The Midfield

[Nineteenx]

We should play with a triple pivot. We've got three mids so why not three. Or even a single pivot. Or maybe a double pendulum?

Double pivot. FFS. Who came up with that bollox, probably the same twat who invented Xg and false 9's.

😂🌞😂 Quality Tees I don’t like it either, or the XG bollocks, but I do try to speak to ppl using the language they do, especially if they’re swearing 😂

[miller0863]

Not always appreciated and definitely underrated, Curtis Jones’ stats from Friday.
51/51 passes completed (100%)
27/27 passes into the final third (100%)
4/5 Ground Duels won (80%)
1 shot 1 goal

Very good squad player, excellent at keeping possession when we need to. Also keeps up home grown quota, should be looking to keep him.

[Nineteenx]

Not always appreciated and definitely underrated, Curtis Jones’ stats from Friday.
51/51 passes completed (100%)
27/27 passes into the final third (100%)
4/5 Ground Duels won (80%)
1 shot 1 goal

Very good squad player, excellent at keeping possession when we need to. Also keeps up home grown quota, should be looking to keep him.

He is a very good squad player now and he’s homegrown and we’re very short in homegrown numbers so we simply must keep him and Bradley and any other HG of quality we have

[darrenpotter]

I really rate him hope we extend his deal

[teesred]

He's definitely a player we should retain. Makes no sense at all to sell him, he wouldn't want to leave anyway.
We bring in a top class DM and we have what we need in midfield. I don't think Macallister will stay in his slump till next season.

[Nineteenx]

He's definitely a player we should retain. Makes no sense at all to sell him, he wouldn't want to leave anyway.
We bring in a top class DM and we have what we need in midfield. I don't think Macallister will stay in his slump till next season.

Agreed we really need him and he’s been consistently good this season and last

[Ravo19]

The money gravenberchs now on he's got to be 1st teamer,not sure what that says about buying a DM. gravenberch and szoboszlai have to start in a 2 or 3 man midfield.

[Nineteenx]

The money gravenberchs now on he's got to be 1st teamer,not sure what that says about buying a DM. gravenberch and szoboszlai have to start in a 2 or 3 man midfield.

Well he is a starter at 6 or 8

[Ravo19]

Well he is a starter at 6 or 8

If slots still in charge next season then it will be more of 4 2 3 1,gravenberch & szobo as the 6s.cant understand why we havent seen more of the partnership as macalistair is to slow to be a 6.

[Nineteenx]

You don’t need to be quick at No6 is you have a good press and counter press

[Insidious]

The money gravenberchs now on he's got to be 1st teamer,not sure what that says about buying a DM. gravenberch and szoboszlai have to start in a 2 or 3 man midfield.

Given how we operate in terms of age profile, I would not be entirely shocked if we sold Mac Allister, acquired a younger player in a more DM mould as a (not like-for-like) replacement and we made Grav more of an 8 than a 6 in the process.

[Ravo19]

You don’t need to be quick at No6 is you have a good press and counter press

Disagree,klopp stated that the 4 2 3 1 asks to much of the 6s who have to cover more ground,imo being one of the two 6s is reason behind macs poor season and better suited to a midfield 3.

[JockStrap]

Given how we operate in terms of age profile, I would not be entirely shocked if we sold Mac Allister, acquired a younger player in a more DM mould as a (not like-for-like) replacement and we made Grav more of an 8 than a 6 in the process.

Would Mac Allister of this season improve any other team in the league? Not for me. He'd make every single one of them worse. That's what we have plodding around. Needs binning.

[Ravo19]

Would Mac Allister of this season improve any other team in the league? Not for me. He'd make every single one of them worse. That's what we have plodding around. Needs binning.

Or formation change.

[JockStrap]

Or formation change.

What would you know about formation change that Slot doesn't?

And before you answer remember that he has won titles as a player and a manager over the course of 25 years.