Who can / cannot play in a 2 with Pogba

There may be a similar thread but i couldnt be arsed checking all night and im giddy as £#%&!.

I think we can all agree he is going to play pretty much every game. Assuming we play 4 2 3 1 thats alot of players fighting for essentially one position next to the big man.

Whose first choice and because Pogba is so good does it allow a more attack minded player next to him like Herrera? Or in an ideal world would Schneiders actually become the player he is supposed to be which is what?

It would appear that its up for grabs!?

Jem typing....

Carrick/Schneiderlin/Blind

Originally Posted by armchair

Carrick/Schneiderlin/Blind

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Blind is essentially Perfect....as he is for most roles..

Assured, calm, selfless and neat...he needs someone he can 'next phase' with and give and go...blind creates space, can shift the ball, hold it drop deep...

Daley Blind.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Blind is essentially Perfect....as he is for most roles..

Assured, calm, selfless and neat...he needs someone he can 'next phase' with and give and go...blind creates space, can shift the ball, hold it drop deep...

Daley Blind.

Love how Blind is already mugging off the first-out-the-door crew. Played as much as anyone else and just too good a player to dimiss.

Daley Elizabeth Blind

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

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TFM

if mourinho does keep that shape expect we'll see pogba in some games at the point of a triangle, probably with rooney left and mikhi right - with carrick and blind picking the runners and dominating the match

Still shoehorning Rooney into the team

Have i missed something here or has Jose said Blind is playing midfield?

Blind is an excellent holding midfielder. He has both the humility and intelligence needed for the role. His lack of burst pace is far less of an issue there than at center back while his composure and distribution are first class. It also needs remembering he won player of the year in Holland playing that role.

If you have an all action unpredictable live-wire in central midfield, I'm of the opinion you need someone dependable, predictable and consistent to balance them out. I'd say Blind would be absolutely ideal for that.

Bordering on negligence to play him in a midfield two that deep. Only a %@#$&! like Deschamps would think it was a good idea.

4-3-3. Bye Rooney.

Originally Posted by Baron

Bordering on negligence to play him in a midfield two that deep. Only a %@#$&! like Deschamps would think it was a good idea.

4-3-3. Bye Rooney.

Don't think he'll be playing too deep, but I think he'll be in a 2, with either Carrick or Sneiderlin told to sit, and Poggers allowed to roam forward. Rooney will probably still be in at 10 behind Ibra. I'd not play it like that, but I think that's what will happen.

interesting that nearly everyone has caught up now and thinks rooney probably shouldn't be in the side, and certainly not automatically. welcome to 4 years ago

Not Bastian. HTH

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

interesting that nearly everyone has caught up now and thinks rooney probably shouldn't be in the side, and certainly not automatically. welcome to 4 years ago

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We have different players than 4 years ago. And Rooney is 4 years older and an influence on the wa(y)ne. You're still a clown though.

Majority on here have wanted Rooney out for 2 seasons..justifiably so too imo. Yet you bang on like you've been out on a limb on your todd and everyone's now sharing your pov.

Weirdo.

Rooney ffs

Originally Posted by browser

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We have different players than 4 years ago. And Rooney is 4 years older and an influence on the wa(y)ne. You're still a clown though.

Majority on here have wanted Rooney out for 2 seasons..justifiably so too imo. Yet you bang on like you've been out on a limb on your todd and everyone's now sharing your pov.

Weirdo.

i called this years ago and rightly so. he's been holding back our development for a long time.

rooney only started 20 league games and was 3rd top scorer in our last title-winning side. hth.

Originally Posted by 92ToBury

Not Bastian. HTH

no. clearly. because he is an attacking midfielder who needs at least 2 players behind him. not to be played in a 2 with the likes of herrera.... who is an attacking midfielder who needs at least 2 players behind him..... etc.

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

i called this years ago and rightly so. he's been holding back our development for a long time.

rooney only started 20 league games and was 3rd top scorer in our last title-winning side. hth.

well done you. rooney is not any kind of midfielder. not even an attacking midfielder who needs at least 2 players behind him. rooney has only ever played deeper than 9 (or out of the front 3) due to the paucity of our squad. and it's not just due to his age, fatness and slowness. still.... kudos to you for actually dragging a comment out of browser with which I can agree.