Play two defensive midfielders.

Surely we now have to start playing with two defensive midfielders? Mainoo and Amrabat or Mainoo and anyone is better than a single defensive midfielder. Amrabat was overran in midfield against Galatasaray but it wasn't the first time (it's not just him).


Newcastle away will be another episode of us being under immediate pressure and we can't fold. We play The Scottish Player but he's further forward and Bruno is everywhere. We have to have 2 'sitters', surely? I'd go for

A bag of cement
The back four

Amrabat - Mainoo
-----Bruno-----
Garnacho ---- Antony (He'll go with Rashford)
‐-------Hojlund----

But it's time we had two midfielders sitting and protecting the back four.

Yes or no? And submit your own teams/formations.

while we’re at it, two goalies….

lol.

Been saying this for 5 years. It’s not just an ETH thing.

Wasn’t ole hated on for playing two holding defensive midfielders?

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Wasn’t ole hated on for playing two holding defensive midfielders?

They were both shit tbf.

Didn't we play 2 holding midfielders when we were 3-1 up against Galatasaray?

Need Lindelof in the midfield

Been saying it for years

An excellent suggestion Magic, with just two minor drawbacks …

Originally Posted by My Name is Heath

Need Lindelof in the midfield

Been saying it for years

He’s already weak in defence, has a decent pass on him when unchallenged. Moment he has any pressure put on him he wilts

Originally Posted by naes_sean

Didn't we play 2 holding midfielders when we were 3-1 up against Galatasaray?

no but we should have

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Wasn’t ole hated on for playing two holding defensive midfielders?

no.

I would like to see it.

I don't trust the back four (or Onana) at present.

It's weird how the squad is reverting back to Ole's selection

Galatasaray: (AWB, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw) & instead of Fred & The Scottish Player, you had Amrabat and The Scottish Player.

Originally Posted by jem

no.

Regularly on here you saw posts of him not needing to play two number 6s

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Regularly on here you saw posts of him not needing to play two number 6s

I think Jems point is that while we often played two players in that position neither were players who played in that position. Fred and The Scottish Player being the two prime examples.

Originally Posted by believe

I think Jems point is that while we often played two players in that position neither were players who played in that position. Fred and The Scottish Player being the two prime examples.

If we are going down the road of players playing in positions they aren’t actually good enough to play we would barely be able to put out a starting XI

Saying that Amrabat and Mainoo as 6s is a good shout. The Scottish Player has been in form but he doesn’t add much to controlling a game.

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

If we are going down the road of players playing in positions they aren’t actually good enough to play we would barely be able to put out a starting XI

I didn’t say I agreed with it.

Maybe against 4 or 5 teams in the division. For the other 14/15? Certainly not. This side has enough problems typically scoring against most teams played as it is. The defensive aspect of this team has no issue against majority of sides (hence DDG & now Onana both leading division in terms of number of clean sheets).

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

If we are going down the road of players playing in positions they aren’t actually good enough to play we would barely be able to put out a starting XI

Saying that Amrabat and Mainoo as 6s is a good shout. The Scottish Player has been in form but he doesn’t add much to controlling a game.

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Wasn’t ole hated on for playing two holding defensive midfielders?

I would'nt say he was hated for it but he did get a bit of stick for using 2 df's particuly in home games but it also has to remembered that Mourinho LVG & Moyes all got some aswell for a variety of different reason's.