2025/26 Merlin Röhl

[hetion]

I hope he just randomly is absolutely amazing at all parts of being a centre mid.

He is the player I most want to eat humble pie about. More curious to watch him play than Dibling tbh.

 

[mahermi1]

Lot’s of season with Moyes were like that 80% of the season we would have Champions League form and the rest of the time relegation form. It was completely infuriating. I always felt we were a star striker (if only we had Lukaku earlier) and a couple of squad players away from actually challenging but we spent buttons. Couple of injuries or suspensions and our team was really really weakened.

Mainly due to not having the financial backing of the other big clubs at the time, once one of our first eleven were injured, we were usually scraping the bottom of the barrel.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

Absolutely loved this line up.

Same. Best time for me to appreciate being a Blue. 3 up was it against the so called mighty Arsenal and the whole ground doing ole ole after every pass and it was only the first half?!

 

[millow1878]

I hope he just randomly is absolutely amazing at all parts of being a centre mid.

I’ve got this weird feeling he’s going to be the best of the lot.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Same. Best time for me to appreciate being a Blue. 3 up was it against the so called mighty Arsenal and the whole ground doing ole ole after every pass and it was only the first half?!

Arsenal away just before Xmas, high quality game from start to finish. We equalized with Geri and could have went on to win it .... Such a shame we didn't get fourth that year.

 

[Toffeepot]

Think he'll get minutes today likely off the bench, especially as he's impressed in training

 

[Toffeepot]

similar formation id say

in 13/14 martinez lined the side up in 4231

——-McCarthy—-Barry

Mirallas——Barkley——-Deulofeu

—————Lukaku—————

could swap out Deulofeu for Pienaar , Osman or even McGeady depending on what Martinez was going for

famously against Arsenal it was more a 433 with Naismith as a false 9 and Lukaku right wing. but the above was the usual system

Moyes is also setting us up in a 4231

The Lukaku right wing was a Martinez masterclass. Possibly picked up from Pep playing Eto RW with Messi through the middle v Utd in CL after SKY doing a week of Evra v Messi hype
Rio said later that he and Vidic were told to get tight on Messi but they hardly saw him until he was running past them

 

[Simo]

Think he'll get minutes today likely off the bench, especially as he's impressed in training

I hope so, route one football?

 

[Eggs]

 

[Drico]

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I wonder what tricks he has up his sleeve...

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Like to see him and Dibling grab some minutes.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

Promising performance that. Made a difference when he came on and looked completely comfortable.

 

[Bungle]

If Garner keeps playing left back then at least Rohl looks capable of keeping Tim out the team so Garners absence in midfield isn't felt so much

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

I like the look of him, definitely added "presence" to the midfield.

 

[chicoazul]

He looks better than Zidane did at that age.