7 | Omar Marmoush - 2025/26

To me he looks like a classic guy who's just not quite fast enough at the very top level. Every time a ball gets played through he either gets knocked off it, tackled or is under so much pressure when he takes the shot it's no good.

If he was a yard quicker he'd be an entirely different prospect.
Yeah, he's quick but not electric, a bit lightweight and his touch is a bit clumsy. If we could get the ball to him quicker and in a bit more space I think he'd be very effective, but with a slower build up and opponents sitting in he's operating in tighter spaces and it just doesn't seem to suit him at all.
 
not a good fit for us even with some change in our style recently. but still odd what a brutal G+A he had at Frankfurt just when we signed him and now he looks like he may score or assist a goal or two this season or maybe he wont.
now with Afcon coming up another stop-start for him, but hopefully he can score a few for Egypt and gets bit of momentum going for when he is back.
 
Couldn't we try a 4 2 2 2.
Rodri Nico
Cherki Phil
Haaland Marmoush

I've been saying for ages I want a Mancini style 4222.

Swap Rodri for Bernardo until he's back.

----------Rodri - Nico G
Cherki---------------------Foden
----Haaland--------Marmoush

But you could even pull the de jong for Dzeko move too when Rodri is back. Bring on Bernardo for Marmoush to sit with Nico G and push Rodri forward. If Reijnders could get his act together you bring on Nico G for Marmoush and push Reijnders up like Yaya of old.

I am beginning to get the impression though Marmoush has a sulk on and Pep is annoyed with him.
 
For us, in our current guise, that's where he fits. He's not a main striker as we have the best one in the world. He's not as good as foden as a 8/10. He's not as good as doku on the left. It's not a slight. For me he's good enough for the squad but our best 11 doesn't have him in it. All opinions of course.
Yes but the operative word there is 'current'. Marmoush has shown at Frankfurt and at City that he can be a top player but I do agree that at the moment we have struggled to integrate him into the side. That doesn't mean his fate is sealed.
 
Pep obviously wants to stick with natural wingers tactically, which is really frustrating because I feel we are much more built for inverted AM's now.
 

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