Christ, I hope not!Crossd_Hammrs wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 12:42 am Regarding Rice and back up - isn't that what Sanchez is for?
That would be like getting rid of Dimitri Payet & then buying Robert Snodgrass..
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Christ, I hope not!Crossd_Hammrs wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 12:42 am Regarding Rice and back up - isn't that what Sanchez is for?
I agree with every part of the post, especially in that Noble should have been playing that role but with the addition of someone else behind/around him.Turns to Stone wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:18 pm Noble should be playing where he is now against better opposition away from home. What should also be happening is that there is a player behind him alongside Rice allowing us the opportunity to win the ball back and fight. we were overrun in midfield on Saturday and we simply don't have the players available to change that from happening.
I argued at the start of the season that what we really needed was the option of an extra body in midfield against better sides
Pellegrini's only options to firm up the midfield are Sanchez (a liability) or Snodgrass (essentially a winger who is willing to get stuck in). And that's if Rice and Noble go the whole season without getting injured or suspended.