by Snowflake Royal »
24 Jan 2022 12:57
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Laurent is pretty much the only midfielder that can do that role. Said before but you’re really wasting Rinomhota asking him to play that role. I think McIntyre could develop into that role but he’s never fit
Disagree, you're wasting Laurent. He wants to get forward and is better at that than Rino who has better disciple and concentration
Could be wrong but I thought you were against Rinomhota playing at the base of midfield under Gomes for that exact same reason
Personally think asking Rinomhota to play at the base would be akin to playing Danny Williams there. High energy player, very good at hassling the opposition, something we’ve sorely missed higher up the pitch which you don’t really see from a CDM
Since then, Rino has been played RW and more forward a few times and it's just not his game.
Laurent has also shed some of his discipline and defensive play, choosing to forge further forward more regularly.
I prefer Rino getting up and down the pitch a bit, but we have no holding midfielders these days. It's a quarter back who can't defend like Drinkwater or Swift, or a workhorse like Laurent or Rino, and I think Rino is best suited to it.
Under Gomes I think I'd have been wanting Pele to do the job. Maybe Semedo. But they're gone.
I could see an argument for Swift at the base with Laurent and Rino ahead. But not right now.