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I just struggle to see how Austin makes sense with Mitrovic if we are playing one upfront, one of  them will be on the bench and i can't see us spending above 10m on a bench player.

 

We'd play two up top.

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Perhaps Aarons form might change their minds on a winger.

 

It would leave us with Aarons and Cabella with Sissoko and Perez as back up options on the wings. Depending on your views on Sissoko out wide.

 

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	Cisse		Mitrovic


Shaqiri		   De Jong		Aarons

	Wijnaldum


Haidara	  Mbemba   Coloccini	   Janmaat

	       Krul

 

 

Obviously it's a massive 'if', but that team could do a hell of a lot of damage.

 

Or even stick Cabella out on the left if he sorts his game out under McClaren.

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Cabella is not, has not, and will not be an effective winger like :lol:

 

Might as well be sold then because he's not getting in a central role over Sissoko, De Jong, Wijnaldum and Perez.

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Yep, he's got no chance in the middle now. Maybe he could be some kind of wide forward if we go 4-3-3, but I can't see that happening because we'll not bench one of Cisse or Mitrovic (or Austin if our continued interest is true) and even if we did, 4-3-3 would provide rubbish service for Mitrovic who we've just splashed out loads on.

 

If Cabella can't / won't play out wide, there's nowhere for him IMO.

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He played as a number 10 in France for the majority of the 2 seasons before we signed him. I think he is totalled wasted on the wing, and his chances of playing centrally are diminishing with every signing we make. I would prefer him behind the striker over De Jong if possible. Siem literally doesn't move, and unless he can chip in with around 10 goals a season, I think he will hinder our play. Like Nolan did when he wasn't scoring. Atleast Cabella offers movement, passing and creativity when playing.

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He played as a number 10 in France for the majority of the 2 seasons before we signed him. I think he is totalled wasted on the wing, and his chances of playing centrally are diminishing with every signing we make. I would prefer him behind the striker over De Jong if possible. Siem literally doesn't move, and unless he can chip in with around 10 goals a season, I think he will hinder our play. Like Nolan did when he wasn't scoring. Atleast Cabella offers movement, passing and creativity when playing.

 

I suspect De Jong is a far more accomplished player than Cabella. We will see.

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Cabella is not, has not, and will not be an effective winger like :lol:

 

He's not, but he can actually cross a decent ball if he can be persuaded to release it early rather than indulge in step overs and feints. He's got the tools, just not the brain.

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He played as a number 10 in France for the majority of the 2 seasons before we signed him. I think he is totalled wasted on the wing, and his chances of playing centrally are diminishing with every signing we make. I would prefer him behind the striker over De Jong if possible. Siem literally doesn't move, and unless he can chip in with around 10 goals a season, I think he will hinder our play. Like Nolan did when he wasn't scoring. Atleast Cabella offers movement, passing and creativity when playing.

 

He played on the right wing a lot for Montpellier, he played behind the striker as well but yeah. I agree with your general post on Siem and Cabella btw.

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It's more annoying, because we are all effectively wanting just a perfect starting XI. We aren't used to potentially having decent players left out, or on the bench :lol:

 

In a more rounded sense, we would technically have some squad depth if everyone remained fit. Adding another striker and a top draw winger like Shaqiri will make me lose my mind.

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Re De Jong-Cabella as a no 10. De Jong makes less but better movement and is a much better finisher.

 

The Shaqiri link is interesting, so much so it could change us from the predicted 4-2-3-1 to a 4-3-2-1.

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It's more annoying, because we are all effectively wanting just a perfect starting XI. We aren't used to potentially having decent players left out, or on the bench :lol:

 

In a more rounded sense, we would technically have some squad depth if everyone remained fit. Adding another striker and a top draw winger like Shaqiri will make me lose my mind.

 

No one seems to have a clue what the team will be as is :lol: We are not used to this that's for sure.

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I maintain that we need a proper DM first of all, but I wouldn't mind him at all.

 

I would consider us overstocked in the central midfield area now. Doubt we will see a DM unless we sell.

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