Barry,Barkley, Besic,McCarthy and Gibson.

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I think our best pair might be Besic and Barkley with Naismith further ahead but I can't see Barry never mind McCarthy being dropped. I would however play a 4-3-3.

In a way we have 4 really good young prospects, 5 if you still include McCarthy and I suppose this season even if it doesn't end well will be good for their development.
 
Gibbwho?

I'd be amazed if he is here after the Jan window. I'd honestly put him lower than Ledson, in cup and Europe League matches.
 
bluegirl said:
Naismith has to play for me. In that number 10 role his movement creates so much space for others. If you'e got Naisy in the number 10 and Barkley deep, his movement will allow Ross to run from deep exactly like what happened last night.

I think from now on Ross plays deep or not at all. He should be play in our team so I'd start him deep with McCarthy and/or Besic.
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That is a huge leap given we've seen him very few times in that role, he also has some excellent performances as a number 10. No need to pigeonhole him so early.
 
In recent broadcast everyone has been banging on about what an


Barkley - McCarthy - Besic
Mirallas - Lukaku - (Insert boss winger here)[/QUOTE]
old squad we have, when you look at that line up and put coleman, stones and Garbut in the back four we would have one of the youngest, if not the youngest teams in the prem.
 

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Not bad for a 21 and a 22 year old
 
I think we could try a sort of inverse diamond i.e.

Besic----McCarthy
-----Barkley------
Naismith---Mirallas
-----Lukaku--------

The formation would allow for the width to come from Baines and Coleman as they would have cover in Besic and McCarthy. I think this might work away especially. Maybe at home we could drop Besic and add in a winger to play a more conventional 4231
 
Why not play a diamond of mcarthy anchoring, Barkley and besic/Oviedo. Then noisy/eto at the tip of the diamond with lukaku/eto and kone/eto or lukaku/kone. Plenty of other options in the midfield rotation with Barry, pienaar, osman to come in and do a job if required.
 
blukaku said:
I think we could try a sort of inverse diamond i.e.

Besic----McCarthy
-----Barkley------
Naismith---Mirallas
-----Lukaku--------

The formation would allow for the width to come from Baines and Coleman as they would have cover in Besic and McCarthy. I think this might work away especially. Maybe at home we could drop Besic and add in a winger to play a more conventional 4231
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Naismith in the wing? That's the problem with our team and probably the reason for our difficulties this season. Too many players who are best in the same positions.
 

bluegirl said:
Naismith has to play for me. In that number 10 role his movement creates so much space for others. If you'e got Naisy in the number 10 and Barkley deep, his movement will allow Ross to run from deep exactly like what happened last night.

I think from now on Ross plays deep or not at all. He should be play in our team so I'd start him deep with McCarthy and/or Besic.
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I understand Naismith is vital and a great option to have, but I think it's a bit strong on the basis of one game to write off Barkley playing No.10. It's good to have options and I think he should start tweaking the middle as much as he does the attacking three dependant on the opposition.

In a big game away from home for example I would play Barkley further up with Lukaku and play on the break.
 
Sheedy's right knee. said:
Why not play a diamond of mcarthy anchoring, Barkley and besic/Oviedo. Then noisy/eto at the tip of the diamond with lukaku/eto and kone/eto or lukaku/kone. Plenty of other options in the midfield rotation with Barry, pienaar, osman to come in and do a job if required.
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A diamond seems to clog the center and Barkley plays better with more space. It's still a useful formation to play against the right teams.
 
Gut feeling Bobby will stick Nais out wide in mcgeadys place, and bring in McCarthy central.

Then its a straight fight between Besic and Barry for the deep lying role.

More of a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Bad for Naismith but best compromise for team.
 
Well, for me the key is Ledson coming through.

We then have :

McCarthy /Besic / Barkley / Ledson

For two central midfield positions adjusting during games and rotating through the season. No need for Osman, Gibson or Barry.

in the advanced midfield role we have Naismith who for now can rotate with Barkley as we are overloaded with centre mids but as time goes on we should go for a top player in there allowing Barkley to dictate from.deep.


Saint Domingo said:
Barkley and Besic at home against weak opposition. McCarthy to come in and push Ross into number 10 for the big away games.

Frankly there's an embarrasment of riches in there. Except perhaps for the Fabregas/Pirlo deep playmaker type he's almost got every single type of midfielder to choose from: powerful box to box, tough tackling defensive mid, pressurising ball keeping holding mid, experienced positionally aware shielder and a quarterback style player. If you add Osman in then you have your tricky schemer.

Martinez should have the tools here to play any combination of them depending on the opposirion. Instead the 'rotation' policy is just play a half fit 33 year old 3 times in a week for 90 mins and pair him with whoever is fit. Barry should not be an automatic starter but should come in as and when his skills are required. Ahainst relegation sides at home you don't need him.
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