Champagneblade
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Been thinking a lot recently about what shape the team will take back in the Championship.
One of the themes I find myself wrestling with is where Gus would play as he can potentially fit into several positions.
I’m not convinced he’s one that will move on. Unless Coventry went up and were desperate to be reunited, then, at 27, I don’t see him getting other takers, unless it’s from abroad.
But where is his best position?
Let’s reasonably assume that Wilder stays. Let’s also assume we end up playing a three in midfield, be that with one deep lying player or someone in the Duffy role.
1. Souza stays and plays DM. We then have Gus to his right, perhaps Brooks to the left and Arblaster and Davies playing matches as well.
2. Souza goes. Gus is down as a DM in transfermarkt despite his high goal and assist output with Coventry. So does he become the Norwood type play maker, rather than defensively nosed midfielder like Souza and have say Brooks and Arblaster flanking him?
3. Does Wilder roll back the years even further by going for a 3-4-1-2 and have Hamer as Duffy and perhaps Arblaster as Coutts and Brooks as Fleck.
4. We saw his excellent dribbling ability on Sunday when he just couldn’t cap off a mazy run that tied Dunk in knots. In a 3-5-1-1, could he play the role Ndiaye made his own?
Forget a little about the other players mentioned, but where do you see us getting the most out of Gus?
One of the themes I find myself wrestling with is where Gus would play as he can potentially fit into several positions.
I’m not convinced he’s one that will move on. Unless Coventry went up and were desperate to be reunited, then, at 27, I don’t see him getting other takers, unless it’s from abroad.
But where is his best position?
Let’s reasonably assume that Wilder stays. Let’s also assume we end up playing a three in midfield, be that with one deep lying player or someone in the Duffy role.
1. Souza stays and plays DM. We then have Gus to his right, perhaps Brooks to the left and Arblaster and Davies playing matches as well.
2. Souza goes. Gus is down as a DM in transfermarkt despite his high goal and assist output with Coventry. So does he become the Norwood type play maker, rather than defensively nosed midfielder like Souza and have say Brooks and Arblaster flanking him?
3. Does Wilder roll back the years even further by going for a 3-4-1-2 and have Hamer as Duffy and perhaps Arblaster as Coutts and Brooks as Fleck.
4. We saw his excellent dribbling ability on Sunday when he just couldn’t cap off a mazy run that tied Dunk in knots. In a 3-5-1-1, could he play the role Ndiaye made his own?
Forget a little about the other players mentioned, but where do you see us getting the most out of Gus?
