Hleb's Sirush
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IMO you can't drop Willock after that performance, he was our best player in the first half. He should be starting the game vs Liverpool and Sp**s.
We can look to properly integrate Ceballos + Torreira after the international break. Ceballos won't be ready for our big games in time, and Torreira won't be fit enough.
The only player we should be looking to get into the side ASAP is Pepe. Start him against Burnley and take him off at 60 if required. That way he could at least start in one of our tough games before the break. We need him on the counter for these games, its why we bought him.
The international break is a month away. Torreira only had a short break, no reason to think he would need that long to get fit.
As for Ceballos, yes we don't know how he will handle the big games but only one way to find out. We need his creativity from midfield otherwise we will become too predictable.
Agree with Willock, he showed enough in the last game to start again. I have a feeling though Emery will select Torreira instead.
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