Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Foreverinbluedreams wrote:london blue 2 wrote:Sane had a mare in that position vs girona so pep sticks him in there against Everton. It's like he's unwilling to adapt.
I'm struggling to follow your logic, this system is Pep adapting.
He played Danilo at left back against Brighton and plenty said it was a mistake as he should have played Sane there. Now he plays Sane as left wing back andplenty say he shouldnt have done etc etc.That's the way it goes.
Sane doesn't have defensive capabilities in his game plus when he plays wing back he isn't often far enough forward to behave like a real winger. He's in between roles and for me it just doesn't work. Maybe Pep will accept that and adapt accordingly.
I reckon out biggest problem was 2 up top. One inevitably drops a bit deeper which takes away something of their game.With the quality we have in midfield surely it's better to have a midfielder attacking from the middle rather than a striker.
I think he tends to play players out of their position.
For me Danilo was mediocre with Brighton on the left, but tonight, on his natural position, right back, he looked fantastic. He had pace, speed, excelent positioning on the back.
our offensive wings, Sterling and Sane, would be fantastic with back-ups like Danilo and Mendy. For Sane to cover the whole left area was a disaster.