Iceman10
Established Member
We'll see why Özil was taken off early at Anfield, i.e. was it possibly that Emery saw enough to determine he had made the grade to be saved for this one. Not advocating anything here, just an observation.
I'm not convinced with Torreira as CDM in the PL, but options are a bit limited. I would have liked to see the manager be a bit imaginative and move Luiz into CDM, with Holding taking his place in the backline, but that plan has been set back based on Holding's showing at Anfield. At the heart of a lot of these issues in CM, imo, is a club decision, to allow Guendouzi to develop as a 20 year old as a freewheeling CM instead of making him focus on excelling as a CDM. I think most elite managers would stamp their authority and hold him down at CDM. He's got good potential as a b2b, but I'm skeptical as to him getting up to a Ramsey level, let alone a Cazorla level. The manager should also consider Chambers for CDM, at least until there is opportunity to dip into the transfer market.
I'm not convinced with Torreira as CDM in the PL, but options are a bit limited. I would have liked to see the manager be a bit imaginative and move Luiz into CDM, with Holding taking his place in the backline, but that plan has been set back based on Holding's showing at Anfield. At the heart of a lot of these issues in CM, imo, is a club decision, to allow Guendouzi to develop as a 20 year old as a freewheeling CM instead of making him focus on excelling as a CDM. I think most elite managers would stamp their authority and hold him down at CDM. He's got good potential as a b2b, but I'm skeptical as to him getting up to a Ramsey level, let alone a Cazorla level. The manager should also consider Chambers for CDM, at least until there is opportunity to dip into the transfer market.