Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota

[Liu Kang]

Barca going for Veratti and PSG in return taking Neymar away….then all this Neymar return talk, only for PSG to end up with Messi

It really all started with Barca going at Verratti indeed Barça has always been pushy with their approaches but PSG took no shyt from them and got revenge several times already

 

[Montez]

 

[JA_Carter]

All the evil Uefalona did has come back to bite them, fukking disgrace

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Saka --- Tammy --- Pepe
---- Maddison ----
Partey ---- No. 34

Did read that Madders wants/sees himself as an 8 instead of 10. So more traditional 433 than Dutch one 4213.

See them attacking more like

White Mari Xhaka

RB Partey/Sambi Tierney

Saka Madders Pepe

Tammy

 

[SCORCH]

Did read that Madders wants/sees himself as an 8 instead of 10. So more traditional 433 than Dutch one 4213.

See them attacking more like

White Mari Xhaka

RB Partey/Sambi Tierney

Saka Madders Pepe

Tammy

LOL he's lying to himself if that's the case. He doesn't have the engine to play as an 8.

 

[Montez]

It really all started with Barca going at Verratti indeed Barça has always been pushy with their approaches but PSG took no shyt from them and got revenge several times already

For all the shyt Real Madrid have done, they've never been as disrespectful at Barcelona.

Did read that Madders wants/sees himself as an 8 instead of 10. So more traditional 433 than Dutch one 4213.

See them attacking more like

White Mari Xhaka

RB Partey/Sambi Tierney

Saka Madders Pepe

Tammy

GK worrying. RB a little worrying but Callum Chambers could do another year there and then move inside. Mari really shouldn't be in this squad, bottom half La Liga defender at best but we will see.

It's not bad. Young and hungry. Arteta with a 10 isn't as cautious too.

 

[Liu Kang]

So how will Poch play ?

I can see a 442 working quite well :

...........MBappe - Messi
..................Neymar
............. Gini - Verratti
...................Gueye
Bernat - Marqui - Ramos - Hakimi
....................Navas

Maybe 352 but they have too many midfielders to fill them all smh

............MBappe - Messi
...................Neymar
Bernat - Gueye - Verratti - Hakimi
....Kimpembe - Marqui - Ramos
....................Navas

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

LOL he's lying to himself if that's the case. He doesn't have the engine to play as an 8.

you don't need an engine to play as a playmaking 8 in a 3 man midfield.

Leicester City's number 10 insists he's not a number 10

 

[Blessings]

Inter is in talks for Dumfries. Psv are asking €20M for him, Inter confident to reach an agreement for 15M plus 5 in bonus. Nandez will be dealt after

 

[Blessings]

So how will Poch play ?

I can see a 442 working quite well :

...........MBappe - Messi
..................Neymar
............. Gini - Verratti
...................Gueye
Bernat - Marqui - Ramos - Hakimi
....................Navas

Maybe 352 but they have too many midfielders to fill them all smh

............MBappe - Messi
...................Neymar
Bernat - Gueye - Verratti - Hakimi
....Kimpembe - Marqui - Ramos
....................Navas

.......Neymar - MBappe - Messi
Bernat - Gueye/Gini - Verratti - Hakimi
....Kimpembe - Marqui - Ramos

 

[SCORCH]

you don't need an engine to play as a playmaking 8 in a 3 man midfield.

Leicester City's number 10 insists he's not a number 10

Sounds like a glorified 10.

I see 8s as box to box players capable of doing it all (defending, blocks, interceptions etc as well as going forward) so you should have an engine to be able to get up and down the field. Maddison ain't got the legs for all that.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

So how will Poch play ?

I can see a 442 working quite well :

...........MBappe - Messi
..................Neymar
............. Gini - Verratti
...................Gueye
Bernat - Marqui - Ramos - Hakimi
....................Navas

Maybe 352 but they have too many midfielders to fill them all smh

............MBappe - Messi
...................Neymar
Bernat - Gueye - Verratti - Hakimi
....Kimpembe - Marqui - Ramos
....................Navas

Diamond/hybrid false 9. So Messi can play the Hook. Neymar plays as the SS who drifts left and if he stays Mbrappe as the ST who drifts right. Which then allows Messi to take the Central role as 10/false 9

Defensively 3412 might be better but if you have Hakimi and Ramos on the right side. That's the side you attack down. Hakimi will do his best Kyle Walker impression and Ramos is Ramos either get pulled out of position or give away freekicks and get bookings.

Also if the rumours are true PSG want to get rid of about 10 players. Most of them will be the midfield workers and back up defenders Ramos Marquinhos and Kimpembe staying injury free for the whole season

 

[Light]

Neymar........Mbappe........Di Maria
.....................Messi.......................
...............Gueye....Verratti............
Bernat.-Marqui-Ramos-Hakimi
Donnarumma

 

[Liu Kang]

.......Neymar - MBappe - Messi
Bernat - Gueye/Gini - Verratti - Hakimi
....Kimpembe - Marqui - Ramos

I thought about the front 3 but the past year Neymar and MBappé have played the best with Ney as a 10 and MBappé bombing from the left. Kylian seems not to like playing as a pure 9 either and with Ney and Messi I dont see him dropping deep

 

[Liu Kang]

Diamond/hybrid false 9. So Messi can play the Hook. Neymar plays as the SS who drifts left and if he stays Mbrappe as the ST who drifts right. Which then allows Messi to take the Central role as 10/false 9

Defensively 3412 might be better but if you have Hakimi and Ramos on the right side. That's the side you attack down. Hakimi will do his best Kyle Walker impression and Ramos is Ramos either get pulled out of position or give away freekicks and get bookings.

Also if the rumours are true PSG want to get rid of about 10 players. Most of them will be the midfield workers and back up defenders Ramos Marquinhos and Kimpembe staying injury free for the whole season

The issue I have with PSG's current set of starters is that Ney, MBappé, Gini and on a lesser extent Verratti heavily lean to the left side of the pitch. Hakimi and Messi are the only one really leaning to the right.

Kylian can play on the right but his best work as been as a left winger the past few years and je's been vocal playing on the left so Im not sure he'll put his ego away and play on the right for a whole season. That's why I put Messi on the right and Ney as 10. But we know they will easily swap position in real life.

Not surprised of PSG needing to offload. Waaay too many midfielders in that team, at least 3 need to leave. Icardi needs to go too. Been a dead weight and Messi dont fukk with him.