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Although Partey - Rice - Odegaard as a midfield looks strong on paper because of how strong the 3 are individually, I just think the balance of it is off and the team could suffer creatively.
Havertz in the left 8 hasn’t worked well from a buildup POV because he is just not involved either by instruction or a lack of familiarity but he is the best left 8 we have when looking at the other 2/3 3rds of the pitch. Vieira i think would be significantly better as a RCM than the LCM spot he seems to be competing for but this would mean dropping Ode. Would prefer to see a test with Rice - Odegaard - ESR as a 3 which may be the most balanced on paper and has bags of pressing, creativity and ball carrying abilities in it.
Agreed. I don’t know why people keep suggesting that. It’s our strongest three midfielders yes BUT it’s too negative for all teams we play except city. We need a left 8 imo. ESR doesn’t have the intensity that Arteta needs and that’s why he hasn’t played often.
I think I agree tbh. I think all the options we have at the club leave a lot to be desired for a team that wants to win PL/UCL.
Why are we outright dismissing this idea of Partey-Rice-Odegaard before we had a chance to observe it? Let’s see it first and then we can judge if it’s a failure/success.
We saw multiple iterations of Havertz in the midfield and some said it wasnt working and they got lambasted for not being patient.
I say give it a chance to be seen. It may not be the solution but at this point the most obvious answer could be the correct one.
Our current setup leaves us creating very little anyway. Might as well change it up, it’s unlikely we’ll create less.