As a fan you are always conflicted in situations like this. The club needs to buy cheap and sell at a profit and we understand that. But we don't want to lose our best outfield player. If the price is right we will sell - we sold Rodney and Sir Les. One of those worked out well the other less so. Let's just hope that it allows a youth player to blossom or that we find another gem with a proportion of the money we get.
I'm not saying our wingers are better than Freeman but I don't think the current formation is particularly successful and would prefer us to play with wingers, taking players on and getting crosses in.
Freeman doesn't really fit into a 4-4-2, he is a bit like Chery where we have to play a formation to accommodate him really.
I'm sure Wszolek, Samuel, Wheeler, Shodipo would all do/fit better in a 4-4-2 formation or suchlike.
Plus (and again I know I am in the minority) I really don't rate Freeman as highly as some.
I'm not saying our wingers are better than Freeman but I don't think the current formation is particularly successful and would prefer us to play with wingers, taking players on and getting crosses in.
Freeman doesn't really fit into a 4-4-2, he is a bit like Chery where we have to play a formation to accommodate him really.
I'm sure Wszolek, Samuel, Wheeler, Shodipo would all do/fit better in a 4-4-2 formation or suchlike.
Plus (and again I know I am in the minority) I really don't rate Freeman as highly as some.
it would be interesting to see what a change in formation would do, but there inst a reason why Olly cant drop him for a few games to give it a go.
The only thing I can think of is that most teams are adopting the wing back 3-5-2 so its fighting fire with fire i guess?
If we get offered some silly money like £5 million+ we have to take it.
Chair could come in for now, Eze could also play in that role, or Manning, then we can recruit in the summer.
They should never say never but I could only see a cheeky offer coming in January... If I was Freeman I would want to stay until at least the end of the season anyway to showcase what I could offer another side.
