Quote Originally Posted by Mac76 View Post
Well you've left Havertz out which is a good start, but the trouble with the rest is that Rice will have to spend all his time trying to clean up after Zin when he makes a mess

And I'm not sold on the whole Rice+Partey idea, I don't get why we would play two DMs especially in a home match, we need more creativity there

I think if you take Partey out and have Vieira in left 8, plus of course swap Zin for Kiwior, it's a better balance

In some ways I’d like to see Rice start without Partey just so people can see how terrible this would be. No chance of getting the ball forward quickly, and no alternative outlet without playing White which leaves us massively exposed on our right flank. It would be an absolute nightmare. But then I don’t want us to lose games just to prove a point

I also love this idea that on the back of a half decent cameo against Fulham, that suddenly Vieira isn’t a malnourished waste of a position. Shows you how people are quick to judge. I’m not judging Rice on three league games with us, I’m judging him on four-five years with West Ham and England.