Is Son the best '12th man' in the league?
I don't know about this 12th man brick. If we are playing a 343 then fine, but in a 4231, Lamela doesn't get his place back.
scored two beauties missed two sitters. i can live with that.
I think that the 12th man comes from him being the one to lose out if we play 3-4-2-1. As good as he is, I cannot see many arguing that he should regularly start ahead of any of Kane, Alli or Eriksen.
Lamela offers something different to Son and I could see him being preferred against the bigger teams if he recovers fitness because his closing down is such an asset in tight games. It would be a great problem to have.
A fully fit Lamela and a free-scoring Son gives Poch some nice selection problems!
A fully fit Lamela and a free-scoring Son gives Poch some nice selection problems!
Not for me. Lamela's work rate and pressing aside, Son's end product is much improved and better than Lamela's still. Son works hard, runs at players and is a more potent goal threat.
EDIT: Son gives Poch a selection problem NOW with Kane back. Wanyama should be fit for Bournemouth. One would assume Wanyama slots back into DM and Dier goes back to CB. If that happens, Son more than likely goes back to the bench.
It does. But surely you have to keep Son in the side in this form?
Isn't Dier 2 goals in 2 games? Not sure he deserves to be dropped either.Right now I would agree. That would mean Poch more than likely goes back to 4-2-3-1 and Dier makes way for Wanyama.
Isn't Dier 2 goals in 2 games? Not sure he deserves to be dropped either.
He does and it's a nice bonus for a player playing in Dier's position but it's not his main duty and Wanyama has been a vital player for us this season.
Well you can argue now that Dier has stepped into Victors shoes and we have actually been better
That's a tough call, I agree we have been great in the last 7 days but we were equally as good IMO against WBA, Stoke, Millwall, Chelsea and we should have beaten Everton a lot more comfortably than we did.
Yeah not disagreeing
I think Victor has even outstanding but Dier has taken Icert hwilst he has been injured and we have scored plenty and conceded only the 1 goal
And the Watford performance was for me as good as any I've seen although the opposition really were poor
I don't envy Poch, it's a tough call either way. Harsh as it may be on Dier, I'd go for Wanyama personally but I wouldn't be at all unhappy if Dier kept his place.