Tis a rare old conundrum that DS and his crew find in their laps mate.

With 5 CBs + U21s he may well have overcooked this department, unless, he’s planning to start with 3 CBs and Gilbert & Targett as wing-backs.

Possibly 4 in Midfield or a DCM and 3 others. These formations do go against what we’ve seen up to now, as we know he likes 2 wingers. But with wing-backs, does he need em?

That would leave his apparent preference of 1 up on his own.

So where does all this leave El Ghazi and Jota? If he plays 2 wingers, then why so many CBs? Unless DS doesn’t think that Chester and Mings can last a whole season.

What we do know is that DS and the powers that be are methodical and have a plan, so we await with bated breath.

Bloody fun tho, aint it?