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One of them needs to get dropped. As we know already, our defense and midfield is a travesty, while our forward line carries tons of flair and creativity, so we must compensate. We look great going forward with Mata, Villa, Silva and Joaquin, all linking up great, but in transition is where the problem is, while they do alot of hustling, they do not contribute much in our third, consequently, we get exposed left, right and center. In terms of quality, man for man, the defense is average, let alone tactically, we must drop one of our forward players, to the center of midfield, to help ease the pain of the defensive line.
Take some examples - During the start of the season, when Silva was absent, we often played with an extra midfielder in the center, or Angulo, who was ineffectively playing like a midfielder. We achieved great results, at Valladolid, Malaga, Sevilla, Getafe etc.
Also, look at Sevilla, a similar team that play a similar-ish style to us, and have similar-ish type players, they have achieved there best results, when one of Fabiano or Kanoute, were injured and played three of Duscher, Renato, Romaric, Maresca or Fazio in the center, and at one stage conceded the least amount of goals in Liga.
If we want to make the CL, next season, we need to make some changes, Emery has been saying, defensive play needs to be addressed, defensive play needs to be addressed, but nothing is changing, we are looking, like the same for the last three months at the back. Since it's not looking different, the only way we can fix this problem, is to play more defensive minded players...
Take some examples - During the start of the season, when Silva was absent, we often played with an extra midfielder in the center, or Angulo, who was ineffectively playing like a midfielder. We achieved great results, at Valladolid, Malaga, Sevilla, Getafe etc.
Also, look at Sevilla, a similar team that play a similar-ish style to us, and have similar-ish type players, they have achieved there best results, when one of Fabiano or Kanoute, were injured and played three of Duscher, Renato, Romaric, Maresca or Fazio in the center, and at one stage conceded the least amount of goals in Liga.
If we want to make the CL, next season, we need to make some changes, Emery has been saying, defensive play needs to be addressed, defensive play needs to be addressed, but nothing is changing, we are looking, like the same for the last three months at the back. Since it's not looking different, the only way we can fix this problem, is to play more defensive minded players...