Obviously I don’t enjoy being the solid but don’t create much side but with the amount of injuries we’ve had compared to the rest in the top 4, I’ll take being solid and getting the points
If we actually had our team healthy we’d cool everyone in pretty sure of that. The starting XI would be the same as last year except Rice for Xhaka and Raya for Ramsdale
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Obviously I don’t enjoy being the solid but don’t create much side but with the amount of injuries we’ve had compared to the rest in the top 4, I’ll take being solid and getting the points
If we actually had our team healthy we’d cool everyone in pretty sure of that. The starting XI would be the same as last year except Rice for Xhaka and Raya for Ramsdale
We just never seen it
We managed like 12 minutes against city with Partey and rice. Just no Saka. (And Tomiyasu>Zinny)
I don’t personally think Partey is in our starting XI unless it’s a big game. Rice is much better as a 6.
So who is your starting XI if everyone is fit?
I prefer Rice at 8, his best game was vs Newcastle imo at 8, Partey is a better DLP better in tight areas better at passing through the lines
Rice has a much better engine so better at counter pressing and recoveries high up the pitch, better at longer carries and switches
But curious to know who you’d start at 8 over Partey at 6?
Timber would probably be in our starting 11 too.