pieboy wrote:For as much as I love De Jong I do wonder whether him being out of the side may force Mancini's hand and play more attacking football.
At Barca YaYa Toure played as a deep lying midfielder who would drop in to make three central defenders when the full backs had bombed forward. Now that Kolarov and Boateng are fit this would be an ideal way to play. For me our full backs this season have been too defensive with Zaba being the best at making passes in the opposition half. Looking at the Guardian chalkboards AShley Cole make 70 - 80% of his passes in the opposition half whereas Bridge, Lescott and Richards have made 35 - 45% of passes in the oppostion half. The system Mancini wants to play with inverted wingers relies on attacking full backs. At the same time the Full backs have to be confident that when they go up the pitch there is cover in case the move breaks down.
De Jong being suspended would also allow Milner to go into the centre of midfield rather than up top where his lack of pace is exposed.
pieboy wrote:For as much as I love De Jong I do wonder whether him being out of the side may force Mancini's hand and play more attacking football.
At Barca YaYa Toure played as a deep lying midfielder who would drop in to make three central defenders when the full backs had bombed forward. Now that Kolarov and Boateng are fit this would be an ideal way to play. For me our full backs this season have been too defensive with Zaba being the best at making passes in the opposition half. Looking at the Guardian chalkboards AShley Cole make 70 - 80% of his passes in the opposition half whereas Bridge, Lescott and Richards have made 35 - 45% of passes in the oppostion half. The system Mancini wants to play with inverted wingers relies on attacking full backs. At the same time the Full backs have to be confident that when they go up the pitch there is cover in case the move breaks down.
De Jong being suspended would also allow Milner to go into the centre of midfield rather than up top where his lack of pace is exposed.
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