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In a 3-4-3 you want a player like Benteke in the middle, either for crosses coming in from the wingbacks/wingers/RF/LF or to hold up/knock down balls for the others to come on to.
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Originally posted by Pierre
By the time Benteke cuts in from the wing and makes it to the goal area the opposition will have already taken the goal kick! His job wouldn't to do a normal wingers job, it'd be still as a target man but up against smaller defender/midfielders. Remember you'd have Townsend running in behind and a central striker in the middle benefiting from Benteke's hold up play.
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Originally posted by Mad4palace
No, Zaha on the left. And if De Boer wants Townsend as RM/RWB then that's where he'll play. A front three of Zaha - Benteke - Townsend certainly works but De Boers not played Townsend in that 3. This suggestion is only as a try out in pre-season games and more in the case if we sign a less physical poacher.
Would be quite nice to see Wan-Bissaka starting as RWB and Townsend as RF against Metz.
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I think we can just take the first 3 letters of the ops username as the context we need
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Originally posted by Mad4palace
No, Zaha on the left. And if De Boer wants Townsend as RM/RWB then that's where he'll play. A front three of Zaha - Benteke - Townsend certainly works but De Boers not played Townsend in that 3.
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Originally posted by Indefatigable
Would be quite nice to see Wan-Bissaka starting as RWB and Townsend as RF against Metz.
I don't think FdB is a huge fan of Benteke, CB struggled at Liverpool who tried to play football through the middle, he could have a bit more space in wide areas and he'll certainly have the physical advantage out there.
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There's a problem with the squad: we have one fit senior striker. Let's play him out wide.
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the drugs going cheap down your neck of the woods. Benteke on the wing. jesus wept!!!
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Originally posted by Mad4palace
Hear me out. With Riedewald played at LCB he can certainly hit the long diagonals to a player playing on the right side of a front three. Juventus use Mandzukic as a sort of wide target man where he can move onto defenders and midfielders smaller than him and more easily hit knock downs to Higuain. Mandzukic may be more willing than Benteke to do the dirty work but Benteke is more gifted on the floor than Mandzukic and is ok doing a pressing role. You'd assume we are looking for another striker, someone like Van Persie or a similar poacher could work in the same team as Benteke. De Boer seems intent on playing Zaha as the left sided wide forward but not settled on the right-sided one yet, with Townsend played as the right midfielder in both pre-season matches so far. Anyway, just a thought. Could be worth a try in pre-season, could work, could look horrendous but then that's what pre-season is for; trying new things. In think Riedewald could have some joy finding Benteke in wide positions, letting us get up the pitch quicker. If not Benteke then Wickham could be used like this, he's played on the wing for Sunderland before. Your Alan Pardew arent you? little tinker you
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Originally posted by Dan89
We haven't paid 27m to play Benteke as a winger. Yep. His job, is to be the last man to touch the ball before the keeper. No wait, that was Campbell - Benteke is to be the last player to touch the ball, before the keeper picks it out the back of the net.
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Originally posted by Mad4palace
Surely he's playing those who he sees as his starters in the positions they will be played in for the season? Personally I would play Townsend as the wide right forward but FdB didn't play him there. I don't think FdB is a huge fan of Benteke, CB struggled at Liverpool who tried to play football through the middle, he could have a bit more space in wide areas and he'll certainly have the physical advantage out there.
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Surprised I didn't see the name "mattteo" above that post.
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