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IMO de Jong has to be on the pitch at the same time as Perez and Wijnaldum. They are the most technical players we have and if Rafa can get a system built around them we could spend the majority of games camped in the opposition half. Pity we don't have a prolific striker.

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Think this is the only guy that can save us from relegation now. We need to start him for the remaining games and hope he can turn it around. He's so tidy in possession and while he's so slow, he gets the team ticking. I'd start him with Shelvey and Wijnaldum in mdifield, and hope they both start performing as well. Townsend and Perez wide with Mitro up top.

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Think this is the only guy that can save us from relegation now. We need to start him for the remaining games and hope he can turn it around. He's so tidy in possession and while he's so slow, he gets the team ticking. I'd start him with Shelvey and Wijnaldum in mdifield, and hope they both start performing as well. Townsend and Perez wide with Mitro up top.

 

You're clutching at straws big time. The last guy who could affect a game like that has just scored a hatful for nice. De Jongs alright but he's not that guy.

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I don't think De Jong's individual talent is the important thing - it's the fact he has a brain and actually makes us play coherent football.  He links up play quite well with quick one touch passes and actually makes the players around him look and play better.  Personally, I'd get him in a midfield three and get him to run things, not the braindead Shelvey.

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Should be playing, you could make an argument any of our midfield should be dropped to accommodate him (bar possibly Townsend).

 

Him sitting bang in the middle of the pitch dictating the game and leading the team would be much more constructive in this fight than watching Gini run around in circles without going near the ball.

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I expect a lot of people will disagree but I reckon I'd go for a midfield three of de Jong, Tiote and Sissoko/Wijnaldum.  For all Tiote's faults, he has a bit of energy and has some presence.  De Jong can keep things ticking over and generally run the midfield and hopefully that releases Sissoko to hit on the break or Wijnaldum to get into the box.

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