Our midfield

[épieur]

Isn't going to last us a season playing like this. I don't think keita finding his feet is going to do be enough either. Really hope Fabinho is the real deal.

[Barnesy_10]

Milner ain't getting any younger either and won't be able to play twice a week..

 

Intrigued what Fabinho will bring to the midfield

[Maldini]

It'll be fine, relax

[Leo No.8]

I think that they are suffering from lack of movement from the front three out of form, and Milner and Gini have been two of our best players through the first three games.

 

We lost some balance with the team selection, nobody looking to drive forward from midfield and the passing was too negative with all three in there looking to do it simple / sideways (which is fine, but I think we only want two of those in midfield at any one time).

 

If Keita is still growing into English football I’d like to see Shaqiri as the most advanced of the midfield three.

Edited September 1, 2018 by Leo No.8

[allez les rouges]

It'll be fine, relax

Exactly. We will get much fitter each week

[cocknose]

Should have bought a fekir type

[Barnesy_10]

Should have bought a fekir type

Isn't that Shaqiri?

[Conrad]

I think that they are suffering from lack of movement from the front three out of form, and Milner and Gini have been two of our best players through the first three games.

 

We lost some balance with the team selection, nobody looking to drive forward from midfield and the passing was too negative with all three in there looking to do it simple / sideways (which is fine, but I think we only want two of those in midfield at any one time).

 

If Keita is still growing into English football I’d like to see Shaqiri as the most advanced of the midfield three.

There’s no way Shaqiri plays in midfield

[épieur]

Not really seeing the shaqiri in midfield shout. He was obviously signed as a winger.

[Leo No.8]

There’s no way Shaqiri plays in midfield

He played there in pre season (very well).

[Begbie]

Our weakest position, but will hopefully improve once Keita and Fabinho settle

[cocknose]

Isn't that Shaqiri?

Wasn't supposed to be

[muleskinner]

Took 9 games to get 4 wins last season.

[Maldini]

Lallana will help once he's back to 100% as well, he looked sharp in pre-season. I'd say they're just being extra cautious with him. 

[Bogman]

It was only poor today due to the three playing. All the same type of player.

Been no problem upto today with Naby in there.

[D.Boon]

Good job we concentrated our summer business by signing two lads to play there....

[New York Red]

Should have bought a fekir type

 

 

I watched him play last night. He was very unimpressive. One game, admittedly.

[Leo No.8]

Good job we concentrated our summer business by signing two lads to play there....

£100m worth and neither started today.

[Ibby]

Took 9 games to get 4 wins last season.

close the thread

[Ethan]

That Maddison lad at Leicester would be a good replacement for Lallana

[Barnesy_10]

I watched him play last night. He was very unimpressive. One game, admittedly.

Wasn't too great at the world Cup either

[New York Red]

That Maddison lad at Leicester would be a good replacement for Lallana

Scrappy fella. We were linked with him at one point.

[growler]

Fabinho keita shaqiri would be different. That still leaves our Lallana too so plenty of options.

[The_Adder]

Cant play Henderson, Milner and Wij in the same team and expect domination.

 

All good individually, but not enough there between them.

 

I remember Sky kept posting about what a midfield we were going to have with Fabinho, Keita and Fekir.

 

That would have been something.

[Martian]

Anyone over Henderson