Memmaclub Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 With rodwell gone and the players coming in to be wide and upfront are we short in the CM position. I can think of felli Gibbo and ossie as good options. I really don't want to go down the line of Nev or Jonny playing in there again. Am I missing anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodisonRoad Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 i think we will see quite a bit of Francisco Junior, mainly off the bench. And i think Barkley will get a bit more game time as well. So i dont think we're short, but i wouldnt say no to another CM if, like you say, it kept Nev and Johnny out of there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 We will be short for Monday if both Gibson and Felli arent fit though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) I'm surprised we haven't gone for Manny Fernandes, doesn't get up the pitch as well as Rodwell, but he's both footed and would be a great player to rotate Gibson with. Edited August 15, 2012 by pete0 StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droobie Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I think it's the right side which we're missing options however - left is looking good with Baines, Pienaar and Mirallas and we have plenty of players for the middle. I recall one match though where we had Pienaar, Osman and Cahill (I know he's gone) switching positions, Left, Right and Centre. Our midfield was hard to track and we bossed the midfield that day. I haven't seen us play like that recently but that was good tactics that day. One more midfielder who is predominantly right, but can play middle of left if required would do nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofanon Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Thus all the links with Charlie Adam this morning. He's a good player and I think would do ok here although not setting the works alight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I'm surprised we haven't gone for Manny Fernandes, doesn't get up the pitch as well as Rodwell, but he's both footed and would be a great player to rotate Gibson with. Completely agree Pete. For a free it could have been great business to replace him with Rodwell. Has he got a club yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Completely agree Pete. For a free it could have been great business to replace him with Rodwell. Has he got a club yet? Nope. I'd take him. Better option than Heitinga or Neville in Mid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Neville, Heitinga, Gibson, Osman, Fellaini, Barkley and Junior. Pienaar could also play in an attacking mid role. So we have 8 players that COULD go in the middle of the park for us. Out of those, I would hope Neville rotates with Hibbert at right back, and Heitinga is a staple of our defense. Out of the 6 remaining, I would imagine Moyes would opt to play Fellaini/Gibson in the middle, with the option then of Ossie as well in a 4-5-1. Barkley and Junior should geta run out in the cups and against the lower end teams. Rodwell was the one sellable asset we could afford to lose. We're not short, we just lack proven quality in the players behind our starting CM's. Barkley and Junior I would hope have a good season. In fact, Duffy, Coleman, Vellios and the two above should all be given a chance this season, and if they can take their opportunities with both hands, we may end up with a much stronger squad than we realise. All 5 players could start a game and I wouldn't be worried. If we played Howard, Coleman, Duffy, Heitinga, Baines, Naismith, Junior, Fellaini, Pienaar, Barkley, Vellios against Leyton Orient int he cup for example, I could see us winning 3 or 4 nil quite comfortably. Same goes for any bottom half teams at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Tabasco Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Technically the numbers are there, but with any injuries (particularly to Fellaini or Gibson) or...shock! horror!...any loss of form then we'd feel somewhat weak. I think we're only one experienced body away but there you go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Don't think we're short in the middle - though if we don't bring in any wide/attacking players we will feel it if we lose people in the centre. Players like Ossie/Fellaini/Pienaar are cover for 2-3 different positions atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamryanstover Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I think we are fine at CM. For me we have 2 starters, Ossie and Fellini, 1 rotation guy to get 15-20 starts, Barlkley, and several other option. We are not in Europe so we are only looking at 40-45 matches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I feel we are short when considering a box-to-box CM. If Gibs and Fellaini get hurt, I will feel very uncomfortable having Ossie, Pienaar, or anyone else coming back to relieve the defense. We'll prob see Heitinga or Nevs there -- much to the disapproval of most of the forum. I would like to sign one solid CM who can play right, like someone said above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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