They need to play Quioto in a more striker role next year. Someone who isn't going to be relied upon to do a lot of running or moving of the ball. I just don't think the ball movement aspect is in his general repetoire and the Impact need to get away from the whole U9 strategies of kicking it deep and hoping your player can outrun theres. They need to start playing, ya know, soccer.
I'd still like to have a diamond esque shape up front next year. Based on current roster this is what I would like. Piette for sure 100% needs to go as a starter. We simply can't anymore have 1 dimensional players in the midfield and that's what he is. He's a player that is afraid of the ball as evidenced by the fact that every time he gets the ball, he doesn't know what to do with it. Sit him on the bench and bring him on to defend the lead but any team that has him in the starting 9 is one that's destined to go nowhere.
Wanyama. I think if there's an option to let him go, you should. While he does bring some, I just don't think he's shown that he has the fitness and offensive push to do what needs to be done unless you do the second formation but it does look a bit weird. Though that would be the general idea.
Simply put, we are never attacking with enough players to do anything meaninful. The way the team played last year, whether because of formation and/or players, almost every play ended up 1v1, 1v2, 2v2 or 2v3. That's not how soccer is played. You attack with minimum 5 and defend with minimum 7. Otherwise you're screwed.
I've been saying for a long time that the biggest need for this team are quality midfielders. Not forwards or a striker because you can get the best striker in the world but if you don't have the players to either get the ball to him, and be there with the fitness and skill to support and move the ball, it won't matter who that striker is.
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---Lappy----------Toye---
----------Bojan/??-------
---Someone------Someone
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-----------Quioto---------
-Lappy----------------Toye
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---------Wanyama--------
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