DSmich
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Lacazette is leaving, tomorrow will be his last match for l'OL. And I know damn too well Aulas, this dude ain't giving us Lacazette and Tolisso together.
We need to choose one.
We need to choose one.
among tolliso, keita, goretzka, sergej milinkovic,seri, fabinho, bakayoko and else...who's better?????
I think Keita and Fabinho are the two most exciting from that list. Both have incredible potential. Fabinho can read the game and control it better than anyone on that list.
All those Lyon frauds want to play top matches in the CL, but failed to beat Ajax U-21 in the EL.
among tolliso, keita, goretzka, sergej milinkovic,seri, fabinho, bakayoko and else...who's better?????
The rrent problem is that we have many midfield options but no viable partnerships.
I also believe that people are ignoring the way that we play the 3 4 3 system and are focusing on how Chelsea play it. We play it in a way where we dominate possession and control the game. Chelsea are defensive and hit teams on the break through one touch flicks up the field. We probe, shown by the 44 passes we made that led to the first goal in the final. We have two genuine creative players behind a forward where as Chelsea play with a runner off the ball (Pedro) and a provoker/dribbler (Hazard).
The final has shown us that as long as the team is set up correctly we do not need that additional midfielder with the sole purpose of destroying. Hence why the partnership of Xhaka and Ramsey works. They function as they would in a traditional 4-4-2. They cover each others backs to prevent passing lanes and when we go forward one sits and one goes.
Tolisso, Keita and Fabinho are combative central midfielders and although they can go forward they are not as comfortable on the ball as people are trying to make out. Their passing isn't as accurate and they are more defensive than they are offensive. Yes Keita does dribble, but if you watch his positioning in a game he is far more comofrtable being deeper and wider as opposed to in between the lines, which is the space that Ramsey occupies.
We need Xhaka's partner to do more than Tolisso does. He is a good player, but I don't think he is as suited to our system as someone like Goretzka is. Goretzka can play as 10 and also in the deeper role, showing you that he can occupy the same spaces as Ramsey would. If Ramsey were to get injured and Tolisso were put in, we would have to change the way we play, where as Goretzka would be more like for like.
Right now I think Tolisso and Bakayoko are the the best but Sergej to me is the most exciting. You simply do not see midfielders his size who can do what he can do. I hate making these comparisons but he's got some Vieira to his game. 6'4, strong, reads the game well, excellent technically. Put him next to Ramsey and he can sit back and dictate play. Put him net to Xhaka and he'll make the late runs into the box that Ramsey does. He's what we hoped Diaby would be IMO.among tolliso, keita, goretzka, sergej milinkovic,seri, fabinho, bakayoko and else...who's better?????