While trying not to do anything over Christmas break, I came across a Twitter discussion that began with this tweet from Michael Caley.
We really need a word for that tweener CM/AM playmaker position that Silva, KDB, Coutinho and Eriksen play.
— Michael Caley (@MC_of_A) December 28, 2017
The conversation is interesting, and for the record I prefer the term “Free Eight” (as suggested by Kevin De Bruyne), but that isn’t what really got my mind racing. Since the Colorado match on July 5, I’ve become fairly convinced that moving Lodeiro to a deeper position might be the best use of him.