Hernanes (44 Viewers)
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I think that our first choices team is really really strong; from some points of view even stronger then last year.
Having said that, I am a little bit concerned about the depth altough Neto/Rugani/Caceres/Evra/Khedira/Lemina/manducizk/Zaza would be starters in all the Serie A Clubs and most european Clubs. Infact, even with suck depth, we played with inept Padoin as playmaker for two games FFS.
Having said that, I am a little bit concerned about the depth altough Neto/Rugani/Caceres/Evra/Khedira/Lemina/manducizk/Zaza would be starters in all the Serie A Clubs and most european Clubs. Infact, even with suck depth, we played with inept Padoin as playmaker for two games FFS.
I'd like to see Cuadrado in a 4321 rather than playing as TQ by himself. Him and Dybala/Perreyra would work nicely behind Morata/Mandzukic, with Marchisio, Pogba and Hernanes in the three.
The 352 also seems far more radical with the inclusion of Hernanes, Cuadrado and Sandro in the 5.
And finally, don't know why nobody is talking about the possibility of the 4231. Admittedly, we've got limited depth for that formation to sustain itself, but it would work as a nice hybrid at important times in the season, because we have a starting XI variant for it.
The 352 also seems far more radical with the inclusion of Hernanes, Cuadrado and Sandro in the 5.
And finally, don't know why nobody is talking about the possibility of the 4231. Admittedly, we've got limited depth for that formation to sustain itself, but it would work as a nice hybrid at important times in the season, because we have a starting XI variant for it.
The only problem is Hernanes is rather wasted on the right or left, and being in the middle really suits his uniquely two-footed game. He's never done very well when moved to the side. So he's really our CDM (a playmaking type) or our CAM if he is a starter, and I doubt he's going to displace Marchisio as the CDM... If we were to play with Pereyra in the hole, I'd much rather Sturaro or Cuadrado as our RCM. Sturaro if we need more steel in midfield, and Cuadrado if we want to be able to attack.
I think we play it by opponent though, and there will be matches where a slower, more patient CAM like Hernanes will suit us better than the almost frenetic style Pereyra plays with.
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Spicing things up a little. Just for you, darling. A hyphen would be best, but separation works also and makes things a little more ambiguous. Am I now just an ironic fence post all alone on an abandoned farmstead, serving no purpose any longer?
