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And Bernardo's PL experience is.........?

Anyone other than somebody from the academy then? Right-oh. Best scrap it....................

It worked in 1979, when we put our best player (Lawrenson, a CB) into midfield to give us a fighting chance in the top flight. But that then. of course, involved letting a teenager play at CB (alongside an old war-horse we liberated from Blackpool reserves). Stupid bloody thing to do, wasn't it...

:facepalm: Honestly, no malice, but just :facepalm:. Izzy, for example, has PL experience - would you choose him over an U23 specialist CM? Anyone rather than an U23? Really? Wow! If you want to learn t swim, you have to get in the water

So, out of position, and untried in the PL in that position then? Okey dokey. Right on..........................

OK,, you're on the fence. CH doesn't/wouldn't have that option. FWIW, I'd go with a youngster who has already stepped up to every level he's been asked to step up to so far in his career.

CH would have a choice - the point being made is that if he shoe-horned the likes of Bernardo in there out of position - anything other than giving a youngster a chance - it wouldn't reflect well on our academy, or even on the idea of even having an academy.

Ideally introduce them slowly - but if we need one of them (such as Sanders if we get any more midfield injuries or suspensions) putting in a player out of position who hasn't achieved anything in the PL yet either would be a slap in the face to every academy player and coaching staff - as...

This. In two weeks time, barring injuries, we will have Kayal, Bissouma and maybe one of Gross or Propper available for the CM places. If Gross and Propper aren't back, we'll need a CM on the bench - and if Kayal or Bissouma get a knock we'll need somebody else to play in midfield. I'm team...

See earlier post on this thread:-

BBC did not say it ................. Edit: beat me to it!