Defensive Midfielder

[teddykgb]

That's why it needs to be someone who provides more options for varying team shape. Rodri has the passing, shooting, positioning, and presence to play further up the pitch. Sure, mobility-wise he's lacking, but for certain games a unit like Rodri farther up the pitch or playing as an 8 could be an asset.

If we bring in a young, mobile, dinho-esque dm then you could play a double pivot (hasn't worked before, but the false nine took a while to work too), maybe you could push Rodri forward like we used to do with Dejong for Yaya (no way am I saying Rodri is the same kind of player, just spitballing). Or even, a young DM could play in the 8 like fernandinho has in the past.

Having players who play multiple positions is how you keep everyone happy.

Pep isn’t gonna play 4231 imo. We just aren’t tactically setup to have a double pivot and any young dynamic midfielder will want to play every week. It’s great to have the option of playing Gundogan or Fernaninstead of Rodri but the names floated here aren’t accepting rotation and occasional tactical starts. We’d have to commit to playing double pivot permanently and I just don’t see Pep sacrificing an attacker especially with how many parked buses we face. We’d have to start overlapping our fullbacks just to have enough bodies forward to trouble a back 10

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Pep isn’t gonna play 4231 imo. We just aren’t tactically setup to have a double pivot and any young dynamic midfielder will want to play every week. It’s great to have the option of playing Gundogan or Fernaninstead of Rodri but the names floated here aren’t accepting rotation and occasional tactical starts. We’d have to commit to playing double pivot permanently and I just don’t see Pep sacrificing an attacker especially with how many parked buses we face. We’d have to start overlapping our fullbacks just to have enough bodies forward to trouble a back 10

Soon as I read "double pivot" i stopped reading sorry.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I still have faith in Lavia.

 

[bobom]

I still have faith in Lavia.

But if Dinho were to leave at the end of the season, would he be ready to step up already?

 

[Deleted member 87819]

But if Dinho were to leave at the end of the season, would he be ready to step up already?

You know the answer

 

[Withnail]

I still have faith in Lavia.

Not sure Pep holds the same opinion

 

[Calv_from_the_frog]

I still have faith in Lavia.

And Lithuania & Estonia.

Quality birds.

 

[Jokithedruid]

You know the answer

So who do you reckon we go for?

Only realistic cm i’ve i’ve seen us linked with is thielemans from Leicester. I don’t think we want to add a Fernandinho-type and Rice or Bellingham are to expensive.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

So who do you reckon we go for?

Only realistic cm i’ve i’ve seen us linked with is thielemans from Leicester. I don’t think we want to add a Fernandinho-type and Rice or Bellingham are to expensive.

I have no idea. Maybe Gravenberch

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Saw someone suggest that Timber could probably play there following his links, he's that good defensively and on the ball.