Littlest Hobo
Vital 1st Team Regular
So do you think that Tanguy could run as many miles as Dele does? From what I've seen, Nuno depends on one of Hojbjerg and Dele to be behind the ball with Skipp when we lose possession. If possible, it is all 3. The guy that is also enabling that is Bergwijn who looks to see if both are over-committed and then gets in behind the ball as well.
It is this piece of the system that Tanguy can break if he doesn't align with the team ethic philosophy. Clearly he has done it before as he used to play in a 2 man pivot in France.
Personally, I think this is what Nuno is waiting for in training.
Nope he cant run as many miles as dele. Not many can. But he can maintain possession 10x better than dele so maybe he doesnt need to run so much. If the team starts to move up the pitch, give him options with smart movement and doesnt stand around like statues then i see him as a big positive. I am falling back in love with Dele so that isnt a slight on him. I just think having a player who can go past players and maintain possession with absolute ease is a player worth having. We thought it enough to spend £50m+ on him and Man City bought a similar type player in grealish to think the same. Its a bit of a commodity these days and i think Gill as well can be that type of player rather than just outright pace.
Anyhow, i think he is worth one more go. If he takes it i have said i will back him. If he throws it back at us, he can do one. Nuno is going to need plenty of options in that midfield and i think it breeds competition within to have plenty of options rather than players thinking they are undroppable. Hell if Winks wants to join the party the door isnt shut, he just needs to forget the last 3 years of coaching which i dont think he is capable of