This, as usual, was a terrific read. Insightful and entertainingly written.
Since becoming a JW devotee, I can't listen to any TV commentary or analysis- you might as well ask a 10-year-old to discuss the match. Case in point: Frank Lampard chuffs on for a couple of minutes before the Eng-ger-land Switzerland match, and people suggest him as future England manager.
I find the 6 role really interesting… one thing that lljinder said early on about fabiniho was that his height was also a big factor, as team would look to bypass the press by going long, and fab winning the duals meant VVD & Konate didn’t need to come forward and so we had an extra man in defence..
Fab was in so many ways a complete player.. and in that single pivot role it’s worth considering that for a team like Liverpool they will make on average 20 passes for every tackle per 90.. fab was an elite distributor and people miss that when looking for a destroyer.
Elite Distribution, positioning, when to jump forward to plug the gap in a counter press.. press resistant in the build up and able to recieve back to goal.. and ideally able to step forward into the attack as a free man and drop back to from a 3 if needed.. and good at tackling 😂
The single pivot 6 is a crazy position.
Bajectic maybe looks most likely as he was a CB, can push forward as an 8, and very press resistant and good at tackling and interceptions.. not seen a massive amount of his longer distribution though as he mainly turned, drew men and offloaded.. but you could see why you would look at other options and think Stef has the best profile
I wonder what a combo of Stefan Bjcetic and Tyler Morton would look like..I can't remember their 'strong' foot though..or does that matter given they are both good on the ball? I'm sure I have an image of Tyler playing on the left at Hull, anyway.
Really enjoyed that, thanks for the insight. I was definitely one of those people all 6s and 7s about the position.
This applies to a lot of other jobs. At work I'm having to explain the difference between project and product management and with the way we work we need someone who can do bits of both. Reading that felt familiar. Problem is everyone wants a label, but it's more about the role.
Could you say that Klopp was an all rounder Fabiniho and Slot is more a classic holding midfielder?
I’d say klopp is Kante mate, absolutely mad energy and everywhere so good at it it works.. and hopefully slot is fabiniho and has that element of control and calmness to add to the intensity 😂
Great read Josh, has the role evolved past a sitting/ destroyer no.6? Would joao Neves be an option in that role or is he not physical enough to site at the base of midfield with alexis ?
Thanks Mark. I need to watch more of him but from what I know, I don’t think he’s a sitter. He’s quite busy against the ball. Think Mascherano. He’s good in possession though.
This, as usual, was a terrific read. Insightful and entertainingly written.
Since becoming a JW devotee, I can't listen to any TV commentary or analysis- you might as well ask a 10-year-old to discuss the match. Case in point: Frank Lampard chuffs on for a couple of minutes before the Eng-ger-land Switzerland match, and people suggest him as future England manager.
Put the 'brains trust' in charge of everything!
Thanks a lot Marcus, love that.
I find the 6 role really interesting… one thing that lljinder said early on about fabiniho was that his height was also a big factor, as team would look to bypass the press by going long, and fab winning the duals meant VVD & Konate didn’t need to come forward and so we had an extra man in defence..
Fab was in so many ways a complete player.. and in that single pivot role it’s worth considering that for a team like Liverpool they will make on average 20 passes for every tackle per 90.. fab was an elite distributor and people miss that when looking for a destroyer.
Elite Distribution, positioning, when to jump forward to plug the gap in a counter press.. press resistant in the build up and able to recieve back to goal.. and ideally able to step forward into the attack as a free man and drop back to from a 3 if needed.. and good at tackling 😂
The single pivot 6 is a crazy position.
Bajectic maybe looks most likely as he was a CB, can push forward as an 8, and very press resistant and good at tackling and interceptions.. not seen a massive amount of his longer distribution though as he mainly turned, drew men and offloaded.. but you could see why you would look at other options and think Stef has the best profile
I wonder what a combo of Stefan Bjcetic and Tyler Morton would look like..I can't remember their 'strong' foot though..or does that matter given they are both good on the ball? I'm sure I have an image of Tyler playing on the left at Hull, anyway.
Looks like Tyler may be sold..
Could be Stefan and Trent though!
Really enjoyed that, thanks for the insight. I was definitely one of those people all 6s and 7s about the position.
This applies to a lot of other jobs. At work I'm having to explain the difference between project and product management and with the way we work we need someone who can do bits of both. Reading that felt familiar. Problem is everyone wants a label, but it's more about the role.
Could you say that Klopp was an all rounder Fabiniho and Slot is more a classic holding midfielder?
I’d say klopp is Kante mate, absolutely mad energy and everywhere so good at it it works.. and hopefully slot is fabiniho and has that element of control and calmness to add to the intensity 😂
Great read Josh, has the role evolved past a sitting/ destroyer no.6? Would joao Neves be an option in that role or is he not physical enough to site at the base of midfield with alexis ?
Thanks Mark. I need to watch more of him but from what I know, I don’t think he’s a sitter. He’s quite busy against the ball. Think Mascherano. He’s good in possession though.