Andy Robertson was nobody two seasons ago. Same was Arnold. Semedo and Firpo are both fast and can attack space and overlap very well. Roberto can too to an extent.
Tell me, which other team play without a single genuine winger/wide player that can consistently dribble and win 1v1s and attack space with pace?
And I said before we need to sign a winger. I was telling you how you can play without wingers. Position wingers more inside, drag fullbacks more narrow, and employ our fullbacks more in attack. Like we did for the 2nd goal today.
I just don't think our FBs are quite good enough for that and our midfielders just don't play enough through passes. The second part annoys me like nothing else. Especially when you have Ansu, Griezmann making run after run that would see them through.
Tell me, which other team play without a single genuine winger/wide player that can consistently dribble and win 1v1s and attack space with pace?
This remains to be seen. They probably aren't, but we have no other choice. It's pretty clear we don't have real wingers, so the best bet is using Alba and Semedo more offensively. Especially Semedo who has the speed to cover both offense and defense phases.
Yea, the fitness issue is by far the biggest.
Messi harms the team as it violates the principles of positional football.
Messi is making this team still exist on the map
Listen to me. Liverpool has inverted wingers, they do not use wide wingers, but they have inverted wingers.
But we have neither wide wingers nor inverted wingers.