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Rice, Bellingham and Foden is a midfield 3 that would only work on Fifa.Yup should have played him 10 and just let rice sit deep. Bellingham has a massive engine and can box to box all day
Rice, Bellingham and Foden is a midfield 3 that would only work on Fifa.Yup should have played him 10 and just let rice sit deep. Bellingham has a massive engine and can box to box all day
Well he was looking to hold on to the 1-0 and CG did draw a few fouls to wind the clock down I guessIn what universe was Conor Gallagher the guy to bring on?
Still wouldn’t work, we’re never suffocating any team around their box like City do so he’d be just as wasted as a 10.Yup should have played him 10 and just let rice sit deep. Bellingham has a massive engine and can box to box all day
Rice, Bellingham and Foden is a midfield 3 that would only work on Fifa.
Just listened to this, it was basic Spanish but still impressiveWatch his champs league winners interview. Delivered it in Spanish. Guy is unreal for his age
Good result, mess of a performance...
I would explain but I have a feeling it might go over your head. Feel free to read one of the many, many articles about Pep's setup.Works pretty well for city...
I would explain but I have a feeling it might go over your head. Feel free to read one of the many, many articles about Pep's setup.
Bellingham won more ground duals than other midfielder today, no reason he can't play a deeper role to account for Foden.Rice, Bellingham and Foden is a midfield 3 that would only work on Fifa.
Could he? Sure. But why would we take our best 10 away from that position to accommodate a player that is not as good and rarely even good in an England shirt. Could Foden have scored the goal that Bellingham did? It would be far better to have Foden on the bench with Palmer to offer us greater options for changing games. We don't need 3 players playing in the same place on the pitch.Bellingham won more ground duals than other midfielder today, no reason he can't play a deeper role to account for Foden.
Could he? Sure. But why would we take our best 10 away from that position to accommodate a player that is not as good and rarely even good in an England shirt. Could Foden have scored the goal that Bellingham did? It would be far better to have Foden on the bench with Palmer to offer us greater options for changing games. We don't need 3 players playing in the same place on the pitch.
England this time is like when we had too many good CM's in Gerrard, Lampard and Scholes, trying to shoe them in all together. Now its too many good 10's.Could he? Sure. But why would we take our best 10 away from that position to accommodate a player that is not as good and rarely even good in an England shirt. Could Foden have scored the goal that Bellingham did? It would be far better to have Foden on the bench with Palmer to offer us greater options for changing games. We don't need 3 players playing in the same place on the pitch.
Personally I still think it's crazy, it might work against some really weak teams but play with that against anyone competent and I don't think it will work. I feel like we're repeating history like scarps said. We need to pick a team, not a collection of the best players.Now you're changing the argument to something more nuanced. I was replying to a the post that said it could only work on Fifa, essentially saying it's a crazy idea to have Rice, Bellingham and Foden playing together in the middle. For me, that middle 3 literally picks itself, i think it's criminal we can't play them together. You lose something aerially if Bellingham is a bit deeper, so what, he's still on the pitch. It's not like he wouldn't be getting into the box, maybe he wouldn't the first/second man in there but he could arrive us his presence.
Personally I still think it's crazy, it might work against some really weak teams but play with that against anyone competent and I don't think it will work. I feel like we're repeating history like scarps said. We need to pick a team, not a collection of the best players.
The example you used for that is Griezmann? Griezmann is great defensively. I didn't say we needed all 3 midfielders to be defensive, but we do need balance and I don't think what you proposed is feasible in most games and additionally doesn't use our best player to his strengths.If you were to ask Bellingham whether he could play in there alongside Rice and scrap against the better teams, he would say of course. And i think he can, we dont need 3 midfielders that can all be defensive. France play Griezmann at 10, hardly Claude Makelele.
The example you used for that is Griezmann? Griezmann is great defensively. I didn't say we needed all 3 midfielders to be defensive, but we do need balance and I don't think what you proposed is feasible in most games and additionally doesn't use our best player to his strengths.
I would say he's much better at that in an England shirt.What is Jude's best strength though? I think he's pretty much an all rounder, certainly wouldn't say he's better than Foden on the half turn in those spaces in front of the defence.
I would say he's much better at that in an England shirt.
My eyes and watching? It's fine to disagree lolWhat are you using to decide that?