Foxxed Posted 30 July 2021 Share Posted 30 July 2021 Barnes Vardy Maddison Tielemans Soumare Ndidi Thomas Soy Fofana Ricardo Kasper Bunging Maddison on the right seems wasteful and I’m worried the front three will be isolated. I guess if Soumaré can create it won’t be bad. I’m really interested in Brendon’s main formation. Barnes, Tielemans and an in-form Maddison have to play to make up for the goals Vardy will probably lack. And you’ll have to play Ndidi. One winger, two creative midfielders, one defensive midfielder, and apparently one box-to-box midfielder. Along with presumably two strikers? @StriderHiryu, help! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 30 July 2021 Share Posted 30 July 2021 1 hour ago, Foxxed said: Seems a bit denfensive to me. Maybe Soumare will create more. I've only watched him in one match. Not just them two in Midfield, I’d assume it would be a 433 (youri or madders) in front of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StriderHiryu Posted 30 July 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted 30 July 2021 1 hour ago, Foxxed said: Barnes Vardy Maddison Tielemans Soumare Ndidi Thomas Soy Fofana Ricardo Kasper Bunging Maddison on the right seems wasteful and I’m worried the front three will be isolated. I guess if Soumaré can create it won’t be bad. I’m really interested in Brendon’s main formation. Barnes, Tielemans and an in-form Maddison have to play to make up for the goals Vardy will probably lack. And you’ll have to play Ndidi. One winger, two creative midfielders, one defensive midfielder, and apparently one box-to-box midfielder. Along with presumably two strikers? @StriderHiryu, help! There won’t be a fixed formation this season. We’ve already played: 4231 with Daka up top 4231 with Nacho up top 442 with Vardy and Nacho 442 with Daka and Vardy We won the FA Cup with three at the back. We’ve played a midfield diamond before. We’ve not yet played a Liverpool style 433 but we’ve seen enough from Soumare to hint it’s possible. Really until the Man City game and possibly not even till Wolves will we know. Last season we were one of the most tactically flexible teams in the league and I expect that to continue. We should be in a position where we can pick who’s in form and cope with injuries much better than before. Youri will finally be able to have a rest rather than play 75 games! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 30 July 2021 Share Posted 30 July 2021 5 hours ago, StriderHiryu said: There won’t be a fixed formation this season. We’ve already played: 4231 with Daka up top 4231 with Nacho up top 442 with Vardy and Nacho 442 with Daka and Vardy We won the FA Cup with three at the back. We’ve played a midfield diamond before. We’ve not yet played a Liverpool style 433 but we’ve seen enough from Soumare to hint it’s possible. Really until the Man City game and possibly not even till Wolves will we know. Last season we were one of the most tactically flexible teams in the league and I expect that to continue. We should be in a position where we can pick who’s in form and cope with injuries much better than before. Youri will finally be able to have a rest rather than play 75 games! So in those formations, who’s playing on the right wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 30 July 2021 Share Posted 30 July 2021 I think rotating Soumare and Praet in CM alongside Tielemans with N'didi shielding the back 4, could work well. Both have different qualities and can impact games in different ways. Also, gives Soumare a chance to ease in to Premier League life and Praet can hopefully show us more of what he can offer when playing alongside Tielemans and N'didi, in a set role. Exciting times with those options! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 30 July 2021 Author Share Posted 30 July 2021 35 minutes ago, Foxxed said: So in those formations, who’s playing on the right wing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastik Man Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 On 24/07/2021 at 17:52, smudger63 said: Far better than Mendy. I think he`s going to be a big player for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casablancas Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 20 hours ago, Ross 'LCFC' Turner said: How on earth do we get Soumare, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy, Iheanacho & Daka into the same team? Great problem to have though! Real question is … how did we get all of the above for <140 million 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesta2014 Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 21 hours ago, Ross 'LCFC' Turner said: How on earth do we get Soumare, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy, Iheanacho & Daka into the same team? Great problem to have though! What a problem to have and we hopefully will have a new right winger to add to the mix too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StriderHiryu Posted 31 July 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted 31 July 2021 The best player for us so far in pre-season for me. His stats might have made us think he was a largely defensive midfielder, but he was making so much happen! Many great balls into the final third that really asked questions of defenders. We rely a lot on Tielemans and Maddison for creativity, but this guy provides it too. I can definitely see articles about him come January calling him one of the signings of the summer already. Interesting we used him in what might have been a 433 today, he and Youri were supporting the attack. I wonder if we will go 433 and put Maddison out on the right? Usually Maddison hasn't looked good there, but one reason for that is because it shifts him from a central position to out wide, meaning that the creativity he would usually provide isn't there to provide him with the ball. With Tielemans and Soumare that will be less of an issue and he might flourish. He can always drift infield and allow Ricardo to bomb past him too, meaning he only really plays out wide during the defensive phase of the game. I could see the potential in playing that way. Anyway all the early signs suggest we've found another gem. Very impressive is Soumare. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 This guy is the real deal. 3 matches in and he's already stroking magic into the final third for our attackers to work with. He's going to be absolutely immense for us this year. Magic. Going to make Youri look even better, if thats possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RowlattsFox Posted 31 July 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 31 July 2021 I think he's more like a Tielemans type than I thought, succession planning looks more likely. Some great passes, dictates the tempo and got an engine. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 Praet.is finished, this kid has it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcell Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 Some of his passes were brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gevans_97 Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 this guy is scary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy_Jeff Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 Fantastic work by the club to get him signed. Very impressive so far. looks to have it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrington fox Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 His passes this afternoon were a joy. Looks like Rolls Royce of a midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 Mustard covered Rolls Royce this lad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, RowlattsFox said: I think he's more like a Tielemans type than I thought, succession planning looks more likely. Some great passes, dictates the tempo and got an engine. ...I said very much the same when we bought him!!! He has started the games slowly but has then slowly grown into them and he then begins to impose himself. There are a few players who cannot play at a slow tempo and he is one of them, he only seems comfortable when he raises the tempo. He will keep the team on a high alert because he will always be asking questions and pushing us forward. He spots openings and can play you in from range. Edited 31 July 2021 by sacreblueits442 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 42 is apt. Hopefully he can add goals to his game like Yaya Toure managed later into his Man City career. Looks a helluva player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post weller54 Posted 31 July 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 31 July 2021 29 minutes ago, Farrington fox said: His passes this afternoon were a joy. Looks like Rolls Royce of a midfielder. Perez looked more like Roy's Rolls 😂 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turlo Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 He was perceived more of a CDM because he was playing deeper in a midfield 2 for Lille in a 4 2 4 formation. He's a box to box midfielder with a v decent passing range and will add more of a physical presence to our midfield as well. I think he'll be used as an 8 in a midfield 3 in certain games but will also be able to cover for Youri and Wilf in a double pivot when playing 4 2 3 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_up_north Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 Got a mate of mine who supports the other City and I am getting shades of Yaya Toure, based on what I saw today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooper Steve's shin Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 (edited) Soumare and KDH seem better suited to our team than any of Praet, Hamza and Mendy. I would have thought at least one of those three will go before deadline day and I won’t be too disappointed (although I have a lot of time for all of them). Edited 31 July 2021 by Sooper Steve's shin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldeagle Posted 31 July 2021 Share Posted 31 July 2021 I don’t think we will get bullied in midfield like we did a couple of times last season with him in there . Guys a unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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