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I'm surprised there's not more discussion on our new shape. When Glasner came in, I was doubtful we had the players for 3/4/3 and also had concerns that it would suit Eze - who is our best player.

I remain to be convinced. With four at the back we also can have an extra attacking player up front. Mitchell doesn't seem to have the attributes for that WB role - but worse it seems that Eze is seeing a lot less of the ball now he's no longer in the midfield.

I guess with Olise out - we need a bit of his magic up front but when he comes back I reckon we will miss what he did best - linking play to our attack.

Wharton will develop and could become our midfield playmaker but I still feel we're lacking something right now.

Lets not talk about the 3 central defenders going missing for Forest's goal...

Over the summer I am expecting Glasner to inject more pace into the team. Players like Riedewald, Ozoh and even Hughes maybe surplus to requirements and we definitely need pace on the left.

Edited by Badger11 (31 Mar 2024 12.09pm)

One more point

I think Eze can fit into the system well. He always takes a while to get back to full speed after an injury but had an assist yesterday, scored against Spurs and would have done again yesterday if not for a top=class save by their goalie. I'd agree that he would benefit from a better attacking wing-back. I can't fault Mitchell for effort but he just doesn't have the speed or dribbling skills to get to the byline and pull the ball back for Mateta or Eze.
To my mind, Olise might have more trouble adjusting - although he is such a class player he will always have some impact. His strength is playing out wide and having the ability to put in a quality cross or cut inside and hit unerring shots. It will be interesting to see him working with Munoz as he is such an upgrade on Ayew in terms of speed in going forward
Unfortunately, we are likely to only see Eze and Olise in the team for a few games before the latter leaves. And thos weil be against tough teams where they will see less of the ball

I may be in the minority here on this but honestly I think Mitchell will come good - he is young athletic & has shown that he is keen to do whatever he is asked, sometimes his execution has been a bit wayward & he has suffered when other teams overloaded him where we were playing a narrow back 4 under Roy but I think he will improve under Glasner.