…formation for Pep’s side.
I’ve already published my main blog piece for today’s game but I just thought I’d ‘pop out’ an alternative formation blog-posting for consideration and fun.
And although I say “fun”, it’s definitely one worthy of some thought, I would say…
Ladies & gentleman, the fluid 5-3-2 / 5-5-0 / (3-5-2)…
______________________________________________
______Sterling______________________Jesus______
___________D. Silva__________De Bruyne_________
_____________________Rodri____________________
Zinchenko______________________________Cancelo
________Stones____Fernandinho____Walker_______
____________________Ederson___________________
Subs: Bravo,
Angelino, Otamendi, Gundogan, Foden, B. Silva, Mahrez.
How’s that
for a slice of fried gold?!
This is assuming, of course, that Zinchenko
is fit to start and is fully ready & 'up to speed' to play at least
60-minutes, or there abouts. If not, I’d stick Angelino in that position. Anyhow…
Ederson, of course, in net.
With Manyoo’s main threat coming down the
flanks at pace and with definite threats up front; I think a back, ‘central 3’
of John, Fernandinho & Kyle and with Oleksandr & Joao either side of
those…AND with Rodders in front of the ‘back-3’; it should be enough to
nullify our visitor’s threats.
This also gives us MASSIVE potential to
stretch Manyoo; with overlapping wing-play from our wing backs creating a potent,
3-5-2 attack; with Rodders having half-an-eye on protecting the back-3 as the rest ‘bomb forward’ with intent.
The passing, game-controlling masters of David
& Kevin in the middle ‘doing their thing’ and ahead of those in a fluid, sometimes
deep, sometimes wide, sometimes narrow-attacking style would be
Raheem & Gabriel. Manyoo
wouldn’t know WHO to mark!
Very strong bench options too!
I can’t see for one moment Guardiola
choosing to switch to something like this, especially for this game…but it’s good to see that we have
this kind of option should we ever feel the need to deploy it in a particular
game; one that looks decent, to me anyway, ‘on paper’ at least.
Thank you for indulging me, if-indeed you ‘clicked
on’ and kindly read-through it all.
Feel
free, as always, to use the comments section…
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