Rousseau

Yaaasss.

'Mon the Boche.

My post was more of a dig at Bayern, rather than a comment on Utd sacking Ten Hag, was it not? I did think the new owners would make a change, but there's very few options out there. Bayern went for Kompany!

He's not 20-years-old.

Scout: I've seen this player that looks quite good. He plays— Koppen: How old? Scout: 20-years-old. Koppen:

Looks like an aggressive, front-foot centre-back. That's all of our three signings only 20-years-old. No messing about from Koppen.

GvB is becoming my all-time favourite person.

Former Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst is pondering a move for Ibrox midfielder Tom Lawrence as he begins to assemble a new squad at Turkish club Besiktas, while Ipswich Town and Sheffield United are also keen on the 30-year-old. (Daily Mail) Bayern Munich would accept £850,000 for 20-year-old winger Yusuf Kabadayi, who is said to be attracting interest from Rangers, St Pauli and Lecce. (Der Werden via The National) Rangers-linked Harry Souttar says that, if Enzo Maresca was still in charge, he would be looking to leave Leicester City this summer, but the 25-year-old Aberdeen-born Australia centre-half will now wait to see if he can win more game time under whoever is the new manager. (Glasgow Times)

Remember to indicate your JOKER.

Germany 2 - 0 Scotland Hungary 1 - 1 Switzerland Spain 2 - 1 Croatia Italy 2 - 1 Albania Poland 0 - 2 Netherlands Slovenia 1 - 1 Denmark Serbia 1 - 1 England Romania 1 - 2 Ukraine Belgium 2 - 1 Slovakia JOKER Austria 1 - 2 France Turkey 2 - 1 Georgia Portugal 2 - 1 Czechia

Rules: You will receive 2 points for a correct score (CS). You will receive 1 point for a correct result (CR). Jokers applied to a game will double the points. Jokers can be used once per round (Matchday 1, Matchday 2, Matchday 3, Round of 16, etc.). Your prediction for the Knockout phase will include extra time, but NOT penalties. Matchday 1 fixtures: Friday, June 14 Germany v Scotland (2000) Saturday, June 15 Hungary v Switzerland (1400) Spain v Croatia (1700) Italy v Albania (2000) Sunday, June 16 Poland v Netherlands (1400) Slovenia v Denmark (1700) Serbia v England (2000) Monday, June 17 Romania v Ukraine (1400) Belgium v Slovakia (1700) Austria v France (2000) Tuesday, June 18 Turkey v Georgia (1700) Portugal v Czechia (2000) Please indicate your JOKER.

[Bülent Uslu] Giovanni van Bronckhorst requested the Beşiktaş management to go for right-backs James Tavernier and Steven Berghuis. Not sure about the credibility of the source.

Beckenbauer was probably the quintessential libero. Yes, which is why I said that the position could be defensive or attacking.

Yes, but then it doesn't resemble the old style formation, which was the point of the post.

That all-round game has been coached out of modern players, because their roles are now specialised. Being supprime at one role will always trump those players that do a bit of everything.

Basically what you see today, but reversed: Man City play a 4-3-3 on paper, but in attack it morphs into a 3-2-5. What you're describing is a modern #8. Your imaginary rectangles are virtually what is called the half-space today - with the exception that it doesn't go to the touchline and leaves a central channel, too. Yet a #8 will be expected to cover those areas regardless.

The only thing I'd disagree with is the Right-half as a modern Right-wingback. That's just incorrect; a wingback hugs the touchline.

OK - so in your conception it's more of a 3-2-5. (How Man City line up today.) It's pretty much the same, though. I still maintain that a Half-back is the equivalent of a central midfielder - who, as you say, can go wide, but are nominally central, like a #8 today.

Now you're talking! A regista is a #6 - Pirlo Trquartista is a #10 - Riquelme, Rui Costa, etc. Mezzala is an #8 - Gerrard, De Bruyne Libero is a sweeper, or CB with a free role; they can be defensive or attacking - obsolete now, but Koeman, Baresi?

He doesn't hug the touchline, though, does he? Off the top of my head: LW - Inside Left - ST - Inside Right - RW Left-half - Centre-Half (Half-back?) - Right-Half FB - FB In the modern game the Left-half would be central - the equivalent of an #8 - on paper at least. An Inside-left (or -right) would be an outside forward; like Salah and Mane.

You're mistaken.

A central midfielder. Compo wants a midfielder to take the ball off his CB, pass it into space for a winger to run onto, before the winger plays it back for the midfielder to smash it into the top corner from the edge of the box. That's it. On repeat. Compo forgets that this is very difficult when you're playing against 12 men camped inside their own box. Compo is also living in the 50s.

We paid £5m for a 28-year-old Dessers last season.