What Happens when James Mc returns...?

squonk · January 13, 2015

Dithering Dougie said:
Besic will return to the bench before he drops Barry.

is the correct answer

DualityNSNO · January 13, 2015

The Size Of A Cow said:
They should do this and charge admission. If Besic has knuckle duster tattoos on his arm, there could be all kinds on his chest.

Nope.

Deleted member 24970 · January 13, 2015

Have Besic, Barkley and McCarthy in there, get them on the training ground working on their 'one pushes - one covers - one sits' balance.
Barkley attacks, McCarthy covers him, Besic sits infront of the defence, if Besic pushes then barkley covers in the middle, mccarthy sits infront of the defence.

I remember watching Seedorf, Gattuso and Pirlo doing it to perfection many times, although that team was a far superior team.
I also feared for us playing against Liverpool when Mascherano would chase, Alonso would sit in the hole and Gerrard pushed in tandem.

You can survive in the league by having 3 average midfielders all working as a unit. (i dont mean ours are average).

Adam_EFC · January 13, 2015

I along with everyone can agree that by far the best option is drop Barry and play Besic and McCarthy together. So without doubt when he does come back Besic will make a swift return to the bench even though he's been getting better and better every game and can only benefit further from playing with McCarthy while I can hear Barry's joints creaking when he's doing that slow motion run of his.

The Size Of A Cow · January 13, 2015

DualityNSNO said:
Nope.

Ah well. Still worth the admission money *swoons*

ijjysmith · January 13, 2015

Azza said:
McCarthy - Besic

No questions really.

This.

It's not even a question.

Barry is a very capable reserve.

Furey1878 · January 13, 2015

It should be a midfield of McCarthy and Besic.

But I would put my house on Besic being dropped for McCarthy once he's back.

Lacina · January 13, 2015

Will be a joy to see him back and he will make Barry look good again if Martinez does stick with him. He does the work of 2 men every game.

mrb85 · January 13, 2015

DuncanDuncanFerguson said:
Barry can't be starting when McCarthy returns surely, 3 defensive mids, no thanks

With our defence we need all 3 playing to protect them. Anyway, why label them all defensive MFs? The 3 of them together would not only provide the cover but also allow us to start playing the ball from the back through the midfield like we were doing last year. This season we've stopped hunting in packs. There's no partnerships being formed. All the players seem to stand 15 - 20 yards apart, making it more likely that a pass will go astray or at the very least will allow the opposition more time to press the receiver. This triangle will help change this and so help us retain the ball. Have in mind as well that even with these so called 3 defensive midfielders we've still got room to play 2 more creative players in front of them (say, Barkley and Mirallas) to support and supply Lukaku. So, 4-3-2-1, it's the way to go.

Khalekan · January 13, 2015

Besic returns to the Bench, IMO

He has done well, has Mo and shows great potential but he still has a ways to go before he could be keeping McCarthy out the team.

L4Everton · January 13, 2015

Breath a sigh of relief and go for a pint of chang?

applecrumble · January 13, 2015

Barry is too old to be starting every game and is less effective because of it.

markDee · January 13, 2015

We all want Besic and McCarthy. But we all know it will be Barry and McCarthy when he's back annoyingly

Nymzee · January 13, 2015

Paul Bernard said:
Have Besic, Barkley and McCarthy in there, get them on the training ground working on their 'one pushes - one covers - one sits' balance.
Barkley attacks, McCarthy covers him, Besic sits infront of the defence, if Besic pushes then barkley covers in the middle, mccarthy sits infront of the defence.

I remember watching Seedorf, Gattuso and Pirlo doing it to perfection many times, although that team was a far superior team.
I also feared for us playing against Liverpool when Mascherano would chase, Alonso would sit in the hole and Gerrard pushed in tandem.

You can survive in the league by having 3 average midfielders all working as a unit. (i dont mean ours are average).

This.

bicycleheader · January 13, 2015

Rotate the three seems the obvious answer for me. He would always have wanted an extra option there, and Mo has thankfully come in and shown he can be trusted.

We know Barry/McCarthy works. We now know Barry/Besic can work, even if not to the same level. I´m sure we will see at some point McCarthy/Besic, even if it may not be in the first game in which he is available again.