With us involved in a relegation scrap, is Francis Laurent a luxury on the team sheet we can't afford?
A lot of you seem opposed to playing him up front saying he is a winger, but there's no way I'd even contemplate him starting in midfield in our current predicament.
He is an absolute luxury player on the wing, who can look good (great on a good day) going forward but leaves you with a midfield 3 rather than a midfield 4. Given that our midfield seems to struggle with 4 on 4, I don't see going in with effectively a man less is going to help.
This is maybe less of an issue up front, which is the one position I'd contemplate starting him, but even then I'd have reservations because despite that mesmeric control he isn't very good at holding the ball up, is poor at linking play and his work-rate is sporadic at best.
For me he is an impact player best utilised off the bench to try and change games. If I started him, it would be up front only.
A lot of you seem opposed to playing him up front saying he is a winger, but there's no way I'd even contemplate him starting in midfield in our current predicament.
He is an absolute luxury player on the wing, who can look good (great on a good day) going forward but leaves you with a midfield 3 rather than a midfield 4. Given that our midfield seems to struggle with 4 on 4, I don't see going in with effectively a man less is going to help.
This is maybe less of an issue up front, which is the one position I'd contemplate starting him, but even then I'd have reservations because despite that mesmeric control he isn't very good at holding the ball up, is poor at linking play and his work-rate is sporadic at best.
For me he is an impact player best utilised off the bench to try and change games. If I started him, it would be up front only.