Curtis Jones

[Buzzo]

Yeah he and Dom were good together. Deserves to keep his place in the XI.

[peterbread]

He’s so comfortable playing that type of football. He’s always available and keeps it simple and does the hard work off the ball too. Deserves as run in the side.

He seems to be moving the ball quicker this season and less of the holding on too long that he’s been guilty of in the past.

[Doc_Piptorious]

He’s so comfortable playing that type of football. He’s always available and keeps it simple and does the hard work off the ball too. Deserves as run in the side.

He seems to be moving the ball quicker this season and less of the holding on too long that he’s been guilty of in the past.

The movement ahead of him and having more players capable of receiving the ball in close quarters might be a factor there.

Gives him more options to release the ball quickly to.

[peterbread]

The movement ahead of him and having more players capable of receiving the ball in close quarters might be a factor there.

Gives him more options to release the ball quickly to.

The balance and spacing was much better tonight and it let everyone play to their strengths.

[SB]

Yeah he & Dom were brilliant tonight. Fully expect them both to start on the weekend.

[super_xabi]

Not only that, but he retained/held possession very very well and I reckon his pass completed numbers must be about in and around the 90% mark when those figures come out.

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[memzey]

Wow. We certainly look much better with him in the team over Macca at the moment. I'd definitely keep him in the starting 11 for the time being.

[danperkins]

Strange what we can achieve when players actually work to get into positions to receive the ball. We've all been complaining about this for awhile now.

[Charly]

Strange what we can achieve when players actually work to get into positions to receive the ball. We've all been complaining about this for awhile now.

Yes, I still felt therecwas a bit of a gap at times, but Jones making himself abailable instead of charging up the pitch was refreshing

[BigChief]

Wow. We certainly look much better with him in the team over Macca at the moment. I'd definitely keep him in the starting 11 for the time being.

Definitely his best game for us in a long while. But, like with Wirtz, not sure if it was because of a farmer's league team with little physicality or danger. However, you can only play against what's put in funny if you and Wirtz/Jones both deserve their starting places against Brentford.

[Buzzo]

Good interview.

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[peterbread]

He’s never been short of confidence has he. The good thing about him is he continues to improve each season. He looks to have gone to another level this season and deserves to be starting.

Right now Jones, Gravenberch, Dom, Wirtz and Ekitike need to be starting together. How you put it all together I’m not sure.

[Doc_Piptorious]

He’s never been short of confidence has he. The good thing about him is he continues to improve each season. He looks to have gone to another level this season and deserves to be starting.

Right now Jones, Gravenberch, Dom, Wirtz and Ekitike need to be starting together. How you put it all together I’m not sure.

Well maybe not ideal. but Szobo has played at RM at times for his country and he was used in the role from time to time at Leipzig too.

Him at RM would be able to interchange with Wirtz when Wirtz drifted that way.

Put Ekitike up front and have Chiesa and Gakpo share 90 mins (60/30 or 45/45) on the left.

[Sus]

Well maybe not ideal. but Szobo has played at RM at times for his country and he was used in the role from time to time at Leipzig too.

Him at RM would be able to interchange with Wirtz when Wirtz drifted that way.

Put Ekitike up front and have Chiesa and Gakpo share 90 mins (60/30 or 45/45) on the left.

I think it's OK to have 1-2 of our more in-form players to be impact subs, as long as everyone gets minutes

We don't need to start them all if the shape doesn't work

[peterbread]

Well maybe not ideal. but Szobo has played at RM at times for his country and he was used in the role from time to time at Leipzig too.

Him at RM would be able to interchange with Wirtz when Wirtz drifted that way.

Put Ekitike up front and have Chiesa and Gakpo share 90 mins (60/30 or 45/45) on the left.

I like the idea of Dom playing in one of the wider roles sometimes.

You could make it similar to last night and then have that three in midfield like last season.

Wirtz defends from the right but is free to drift around allowing whoever is at RB to provide the width. Dom and Wirtz play centrallly with the ball as two 10’s with Jones and Gravenberch sitting. And Ekitike plays at the top.

Dom can then lead the press from the top like last season with Ekitike and you have two 6’s sitting behind them and Gakpo/ Chiesa on the left and Wirtz on the right without the ball. Defend with a 442 / 4411.