Personally I don’t think we have the personnel to play a back 4, whatever the CB combo. And especially if you have a maverick defender like Valery. That said 5 hampers our set up greatly but it still probably the option. Our L&RB’s can or should be able to provide some additional overlaps. That also might take some pressure off the preferred midfield 3. We’ve now got attacking options especially off the bench, so if we’re still in the game late on, we’ve got a chance. Not really a fan of Vest but I don’t think we’ve got any option but to play him (if available) & in a 5. Seems boringly simple to me!
LTL has been saying the same thing. There’s a difference between wanting the club back and getting it back though. If Gao doesn’t want to sell, presumably there’s not much she can do about it!?
Kind of like our efforts to get rid of Forster. Need 2 to make a deal. Let's hope this was a get his money out of China thing and he's happy to sell if the money is in sterling(or Euros given the climate).
Gao going would be the best news since Ralph arrived! I assume Kat put a nice buyback clause in the sales agreement. Easy peasy!
Oh and on Ralph.... few players don't like him according to a player with RB in their name. He was at a hospital moaning about Ralph as he got specialist treatment....