New Manager & Lange (& Paratici) Watch

Would that be why he wants to bring Collins with him as well as Mbuemo?

 

I’m probably alone in this but I would be happy to see the back of Maddison and especially Vicario.

Maddison is decent but inconsistent and Vicario imo is a bombscare and was only signed by Ange because of the way his career went.

 

Think Frank could utilise Maddison like he did Eriksen, he played him in a sort of 8/10 hybrid role and the majestic bastard made everyone realise that he was still a baller even after dying for a bit.

Happy with the (potential) appointment though, he’s been my preference for a few months now as any potential Ange successor so I’m hoping he lives up to my expectations and hype. With the right backing (I know… I know) I think he could do really well here and build on what Ange initially created so long as key players remain.

 

Has to be said the selection of 8s could be shaken up

Bergvall and Bentancur are surely safe, but Bissouma having a year on his contract obviously asks if we should stick or twist - meanwhile Sarr (and presumably Gray) were 8s in Ange's system, but are surely more likely to plays as 6es, so we surely will need some depth

In terms of Maddison, one thing that did strike me late last season was the new meta about an AM playing as a CF most obviously with Havertz, and I am curious to see if Maddison could play there to thread the ball onto Sonny and Johnson...though probably not as a starter, let's be honest here

 

Maddison isn’t a patch on prime Eriksen.