Isak
Gakpo Wirtz Salah
Szoboszlai Mac Allister
Kerkez Virgil Konate Frimpong
Alisson
Gakpo Wirtz Salah
Szoboszlai Mac Allister
Kerkez Virgil Konate Frimpong
Alisson
?
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Too offensive.
Swap Szobo with Grav.
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We would Grav in the middle there to form the back 3 in attack.
I think will be more of
Alisson
Frimpong Konate VVD Kerkez
Grav. Mac
Dom. Wirtz
Salah. Isak.
Wirtz , Kerkez and Isak doing those linkups on the left hand side.
Ekitike will be a backup initially until Salah’s two years are done.
We probably will go without the traditional wingers because Dom and Wirtz should have that understanding with their Salah/Frimpong and Isak/Kerkez in this formation. Expect Wirtz to have that free roaming role which allows chaos in the opponent penalty area.
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It would be a strong 1st 11, able to compete with all. Is the drop down, upon a potential injury, then a bit steep?
Just saw a comment online speculating that maybe we’re preparing early for life without Mo, and when that happens we’ll be in a position to switch to a diamond midfield formation. And it actually makes sense to me:
GK
Frimpong, CB, CB, Kerkez
Grav
Szobo Mac
Wirtz
Isak, Ekitike
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No chance.
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Yeah pretty similar to the formation I mentioned. The diamond midfield instead of the square midfield.
Us getting those wingbacks who are quick has a lot to do with it.
I do think that Slot likes his pivot though and hence the likes of Mac and Grav as a double pivot.
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Jurgen watching us win the title and then spend 450M a year after his departure:
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He made it all possible 
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Was briefly confused as to how we were managing a 4-3-3-1 formation, before realising Mac & Allister were the same player. 
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Just saw this thread had a gazillion extra posts and thought something major had happened…
Oh well. Good to see the forum so vibrant.
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This reminds me of the Wirtz deal in the same way that I didn’t believe those rumours for a second no matter how reliable they got.
I shall continue to disbelieve the Isak rumours until he’s scored 20 goals for us.
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I find that the best run clubs are the ones that act without emotions, like Madrid or Frankfurt…
Its not about beating a hairy chest or talking about how PSR is the devil…The same folks who complain about PSR often laugh at Barca who are faced with a far, far more stringent spending regulation in La Liga..
LFC approached Newcastle to ask about Isak.
At that time, they had a chance then with Ekitike, KNOWING that LFC had already done the groundwork for the player, and that selling Isak to LFC would give them a free run for the Frenchman, and something in the excess of 65MP surplus to address their precarious PSR situation..
Its a tough business- “this is the business we’re in”…We saw a 100MP talent in TAA walk away for free, after leading the club on for nearly one year…
This has been nothing short of amateurish by Newcastle…
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Richard Hughes: £115m + add-ons for Alexander Isak.
Newcastle - Not for Sale.
Richard Hughes: Liverpool sign Benjamin Sesko for £70m + add-ons.
Alexander Isak:
Newcastle:
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Taps the it’s a squad sport.
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Walshy having a bigger summer than David Berkowitz.
Peaches tumbling down the social pecking order faster than a kid who pissed himself at a blue-light disco.
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What do you mean? The van is on the move! Get in!
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