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I would try starting with Hayden in the number 10 and Merino & Shelvey behind him, as bizarre as it sounds. Hayden has a good shot on him and isn't wasteful in possession whilst also offering the work rate Rafa demands.

 

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To be fair Rafa thinks somewhat the same after pushing him up the pitch into the number 10 against Southampton.

 

He didn't he changed the system, but yes Hayden was the further forward but wasn't really playing a 10 role.

 

Didn't say he changed the system, but he was playing in the number 10 role as much as Perez, Diame or anyone else has for us this season. Not saying Hayden in there is the solution, but it's worth a shot over Diame who can't last a full game and Perez who is offering very little at the minute. Hayden guarantees the work rate needed in our system.

I don't think he was. I was there in the away end and it looked like a totally different shape to a midfield three rather than a two to close the game out. I was sober as well.

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Rafa did that in a game to close it out, obviously Lejeune's penalty f***ed that up.

 

I can't see him ever doing that to start a game for reasons which have been stated a million times.

 

Diame didn't appear at Southampton?

 

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Rafa did that in a game to close it out, obviously Lejeune's penalty f***ed that up.

 

I can't see him ever doing that to start a game for reasons which have been stated a million times.

 

Diame didn't appear at Southampton?

 

Taking about the 3 in midfield thing.

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Looked it from the tv screen, he (Hayden not Diame) was one of our most advanced players, regularly in their half closing down in the last 20 of the game if my memory serves me.

 

He was certainly more advanced than Shlevey and Joselu which surprised a few but it wasn't really a number 10.

 

Can't see him starting a game there, that 10 role really isn't one he's suited to.

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Looked it from the tv screen, he (Hayden not Diame) was one of our most advanced players, regularly in their half closing down in the last 20 of the game if my memory serves me.

 

He was certainly more advanced than Shlevey and Joselu which surprised a few but it wasn't really a number 10.

 

Can't see him starting a game there, that 10 role really isn't one he's suited to.

 

That's true, although we don't have any player who is truly suited to that role in the entire squad, so we're simply looking for a job to be done. De Jong was the only player who suits the position in the team looking back to pre season.

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Of all those players getting minutes for us recently, he'd be second out the door behind Elliot.

 

Bizarre opinion. Elliot has been ok and definitely shouldn't be first out the door. We definitely need a better keeper, but I would have no problem with Elliot as reserve keeper.

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Of all those players getting minutes for us recently, he'd be second out the door behind Elliot.

 

Bizarre opinion. Elliot has been ok and definitely shouldn't be first out the door. We definitely need a better keeper, but I would have no problem with Elliot as reserve keeper.

 

I just don't like him. I appreciate why Rafa is sticking with him over other choices, but i'd be replacing him immediately and using other keepers as backup.

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Didn’t say Hayden as #10.  Simply he didn’t look terrible as th most advanced midfielder - which isn’t the same as a 10.

 

Truthfully, Perez is the best option we have from the start. But he’s poor himself. So naturally depending on situations we need to look at alternatives.  I wanna see Murphy have some time there.  Diamé has shown in bursts he can be effective there too.

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