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Originally Posted by Sheik JaBooty
No one suggested using him as a 9 ffs. He's managed to get 8 in 12 for us and Scotland despite not playing as an out and out centre forward. How? There are plenty of systems that would allow him to get forward more, and if we're using Weghorst as an example you have to ask yourself why we often looked better balanced and a better team despite him being slow as shit and a terrible finisher.
Whatever, all I see are a bunch of forward players who often aren't committed, in the wrong positions and can't finish. The numbers don't lie. McT has shown himself to have an eye for goal - albeit in a pretty small sample -, a surprisingly good technique - his takedown and finish for the equalizer vs Brentford was top drawer -, and a real willingness to get in the box - something we've been shit at for ages.
I wouldn't mind giving him a crack to see what he can do, especially since he's one of ours.
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We looked more cohesive as a team with Weghorst because our only other centre forward had DOMS after training, Casemiro still had 20% battery left and Rashford was flying. Casemiro is now a big dog with arthritis and Eriksen seems to have aged two decades in the span of one year.
I’m (tentatively) happy to have The Scottish Player as a squad player, and if brought on yeah I’d probably go for having him in an attacking role. But starting him is probably going to disrupt the team further, and they’re already in turmoil. I’d rather try and let players like Amrabat, Mount and Bruno gel first.