by Snowflake Royal »
14 Jul 2019 07:54
Having watched the Sevilla friendly I'm increasingly convinced we definitely do not want any more attacking midfielders.
Swift - still rubbish in CM, only an AM
Loader - can't lead the line, definitely an AM where he can drift between the lines and drop deeper
Olise - great prospect and AM probably best position, but can do wide as well, should get plenty of minutes from the bench this season
Holsgrove - can play wider but I prefer him central, maybe CM as well
McNulty - until he leaves he's a similar option to Loader in behind IMO, different styles obviously
Baldock - doesn't really fit the shape, but can run around a lot in that AM role, prefer him wide if at all
If Ejaria comes he's similar to Olise in that he can do a job across that front 3 behind the striker... maybe CM, but not keen there.
Compared to CM where we have Rinomhota.... and er... East, maybe Holsgrove, Buadu didn't look up to it, Swift spends all his time there setting up attacks, but it's a coin toss whether it's theirs or ours.
CD looks much better covered with Moore, McIntyre, Osho and maybe Blackett.
Upfront it's also just Novakovich and Meite - who already has a starting position elsewhere nailed down. Neither Loader nor Baldock are the right players to lead the line solo for us. Oliveira is a must.
We're a bit raw in our depth but we've generally got decent coverage everywhere but CM and ST.
GK: Virginia, Walker, Andresson
RB: Yiadom, Howe, Watson
LB: Blackett, Obita, Richards
CB: Moore, Osho
CB: McIntyre, Odimayo
CM: Rinomhota,
CM: East,
AM: Swift, Loader, Olise, Holsgrove, Baldock
RW: Meite, Frost
LW: Barrow, Barrett
ST: Novakovich, ,