on the pitch against Brighton yet no one could string a decent pass in the final third. A few other mid table teams schooled us using similar tactics.

You right get a striker first. Don't sell Winks, Emerson or Reggie. Don't buy a midfielder that can break defenses. Our team doesn't need a Kevin De Bryne, Mount, Maddison, Neves, Rice, Courtinho, etc. We all good. Conté's system will trump all.

You need to get your head out your ass. In order to win anything, we'll have to improve in defense and Midfield. We have a "World Class" frontline with a Good midfield and good defense.

I didn't say I don't want Richarlison. I said we need investment elsewhere first. We leaked far too many goals for Conte's system (which seems to give you a hard-on, as you keep mentioning it). But that's just my opinion.
Huh? You do realize that in the final third of the season we scored the second most goals and let in the second fewest?

But yeah, Conte is clueless and only Gazzapen Gazzapen has the answers to what is needed. I bet you we could win the league title and Cl and you'd still be complaining about something. Sheesh
 
Just a thought.

Ajax want Stevie B we are desperate for a left sided centre half.

Why not a swap deal for Lisandro Martínez? He’s incredibly highly rated, good on the ball and as a bonus we would send Man Utd and Woolwich fans over the edge.

Seems almost too obvious ? Especially as we are definitely scraping the barrel with targets
He's 5'8

it's a no from me.
 
Everton fans are absolutely gutted


Thats a good one :sonlol:
 
So how does it work? From what I have observed and remember, when you are attacking it allows for extra attacking options. Defending a counter attack, the defence needs to work extra hard ( this is what I meant needs to defend for 5).
In 3-4-3, your midfield 2 is a bit more conservative than a flat back 4 because of the higher wing backs.

And the weak side wing back is usually still in a position where they can recover in a counter situation.

If in a flat back 4, the 5 defenders you were talking about are the 4 defenders and 1 defensive midfielder, those 5 defenders in a 3-4-3 are the 3 CBs, 1 CM and either the other CM or weak side wing back depending on where we lose the ball.

Point being, the 3 CBs are not doing the work of 5. If anything, the 2 outside CBs, actually have more offensive responsibility than regular CBs.
 
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