- Jun 5, 2018
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Theres no way we can go 3 at the back unless you want to completely give up the midfield. Sissoko and Winks partnership? Yeah, no.
I understand the temptation to start Sissoko but in no way, shape or form should we be starting a makeshift player against Barcelona if we dont have to. Use him off the bench. Dier and Winks in midfield.
Can't really argue with Winksy starting, especially if your thinking is around having a ball playing midfielder from deeper to get out quicker and perhaps keep periods of possession. God knows we have had our challenges in that area in some games this season.
My going with Sissoko and Dier together is more for protection of the back 4, particularly with KWP at RB. One thing that has impressed with Moussa recently is the width of ground he covers and the fact that he's probably won as many challenges in fullback areas as he has in central midfield. This could come in handy for an inexperienced RB at Camp Nou but would also mean a busy evening for Eriksen at the top of the midfield triangle. He will have his fair share of tracking back to do and may be a little less advanced than he'd perhaps like, but we'll need his distribution to the wide players to make system this work...