I really like the idea of Anita behind Wijnaldum and Sissoko. Dat fret and pace coming from the centre combined with Perez/Aarons and Thauvin out wide. Think Sissoko would be so well suited to this. Not distributing the ball from deep (Anita) and not forced to make the most difficult of final passes when almost alone up there, because there will be others who are fast enough to get up the pitch and fill in with more bodies. Also Having Mitrovic up there who will be a handful and can keep the ball up if needed when there's no breakthrough ball to play.
Considering that he's only 20 years old and lacks match fitness a bit, and playing his first game in a new league away at OT.
Pretty damn impressive debut considering everything. He'll be a force!
I'm not sure about it, he doesn't have the vision to create as the number 10 imo. Prefer him further up of course, but think he did very very wall out on the left. As tactically disciplined as they come.
I get your point and i agree that he's not a pure creator in that sense. I just think he'd work so well there as he can turn his marker quite easily and is very calm and confident on the ball and i can see him distributing the ball to our wing forwards higher up the pitch. His passing is good, and most of all he releases the ball when he has to, and he keeps it that extra second when needed as well. I think a lot of the service to Mitro will come from wide positions anyway and im very confident in Perez getting it out there from an advanced position. Can see him playing smart one two's with Mitrovic as well.