Rooney should be playing up front. Drop Falcao or RVP. Clearly the ball isn't getting to the forwards enough with the system we play, and since Rooney tracks back anyway we might as well be playing with 10 men. I'd love to see the stats with how involved our two strikers are. For as much flack Fellani takes, I have a liking to him. Much like Paul's love for Shelvey before he left - it's eternal. He gives us something different and I think his passing is underrated honestly. 3 at the back kills the full backs bombing forward too. I was secretly happy Jones went off because IMO Smalling (larging) is our best CB.
The biggest problem is we can't get the ball to the forwards enough and Falcao & RVP don't seem to have the graft to do more than put away chances. Herrera would be very welcome too. I know Januzaj is a winger but I think the guy would offer more. He looks devoid of confidence at the moment. Pundits go on about it's an advantage to not have cup games as a distraction & a drain on fitness, which is true, but Adnan would be playing them instead of league games to bring up his confidence.
On a last note, I feel slightly sorry for Lambert leaving Villa. He's a good manager and had to go but he had nothing really to work with. The contradiction is Sean Dyche, but there can only be one Sean Dyche.
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