2025/26 Tyler Dibling

hetion · Friday at 7:01 PM

Don't know where this myth about KDH not being a 10 came from. He's played there for years now and it's when he moved there that he became the level of player he is now.

Will agree I'd be really interested to see him at CM and Garner at RB for the added passing it would bring to the side, but I think we'd lose too much defensively for Moyes to do it

blueboy72 · Friday at 7:13 PM

windymiller said:
I'd play N'Diaye on the left, Grealish as the 10 and Dibling on the right this weekend but I suspect we'll see Grealish on the left N'Diaye on the right and Dibling on the bench. I assume Iroegbunam will come in for KDH but I suppose there is a slim chance he plays Alcaraz there.

That would be a disgrace if he plays Tim

toffeeblue9 · Friday at 7:15 PM

DOMNOLAN said:
You move KDH out of his unnatural 10 position to his natural position further back. Problem solved, no one needs to be dropped.

KDH can't play as one of a two in a 4231

He's an 8 in a 433 or a 10 (at a push) in a 4231

blueboy72 · Friday at 7:17 PM

hetion said:
Don't know where this myth about KDH not being a 10 came from. He's played there for years now and it's when he moved there that he became the level of player he is now.

Will agree I'd be really interested to see him at CM and Garner at RB for the added passing it would bring to the side, but I think we'd lose too much defensively for Moyes to do it

Not a long term solution for
Me, KDH in the 10,
He doesn’t really score goals, he does run at players but he can’t go past yhem
like Ndaiye, Dibbling, Grealish etc and even Alcaraz would be more of an attacking threat.
I

blueboy72 · Friday at 7:18 PM

toffeeblue9 said:
KDH can't play as one of a two in a 4231

He's an 8 in a 433 or a 10 (at a push) in a 4231

Yes i think left side in a midfield 3 would suit him,
Long term he can’t be our 10. We need better or a system change and 2 wide forwards in a 433

Curtis · Friday at 7:19 PM

toffeeblue9 said:
KDH can't play as one of a two in a 4231

He's an 8 in a 433 or a 10 (at a push) in a 4231

KDH can play anywhere in the midfield , he's pretty versatile, I think it would allow for other current peripheral players such as Dibbling have a greater opportunity to play as Moyes is inclined to usually involve KDH in some capacity

hetion · Friday at 7:24 PM

blueboy72 said:
Not a long term solution for
Me, KDH in the 10,
He doesn’t really score goals, he does run at players but he can’t go past yhem
like Ndaiye, Dibbling, Grealish etc and even Alcaraz would be more of an attacking threat.
I

He's absolutely fantastic at linking everything together though which is more important I think. If we had CMs that could actually pass forward to him he'd shine even more.

windymiller · Friday at 7:32 PM

preposterousvelios said:
He won't play Iroegbunam at 10. He almost went out on loan in the summer and is here as emergency cm cover. Dibling or Alcaraz will come in.

I bet you Iroegbunam plays

blueboy72 · Friday at 7:33 PM

hetion said:
He's absolutely fantastic at linking everything together though which is more important I think. If we had CMs that could actually pass forward to him he'd shine even more.

But its puts a lot of pressure on the front 3 as he doesn’t score many, neither do the Cmids. And Grealish doesn’t. So we may have 2 players getting close to
10 goals. Maybe he can stay there, but you would need more goals from the front 3 next season

blueboy72 · Friday at 7:34 PM

windymiller said:
I bet you Iroegbunam plays

The fans will turn on him straight away if he does

Bob the Pole 7 · Friday at 7:50 PM

windymiller said:
I bet you Iroegbunam plays

6 hours in the car to see Iroegbunam start is not something that I’m looking forward to. I think he gets a slightly hard time (not his fault he gets picked) but surely we go with Alcaraz or Dibling?

windymiller · Friday at 8:05 PM

Bob the Pole 7 said:
6 hours in the car to see Iroegbunam start is not something that I’m looking forward to. I think he gets a slightly hard time (not his fault he gets picked) but surely we go with Alcaraz or Dibling?

Fingers crossed, mate.

MACCA75 · Friday at 10:27 PM

hetion said:
Don't know where this myth about KDH not being a 10 came from. He's played there for years now and it's when he moved there that he became the level of player he is now.

Will agree I'd be really interested to see him at CM and Garner at RB for the added passing it would bring to the side, but I think we'd lose too much defensively for Moyes to do it

Well he’s played way more games in midfield or left of a midfield 3 than as a 10, which he hasn’t actually played lots.

Stoffee · Friday at 10:42 PM

hetion said:
Don't know where this myth about KDH not being a 10 came from. He's played there for years now and it's when he moved there that he became the level of player he is now.

Will agree I'd be really interested to see him at CM and Garner at RB for the added passing it would bring to the side, but I think we'd lose too much defensively for Moyes to do it

hetion · Friday at 11:00 PM

Transfermarkt is fairly loose with these things. A good amount of those CM appearances will be the as the furthest forward of a 3 which is pretty blurry as to when people call it an 8 or a 10 still. Have a look at his positions in the pictures here under Maresca at Leicester which is when he really went up a level: https://learning.coachesvoice.com/cv/enzo-maresca-tactics-chelsea-leicester-city-parma/

I'd still be really curious to see him at CM for us though, just as an experiment. Often players get better at playing further back as they get older because of more experience reading the game etc. I just don't think it's right to say he's 'out of position' as a 10.