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I prefer Soumare out of the 3 options other than Ndidi but it’s just trying something else for the sake of it as in a two man midfield Soumare has proven he doesn’t track runners effectively enough and Wilf gets hung out to dry too often in there. Skipp is a bit better than Winks defensively and physically, would just have him there and try get him to do a job on Fernandes for this game. Winks is the best 6 as a single pivot, but in a two man partnership with a back 3 (especially as there is a middle centre back occupying that central space in the build up) he doesn’t really offer anything.

I’m not sure about not playing a left footer at left wing back and Ricardo starting. Think we’d get torched in the wide areas.

More of a box midfield with Buonanotte and El Khannouss as two 10s in that lineup.

Hermansen JJ Coady Faes Coulibaly Ndidi Skipp Kristiansen Buonanotte El Khannouss Vardy

Someone should send Top and Rudkin the Gary Neville interview with Jim Ratcliffe on the overlap. I think we’re owed that sort of insight as to what the club is doing about our failings.

If Ruud goes then I’d like him in the summer. He has a clear idea on how he wants his football to be played and speaks knowledgeably about the game. He made mistakes in the Premier League but it was his first season at that level, I can see him going on to be a very good manager in years to come.

Relative to the position. We had top 4 quality players but also had a relegation worthy defence.

The Steve Walsh/Pearson era is over. Wish people would stop suggesting them. Football has moved on, we need to move with the times and reset. Set ourselves up for the future with new progressive thinking. The only similarity is that football looks like it is going back to being more effective in transitional play rather than possession based systems. It’s still merging the two ideologies though. I think it would be clever looking at people who have worked for clubs in Central Europe that have punched above their weight as they tend to have less to spend, and are focused on the gegenpress idea that seems to be largely what’s been most successful this season in England.

With Buonanotte and Mavididi either side then he probably would’ve been more effective in recent weeks, but last night he didn’t do the basics right, which was worrying. His passing was poor and he really didn’t look bothered when he was out of possession. Him and Vardy just don’t lead a press well enough for a side that doesn’t have the ball often.

Daka should’ve come on at about 60 minutes when it was obvious El Khannouss was having no impact on the game. Bypass the 10 and go two up top.

Hermansen Justin Coady Okoli McAteer Ndidi Winks Kristiansen Buonanotte Mavididi Daka Just bored of watching the same crap. Let’s try something different.

We’ll be fine in the Championship, unfortunately the system has allowed crap run Premier League clubs to succeed at that level due to the bottle neck. We’re in for a points deduction but we’ll be easy top 6 with the squad we have.

He’s one of our best players, one of the only players that clearly is trying their hardest each week.

Low block Hermansen JJ (if fit, Coulibaly if not) Coady Vestergaard Kristiansen Buonanotte Ndidi Skipp El Khannouss Vardy Daka Looks shit, it is shit, but just defend deep and try hit the channels when possible.

You hope before the game today will be different but then we’re in this position at half-time and it doesn’t even feel that surprising.

Reid, Ayew and Okoli all need hooking at half-time.

No one’s buying Conor Coady off us either, we’re stuck with him until the end of his contract.

Why is everyone so keen to get rid of Kristiansen? He’d be one of the best left backs in the Championship.

I don’t think we need as much as what you say we do for the Championship. All of our full-backs are fine for that level, we won’t get 2 new centre-backs unless Okoli goes. Faes is gonna be off, Vestergaard is locked in and I doubt anyone comes in to pay Coady’s wages. So with Nelson and Souttar returning, that’s your 4/5 there. Midfield will need bolstering, Soumare and Ndidi will both go so we’ll only have Skipp and Winks, I don’t mind one of them starting but ideally we sign someone better than both for the starting 11 in the summer. We’ll also have Choudhury potentially returning so that’s another number. Wings will be tricky to add to as Reid and Ayew are locked in on deals now, they’ll probably both stay. So we’ll have the same 5 as this season I would’ve thought. (Mavididi, Ayew, Reid, Fatawu, McAteer) Number 10 is one where we’ll have to sign someone of genuine quality if El Khannouss goes. If not, we’re fine there too with Alves as back-up. Striker is the big one. We need someone who’s going to get at least 15 minimum. Daka as back-up and a youngster maybe (either new signing or Evans if he is ready? Maybe too soon). Makes the Cannon deal perplexing. So to summarise, probably 2 strikers and 2 centre midfielders as a minimum (expected departures of Vardy, Edouard, Ndidi, Soumare) then reaction to whoever else further leaves. It’s not exciting to look at like that, but it’s probably the reality of things.

Yeah I agree would rather blood new through, but just going off of what we have. Definitely would need to sign a striker, but Mavididi and Fatawu at Championship level will chip in from the wings. Could probably do with another goal threat from midfield, too. If you look at the teams in the Championship starting lineups it’s better than mid-table.

Stolarczyk Coulibaly Okoli Nelson Kristiansen Skipp Winks Fatawu El Khannouss (hopefully, Alves if not) Mavididi Daka That team without any signings is good enough to be top 6 Championship.

He’s an inverted right-back or an 8 in a 3 now. I don’t think he’d be very effective on the wing these days for the same reason’s he wouldn’t be very effective as an overlapping full-back. I doubt he’ll get much game time under Ruud.

Ranieri and Rodgers didn’t steal the glory. We weren’t winning the Premier League with Pearson and we wouldn’t have won the FA cup and pushed for top 4 with Puel.

Would he not be ideal for sweeping up at the base of midfield and covering empty spaces exposed by those who may get caught out of position when pressing high? Maybe not quite 2019-2021 level but still, makes sense to me.

Hermansen Coulibaly Faes Okoli Kristensen Soumare Ndidi Buonanotte El Khannouss Mavididi Vardy