jairzinho
Senior Member
denis and malcom do not play the same position what logic is that even...
dembele was on the bench, if malcom took his place you would be saying the same bullshit with other name.
Dude, what the fck are you talking about really?. Seriously, If you fail to understand a post, just ask for an explanation or stfu man.
There is no rule when it comes to the composition of players on the bench. It's up to the coach and the scheme he intends to use. whether he favours a more attacking or defending approach, or perhaps balanced. And even then, different coaches have different definitions of what balanced means to them. This area is optional and subjective. You can have both Dembele and Malcolm on the bench with Munir, Vidal, 2 defenders and a GK. Or, exclude Munir and have Rafinha. Everything is optional here. You can also have just 1 defender maybe Lenglet with Cillessen, Vidal, Rafinha, Malcolm, Dembele and Munir.
My point is that Denis adds nothing to the team. He adds nothing in midfield, nothing up front, nothing whatsoever. He's a Gomes type player, a waste of space. So why have him there? Malcolm in comparison is superior to denis and is a more dynamic player. He can play as part of a front 3 or out wide in a four man midfield. Over time and with the right coaching and instructions, he can develop his defensive work rate. Personally I see no reason why we can't have him and Dembele in the same team.
For example in the CL final , Zidane (Bench) had 1 GK (Cassilla) 2 defenders (Nacho,Theo), 1 midfielder in (Kovacic) and 3 attackers (Bale, Lucas Vazquez and Asensio). Bale can also slot in at LM but In Zidane's setup he is a pure attacker which leaves kovacic as the sole proper midfielder. With Ernie, thats too many attackers. So, one of Lucas or Asensio sits in the stands and might make way for a guy like Ceballos.
I'll repeat again, i prefer to have a player like Malcolm over Denis on the bench. With the greatest of respect, i don't give a sh!t if they play different positions and that makes no sense in the grand scheme of things. The composition is optional. I prefer to have players in there than can perform on the big stage. Players that can change the game if need be. Electric players. That's my preference. Ernie is being a bitch because he couldn't get the workhorse he requested.
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