19 | Julian Alvarez - 2022/23

[Brewster's millions]

1. Could we look at something like:

.................Haaland.......Alvarez..............

Foden..............De.Bruyne..........Silva

...........................Rodri..........................


2. The balance hasn't quite looked right all season in any case so worth giving it a try to fit Alvarez in

Personally I think we’d be more likely to play with 3 centre backs, maybe with one being Walker, the wing backs, the usual 3 in midfield and Haaland and Alvarez up top.

The problem here is who would play left wing back, and more specifically if Foden could play there. But Alvarez certainly looked too good tonight to be sat on the bench most games.

 

[yankblue]

Better than Darwin Nunez.

Pep's got a challenge to figure out how to get him and Haaland on the pitch on the same time. He's to good to be sat on the bench

 

[WNRH]

Can he not play on the right of a front 3?

Foden-Haaland-Alvarez

The Y2K attack (all born 2000)

 

[Dax777]

Can he not play on the right of a front 3?

Foden-Haaland-Alvarez

The Y2K attack (all born 2000)

He can.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Cute but he needs some fine grade sandpaper work on his acne .

 

[Hart of the Matter]

He is becoming a stand out player in this World Cup. Scoring, closing down, defending and general play with and without the ball has been as complete a performance as anyone so far.

 

[spiny]

Amazing talent now established on the world stage yet is still young and learning.

 

[oldius]

Shifting Grealish into central midfield, alongside Rodri and Bernardo, and allowing Phil to occupy number 10, behind Alvarez and Haaland would be the way I would go, in the longer term. Without the ball, the front three would split, with Alvarez and Phil occupying right and left, respectively. This pre-supposes Gundo going and KDB coming to the end of his career.

 

[franksinatra]

Shifting Grealish into central midfield, alongside Rodri and Bernardo, and allowing Phil to occupy number 10, behind Alvarez and Haaland would be the way I would go, in the longer term. Without the ball, the front three would split, with Alvarez and Phil occupying right and left, respectively. This pre-supposes Gundo going and KDB coming to the end of his career.

By the time KDB career comes to an end the landscape will look completely different again.

The right side of the front three is the position which currently not fully nailed down, that is the position available to him.

Foden Haaland Alvarez

Bernardo Rodri KDB

Cancelo Stones Dias Walker

 

[oldius]

By the time KDB career comes to an end the landscape will look completely different again.

The right side of the front three is the position which currently not fully nailed down, that is the position available to him.

Foden Haaland Alvarez

Bernardo Rodri KDB

Cancelo Stones Dias Walker

I hope so, but I don't feel his performances have been at his normal level for quite some time.