We've done extremely well lately- five wins on the trot! I think we should aim to ride that wave of good form- keep everything the same tactically but go with more attacking personnel.
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-Dele at CM to get a more attacking look. He can still get forward for plenty of scoring opportunities!
-I didn't think Dier looked all that great in midfield last game- not bad, but less sharp than I had hoped. Maybe I'm being harsh and he was just tired but I'm more eager to see him continue at RB for now. His pressing and attacking runs forward from RB have been excellent imo.
-Sissoko for me as well was not that great until his assist so I don't think he quite makes the cut above others. Son scores goals and has been excellent as an outside attacker for us and should get the starts for now.
-Dembele for me at the moment is a defensive specialist against big attacking clubs and a rotation CM for everyone else. His ball winning game is top-notch but his ability to attack a packed defense is not that great and we should opt for players like Son that operate better in that scenario.
-our bench looks very solid right now!: vorm, wimmer, davies, trippier, dembele, sissoko, gkn, and janssen- pretty much all of them deserve more game time. it's a good problem for poch and us to have, but i do feel for them a bit! someone is going to have hurt feelings before the season is over.
If we come out with the right focus and attitude, we should be able to take this one 3-1.
If we give up dumb fouls on the edge of the box and lose concentration in set pieces, we could find ourselves fighting uphill against a 1-0 pulis siege job. Definitely will want to start out cautious and conservative and take the first goal.