If we don't get anyone else in ...........

.............. we'll need to utilise what we've already got (assuming we don't sell them or send any of them out on loan).

We seem to want / need a central attacking midfielder. Can we not play Troy in that role, behind any 2 of Iggy / Vydra / Success / Sinclair ?

 

Not a chance given the games we start with. Will be capoue or doucoure as furthest fwd CM with Watson in the 11.

 

Why can't we play 3-4-3 with Amrabat / Deeney / Success up front?

 

For the first two home games I expect we will consider deploying a flexible 3-6-1 quickly switching to 5-4-1 when the opposition gets the ball.

 

We could but given the tough first few games and the fact he generally prefers 3-5-2 I would have thought he'd be happy to play 3 reasonably defensive CMs behind a front 2. Just my view.

 

Yup - I forgot about The Acrobat

 

We're going to play 3-5-2 and we're going to surprise a few people, mostly on this forum.

 

Hopefully not surprised as at the QPR game ?

 

Going to be surprised that it's possible for us to be more shambolic than we were at the end of last season.

 

Or maybe we'll carry on from where we left off last season and will surprise a few different people, including you.

TBH I haven't a clue what to expect, what formation we'll use, who will be in the team and whether we'll be any good. Only another 9 days to wait before we find out.

 

If we don't get anyone else in we'll probably have to start thinking about our squad for the Championship.

 

I'd say we should plan ahead, and think about League 1.

 

Possibly, but those people won't be other premier league players who remember that without any creativity in midfield, if you keep Deeney quiet, you have nothing else to worry about.


.....assuming we get no-one else in to play that role, which I don't think will be the case

 

Haha such negativity. We breezed it last season and now arguably have a better coach and squad.

 

But we already know we're playing 352. There's no surprise there.

 

There are still 35 league games to play after the window shuts.

Obviously we would all prefer to have our new attacking mid in situ for St Mary's but it's not do or die. The closing of the window is.

 

Yes but anya and Britos up front.

 

Deeney's season only got going when he started playing deep. Just chuck him in as attacking midfielder and see what happens.

 

I think Deeney would be great in this role. Won't happen though.

 

I would be staggered to hear a convincing argument for the latter.

 

Last season I was fairly confident we would stay up ,after all we had Abdi , what could possibly go wrong ? Now I am very worried we have a very defensive midfield , 2 strikers that oppo defences have worked out , if anyone had a hint of creativity they have been sold or loaned , and I know not to read too much into preseason games ,but we are struggling v qpr we were shambolic and thats being kind! No wonder any half decent juventus player doesnt want to join us !

 

So what about Success and Doucoure then. Can't they make things happen for us?

 

Think I've work out who the third option is..

 

Jaap Stam ??

 

Lives in Leavesden so should count as home grown

 

Richard Chaplow?

 

I doubt we will be paying £17 mill for Lemina, its hardly a position we are desperate for

The ox would be worth a look, gone off the rails a bit but still young enough to put him back together again

 

He died m8.

 

Spoiler Alert?

 

He's got no nose. How does he smell?

 

We're doomed :doom:

 

Ok, Sirius Black dies too. Gets killed by that woman from Fight Club.

 

Surely you can't be Sirius?

 

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