Suso has 'number 10' written all over him. That's where he'll eventually end up and that's where he'll be World Class; in my humble. I'm not so sure that we play with a traditional 'number 10' under the current system so it may be a while before we see him at his "most effective".
I agree with that.
Suso plays out wide because he's been played there on the right at youth level to get his quality onto the pitch in a 4-3-3.
Ultimately I think he will be fantastic in the role of the 10. That's another reason we may not see Pacheco get a chance.
Just as the team begins to give youth a chance Sterling and Suso are effectively better in the positions Pacheco plays.
We have seen that Brendan will adapt his system when he needs to and I would say that when Suso develops more we
may very well see a more 4-2-3-1 based system, much like we have in the League Cup. Instead of seeing Henderson - Shelvey and Pacheco
we may well get to have a Lucas - Allen and Suso line up. The only reason to not head down that route is Shelvey. Both Shelvey and Suso
are best suited to the forward centre roll. To have Suso out wide marginalises his impact on the game, but for now it's our best option.
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