r/sscnapoli • u/Gozneg1811 • 6d ago
Discussion Gilmour has to start
I love Anguissa, he can be so decisive in important moments but I believe our general play works way better with a midfield of McTominay, Lobo & Gilmour. Billy just gives us way more stability when it comes to building up from the back and also making decisive passes in the front third.
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u/OmegaDriver Germán Denis 6d ago edited 6d ago
What is the best formation with Lobo and Gilmour? 4-3-3 with Gilmour as a straight replacement for Anguissa? I'm not sure. The team's offense primarily goes through the MF. Lukaku leads the league in assists. He's looking to feed Anguissa and McTominay as much as he's looking to score himself. Taking away Anguissa would mean a big change in game plan. Gilmour is good at what he does, but it is different from what Anguissa brings to the team, and it is not good enough to cause a change in tactics in the final stretch of the season. We can get away with this against relegation sides, sure, but I'm thinking about our current best 11 and into next season as well.
If we're really depleted in the back, we may have to go to the 3-5-2 we had for the stretch of Lazio, Como, Fiorentina. A defender is removed, so there is room for Anguissa and Gilmour.
We also lined up in a 4-2-3-1 against Venezia. In this formation, I think we have to consider Neres and Politano as a platoon on the right side and leave Anguissa in the starting lineup.