Quote Originally Posted by Mac76 View Post
yes the striker role for him seems a bit like his attitude to LB - he simply doesn't like the trad LB role, even though whenever Tierney plays he clearly demonstrates what it can bring both in defence and attack.

likewise he wants a stiker to do multiple things including defend etc, all of which waters down their effectiveness up front.

tbh even Havertz would probably look less kanckered and miss fewer chances if he was just told to stay up front
If I’m being hugely generous I can understand the inverted full back role when you’re playing away at city or Liverpool etc. Basically it’s putting an extra man in midfield and means you have control of the game. It’s not something I especially buy into because what you gain in control you lose in attack, but I can understand it and it’s proven reasonably successful

Against most teams it’s utterly unnecessary.

RE Havertz, the one thing that fucks me off about Jesus is that he doesn’t show for the ball, I can forgive players missing chances if they are getting themselves in position. And for all Havertz’s running off the ball he’s always there on the end of chances even if he is fluffing them….which seems to me more about confidence than exhaustion