Alfredo as a number 10

[MacBoyd 5,438]

More a number 20 imo 

[BridgeIsBlue 66,606]

1 minute ago, Rum Ham said:

It's mental that there is always a thread on here wanting to change things, even after a win, or players being our best performers in their positions. 

Morelos is a striker. 

Tav is a fullback. (for the next person to suggest moving him to the wing) 

3-5-2 didn't work. 

4-4-2 didn't work. 

 

/thread. 

[Bigdave30 8,701]

Nothing about Morelos resembles an attacking midfielder/playmaker.

He can play as a deep lying forward but that’s your lot, he’s never going to link strikers and the deeper midfield with defence splitting passes, elusive movement and silky touches.

 

[KBOO72 4,372]

What is this pish?

He's a centre forward, and our most important player. We shouldn't be doing anything other than playing to his strengths which are as clear as day. Play the 433 and let him wreak havoc. 

[TMB 14,167]

Morelos is the best striker in the country.  Playing the 4-3-3 with him up top gets the most out of him.  Having Kent and Candeias either side gets the most out of those players as well.  I wouldn’t be changing anything in order to accommodate Defoe.  Defoe can sit in the bench until someone is injured or suspended.  

[Steelydan1690 20,228]

Thank fuck some of the people on here aren’t our manger honestly 

[bluenoz 30,835]

Top goal scorer in the league. Why change what ain't broken.

[andyhrfc 2,242]

Keep Alfie where he is.  If anything I would be tempted to drop Defoe into the number 10 role against the lesser teams that sit deep.  Not his natural position but should have enough guile and invention at this level. 

[NeoGeo7 10,503]

Next it will be, could we play Kent as an attacking wing back.

Morelos is made for the role of a lone striker.

He could benefit from having a natural number 10 in the team to run beyond him as he holds up the play with his back to goal but that’s where Morelos and the number 10 topic ends.

[CoopsLaud 4,186]

I think it is a decent shout. Could definitely work. He was dropping off and drifting wide right today so playing him a bit deeper could well work.

[King Jela 20,361]

No. Can’t play with a striker and can’t play in behind a striker. Lone striker in the 4-3-3 works almost every time. Keep it that way. Defoe will get his chance and probably grab at it with both hands but until then it should be kept the way it is. 

[ElBufalo20 7,890]

Defoe is the perfect back up we need. Lafferty is hopeless and not good enough for us.

Why change our best players position?

433 every game. With Morelos being subbed more to save him.

At home against lesser teams we can probably fit both of them in if needed or if chasing a game.

Morelos is our number 1 striker it’s not even a debate to consider changing his position.

[Spectre 1,663]

55 minutes ago, Rum Ham said:

It's mental that there is always a thread on here wanting to change things, even after a win, or players being our best performers in their positions. 

Morelos is a striker. 

Tav is a fullback. (for the next person to suggest moving him to the wing) 

3-5-2 didn't work. 

4-4-2 didn't work. 

 

No-one is born with only one position they can play in, they just have a list if attributes and some of those best suit a specific position. Some players have a range of attributes that make them adept in more than one position.

That said, Morelos I don't see in any other role than he is currently and I think he'd be frustrated and not very good if we shoehorned him in as a number 10. Tav though has plenty of attributes to play as a winger. Imagine someone with a stubborn attitude to players positions had left Gareth Bale in his starting position as a left back and just ignored the fact he had great attributes for playing further up the park. 

[Ross-Gazza genius 1,907]

We shouldn't change anything to suit Defoe imo, we've already been burned on more than 1 occasion for trying to fit others into a system that doesn't work. 

For me Defoe was a poor choice of signing as we're paying a hefty wage for someone to sit on the bench. Morelos is our main man and that won't change with an aging defoe here. 

[Heshootshescores 1,904]

As an ex centre half I've looked at too many Rangers strikers over the past 6 years and thought I would have really fancied playing against them. Morales is a different proposition entirely. He has way too much going for him in strength, movement and instinct to be in the right place. I've seen big strikers bully centre half's.. I haven't seen them bully whole defences before. Morelos disrupts the whole of the back line and I hope we can hold onto him for another couple of years. 

[Rum Ham 2,059]

2 minutes ago, Spectre said:

No-one is born with only one position they can play in, they just have a list if attributes and some of those best suit a specific position. Some players have a range of attributes that make them adept in more than one position.

That said, Morelos I don't see in any other role than he is currently and I think he'd be frustrated and not very good if we shoehorned him in as a number 10. Tav though has plenty of attributes to play as a winger. Imagine someone with a stubborn attitude to players positions had left Gareth Bale in his starting position as a left back and just ignored the fact he had great attributes for playing further up the park. 

Most of Tavs assists come from overlapping runs and doubling up on their fullback with overlapping runs. 

He gets more assists than most wingers do, and his defending isn't even an issue anymore imo. (personally think the criticism of it was blown out of proportion anyway) 

Why change something that works, especially when Candeias is in form?

He's been solid recently, especially the OF and today, while still being an attacking threat. 

 

 

 

[LeeWallace5 222]

big jock knew

[Vision 16,729]

 

There's all the stats you need.

[Valance1690 3,826]

He's our top goalscorer, our best playmaker & gives 2 CBs hell every single game

There's no way he should be moved to accommodate Defoe, especially a Defoe who looks very much off the pace (understandably)

Should be the 1st name on the teamsheet every week with Kent on the left & Candeias on the right 

[KBOO72 4,372]

27 minutes ago, Heshootshescores said:

As an ex centre half I've looked at too many Rangers strikers over the past 6 years and thought I would have really fancied playing against them. Morales is a different proposition entirely. He has way too much going for him in strength, movement and instinct to be in the right place. I've seen big strikers bully centre half's.. I haven't seen them bully whole defences before. Morelos disrupts the whole of the back line and I hope we can hold onto him for another couple of years. 

[jjbscotty12 3,560]

2 hours ago, pcbear said:

Morelos has it in him to be every bit as good as Diego Costa.

Cmon to fuck mate.

[HuistraHairDo 12,490]

Put him in left back, get Lafferty up there with Defoe.

[TMB 14,167]

2 hours ago, Ross-Gazza genius said:

We shouldn't change anything to suit Defoe imo, we've already been burned on more than 1 occasion for trying to fit others into a system that doesn't work. 

For me Defoe was a poor choice of signing as we're paying a hefty wage for someone to sit on the bench. Morelos is our main man and that won't change with an aging defoe here. 

I think it was a strange signing.  The only way to get Defoe in the team is to change the entire formation and system.  You would think the manager would've brought in a player who could enhance the system we already have, not disrupt it.  I'm sure Defoe is a great penalty box striker but we don't need that type of player right now.  

[bluenoz 30,835]

1 hour ago, jjbscotty12 said:

Cmon to fuck mate.

I know, wtf, I was thinking Suarez myself.

[theblueoysterbar 19,608]

He couldn't be any worse at #10 than Theresa May.

Haha! See what I just did there?

Yass.