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I wonder how we could set up under Potter - if he uses the 3 at the back, then I could see him getting the best out of the central defenders. I think it would suit Faes, Vestergaard and Okoli. They all have deficiencies in their game at this level that having an extra body back there could make the difference, while also play a progressive style of play that gets the best out of Vestergaard, Soumare, Winks and our attacking players. Mads Faes Vestergaard Okoli JJ/McAteer Ndidi Winks Kristiansen Buonanotte Mavididi Vardy

He didn't get them promoted, Chris Hughton did. Potter was their Puel. After what Puel set us up to go on to do, Potter makes sense really.

Brighton had a squad that were predicted to narrowly avoid relegation for most of his time there and he walked into Chelsea at the worst possible moment. Need to apply context to win percentage stats.

We need Liverpool December 2021 vibes for this tomorrow.

We can get points off of West Ham, Brentford and Wolves, for sure.

I disagree, he's one of the best players in the squad. It's a bit like Tielemans not looking as good when we were relegated, but we all knew he was a quality player. We need a few more players who can help Winks perform not the other way around.

Hermansen Justin Faes Okoli Kristiansen Winks Ndidi Soumare/El Khannous McAteer Vardy (if not injured) Mavididi

No, he hasn’t done anything, but don’t think we need either of them in the squad, really.

Albrighton couldn’t start consistently for West Brom 18 months ago. He wouldn’t have been anywhere near standard now. Kasey McAteer is the player for that rotation role.

It's no shock that England were able to play a much higher intensity, higher pressing game without Harry Kane.

I think we've all called someone in our work place the exact same thing as what Coote called Klopp

I mean, few comments about failures, but not being funny, how many clubs outside the top 6 have produced 5 Premier League players in the last 7/8 years? Barnes, Choudhury, KDH, Thomas, McAteer… Stolarczyk and Nelson also looking good prospects, with the enigmas of Alves and Braybrooke, too. Might not be elite level/world class players, but they’ve had/will have better careers than most academy players. I’d say we have a pretty decent hit rate for a club our size.

Potter will end up being the Dyche of this season. He’ll go to West Ham when Lopetegui gets sacked, do well, and we’ll all be saying ‘if only we made that change sooner’

Cuz he’s anti teams playing decent football

Get out.

New contract at LCFC then

Southampton and Wolves haven't been ran well in recent years. Think King Power's rep is still high among neutrals. Be interesting to see a fan poll of satisfaction with their club's owners across the league.

Always would have had him at Leicester. Would have been happy if we had him after Mahrez instead of Ghezzal. I think we were linked with him and Patrick Roberts at the time.

I think it's how they're being used, last season they were allowed to get higher and wider and the overloads we created through the centre would often mean 2 things - firstly, they often only had to beat one player as the winger would be tracking a full-back into the centre of the pitch or one of our 8's into the box, and secondly, that because of the amount of players centrally or attacking the box they had more passing options when coming inside.

He’s always been a number 8 and not a holding midfielder. He’s best when he’s allowed to roam. I don’t think KDH’s emergence helped him in the slightest as they have similar effects on a team in the middle third of the pitch but in different styles (very different in the final third, though).

Hermansen Ricardo Faes Vestergaard Kristiansen Winks Ndidi Soumare Fatawu Vardy Mavididi

Can’t drop Ndidi. Can’t believe some people are suggesting that. Been our best player this season.

Imagine 12 months ago being told KDH would be at Chelsea but not getting in the squad and Jordan Ayew would be our lord and saviour.

One half of the shop would look great and the other half would look shit. You'd have things all in the wrong places, too.

Really have no idea how United are going to make the back line work with Amorim. Out of the wing-backs and centre-backs, Martinez is the only one who I think it really suits on the left side of the 3. I bet they go in for Frimpong in January or the summer.