3 at the back?

[johnnydawg68]

Thinking about the Mangala move and how he might fit in. Personally I like 3 at the back with the right personnel. What does everyone think about something like this?

If Garbutt is fine going forward, but limited defensively (same with Bolasie), a formation like this would be provide cover with Gana inside and Mangala behind. I like Holgate in that central role in a back three, and Keane seems healthy now. While he's not exactly fleet of foot, I think he can handle a bit of space. Rooney can play the deeper lying playmaker role. While you can try and shoehorn Siggy in centrally, he's actually done quite well on the left, and if you pair him with say Garbutt (left footed, making runs to the byline), Siggy can comfortably drift inside anyway on his right foot. Coleman and Walcott already seem to have a nice partnership building.

Davies could sub in for Rooney at times. I think people underestimate what Davies brings to the side. His energy is infections, and he's always try to go forward and try things, which I believe has a knock on effect with the others.

 

[Neiler]

Bit exotic for Sam i think.

Think Mangela has been brought in to support Cuco if im honest, another layer of protection from a naturally left sided centre half.

 

[f.t.r.s]

mate bolasie is never getting trusted at lwb and holgate would be the right sided centre half given how he's played a fair bit at right back

 

[johnnydawg68]

mate bolasie is never getting trusted at lwb

I'd go for Garbutt myself, but just throwing it out there for discussion.

 

[bol-uk]

Thinking about the Mangala move and how he might fit in. Personally I like 3 at the back with the right personnel. What does everyone think about something like this?

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If Garbutt is fine going forward, but limited defensively (same with Bolasie), a formation like this would be provide cover with Gana inside and Mangala behind. I like Holgate in that central role in a back three, and Keane seems healthy now. While he's not exactly fleet of foot, I think he can handle a bit of space. Rooney can play the deeper lying playmaker role. While you can try and shoehorn Siggy in centrally, he's actually done quite well on the left, and if you pair him with say Garbutt (left footed, making runs to the byline), Siggy can comfortably drift inside anyway on his right foot. Coleman and Walcott already seem to have a nice partnership building.

Davies could sub in for Rooney at times. I think people underestimate what Davies brings to the side. His energy is infections, and he's always try to go forward and try things, which I believe has a knock on effect with the others.

I would really like this, seems a lot of sense in the full back cover.

 

[f.t.r.s]

I'd go for Garbutt myself, but just throwing it out there for discussion.

most likely be martina, garbutt at a push until baines is back

 

[johnnydawg68]

most likely be martina, garbutt at a push until baines is back

It still leaves a gaping hold on the left in terms of being able to get the ball up the pitch. Unless you went with Martina, and put Rooney on that side of midfield.

Martina does a job, but I'm looking for dynamism from that left side.

 

[Goat]

 

[Prevenger17]

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Why is Oumar called Delight?

 

[Brisan123]

Siggy on the left
Not for me sorry
It’ll be 4 at the back till the end of the season
Mangala Keane would be my pairing.
I’d also try Mangala at LB till Baines is back but I think FSA will persevere with Martina and then a settled back 4
I expect JJK to play on Sat and Seamus rested as its an expected defeat

 

[Goat]

Why is Oumar called Delight?

NO!

 

[Brisan123]

NO!

Some lads Eh
You would wonder how they dress themselves in the morning

 

[Efcjake]

We don't have anybody capable of properly playing the Left Wing Back position and this formation puts a lot of responsibility onto the middle three who also haven't been amazing.

 

[overkill]

Not a fan of siggy on the left hand side, unless he has an amazing fullback to overlap so he can cut in and find space.
Bolasie cuts in a bit, doubt garbutt will play and I have no idea if he's any good.
He's 24 with hardly any games for us I doubt he's a world beater.

 

[toffeeblue9]

Bolasie as a wing back?

Never in a million years would this nor should this ever happen

Baines is the only player we have who is vaguely capable of playing that role and his lack of ability to get up and down effectively these days means it's a complete non-starter

Also, three at the back usually means the back three have more of the ball as you're taking a man away from midfield, I don't really fancy any of our centre backs with the ball at their feet

In short, no, we don't have the players to play this