It would be interesting to see Shelvey play as a 10 with Merino and Diame behind. I think it eliminates his eye for the long ball though. Why not play Diame or Merino #10 in this case?
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I'd play Shelvey with Diame as it's worked so well recently and put Murphy or Merino as number 10.
diame is better as a defensive midfielder and is showing his worth when we are compact and going forward
merino i honestly dont know his best position
why i went for shelvey is he doesnt defend as such
he does put nice balls through and i appreciate he can ping a ball corner to corner but there is nothing stopping him dropping of into the gap to do this when we need to push teams back
he does cover a lot of ground but just doesnt track back with the opposition
given a free roll a bit like rooney used to and cantona etc i think we will see a bit more from him
Hey man no sweat
I’ve just re read my post and it does seem to read a little harsh
I like Perez and think he’s an honest grafter but I don’t really think he has the ability or rather don’t think he’s developed as much as I’d originally hoped ( what or teams been through since he’s been here stability wise it’s hardly surprising)
As for number 10 I would like to see merino given a chance
He plays there for Spain u21 and scored a few corkers.
I think he needs a run in the team to boost confidence and it’s going to be hard to dislodge as another poster put it
‘the lighthouse family’
From a starting cm pairing at the moment.
sub him for who
perez looks good on the opponenets shoulder as does gayle but gayle gets in the box better
I still want to see diame mbemba and shelvey as a midfield diamond Ritchie one side the lad from Chelsea the other gayle up front lascelles lejeune centre backs
dummet and Yedlin either side