Round pegs.. Square holes...

Nkoudou, what?

Random Nkoudou

It could very well be is fantastic, but in the best XI now?

I would not disagree with the rest.

I find it hard to instinctively like both Lamela and Eriksen wide, but ultimately it has worked for us when Rose and Walker play, so Lamela for Nkoudou is probably my preferred XI right now.

Ultimately I would like pace and directness in there though....someone has to step up though

wanyama over Dier

Lamela should be in there imo

N'Koudou

On what evidence?


Dembele's club suspension altered team selection last night. Sure that if he'd had been playing games he'd have started last night

Numbers -

I'm in total agreement that you should only play players in their position. Ali is an attacking midfielder who is most effective behind the striker, so that's where you play him - otherwise you're hampering his game. There was no point playing him as CM last night.

If that means dropping players then so be it. If we had played Wanyama (or a fit Dembele) there last night then I think we'd have given ourselves much more of a chance.

What annoys me is that I'm sure Poch knows this - he just got carried away last night. Son's goals against Stoke put a spanner in the works, if that hadn't happened then I think our line up yesterday would have been more balanced.

(Nkoudou though?! We haven't seen him play yet!)

Having said that, this quote from Ali today:

"When I was at MK Dons, I played all the games in centre midfield so it’s not like [the No8 role] is new to me.”

comment by NotSoMagicJuande (U1913)
posted 10 minutes ago
Numbers -

I'm in total agreement that you should only play players in their position. Ali is an attacking midfielder who is most effective behind the striker, so that's where you play him - otherwise you're hampering his game. There was no point playing him as CM last night.

If that means dropping players then so be it. If we had played Wanyama (or a fit Dembele) there last night then I think we'd have given ourselves much more of a chance.

What annoys me is that I'm sure Poch knows this - he just got carried away last night. Son's goals against Stoke put a spanner in the works, if that hadn't happened then I think our line up yesterday would have been more balanced.

(Nkoudou though?! We haven't seen him play yet!)
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We need pace down the left which Walker gave us last night and when we play Erriksen & Lamela on the wings our play becomes inverted which means we have a laboured build up we need pace & tempo but more worringly is how weak Verthongen is at the back you could stick currants in him he is that soft !!

comment by NotSoMagicJuande (U1913)
posted 12 minutes ago
Numbers -

I'm in total agreement that you should only play players in their position. Ali is an attacking midfielder who is most effective behind the striker, so that's where you play him - otherwise you're hampering his game. There was no point playing him as CM last night.

If that means dropping players then so be it. If we had played Wanyama (or a fit Dembele) there last night then I think we'd have given ourselves much more of a chance.

What annoys me is that I'm sure Poch knows this - he just got carried away last night. Son's goals against Stoke put a spanner in the works, if that hadn't happened then I think our line up yesterday would have been more balanced.

(Nkoudou though?! We haven't seen him play yet!)
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New Ginola by all accounts !!

Nkodou hasn't done much in training by all accounts and Jansens still struggling training.

We need to start playing him though to help the shattered Kane.