Got a week to work really hard on everything and build again on tonight. Work on how Mo and Gakpo were better with Chiesa as a false 9 and work with Ekitike to incorporate some of that into his game, dropping in at times with the 2 ahead of him

Alisson

Szoboslai Konate Virgil Robbo

Gravenberch Macca Wirtz

Salah Ekitike Gakpo

Really hard pick, I really want that midfield 3 of Szobo Macca and Grav that bossed the league last season, I know he’ll start Wirtz, I’m not sure he’s actually what we needed to unlock low blocks, we didn’t struggle with it last season

Direct and winning the second balls and releasing both wide forwards early when it’s on always really worked for us, constantly trying to play the ball through the eye of a needle through the centre just hasn’t worked it takes away our tempo, intensity, cut and thrust and creativity

Use the long diagonals from deep, cross field passes and switches, back those balls up with runners from full back and midfield and or Ekitike coming shorter to get knocks downs etc Every time we win a second ball there it’s a new point of attack they aren’t set for

Love to see what Wirtz can do from there, backing up Gakpo or Ekitije getting the second ball and having Mo Ekitike or Gakpo to release, could be dynamite

Get the win NO excuses