Said it from the very start that our midfield is the biggest worry and you could see why vs Newcastle. Szoboszlai and Gravenberch want to get forward and with Wirtz already in there plus attacking fullbacks it leaves us open to a fast transition. Different coach and you could see positive changes but that issue remains.
Camara is the latest to be linked, although he isn’t a dedicated no 6. But where does that leave out other midfielders if he or another is signed?
It’s Szoboszlai that’d my concern, I just don’t think he can play as one of the 2 midfielders unless you have an elite, disciplined and tactically aware DM, and none of those are linked.
For me it’s either he plays as right attack but with license to influence in the middle with Wirtz as the 10 and Frimpong/Bradley providing width, or its either him or Wirtz and one drops to thr bench.
Szoboszlai as RW could work with a fluent approach. Barcola likes to get into the box almost ahead of the striker, that could give Wirtz space to operate from the inside left postion. Isak can even drop deep and Szoboszlai uses his physicality to dominate the AM/RW area. Would be like a 4 person rotation.
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