The whole sideways slowing the ball down thing is exactly why you don’t move McGregor up the Park under Angeball.
Regardless of who plays in front of the deep lying Midfielder the ball simply doesn’t reach them quick enough or with enough quality to keep the momentum of the attack up and as a result the opposition get more time to get organised.
Our success under Ange has been built on the quick ball and the key component in that is McGregor.
Turnbull is still developing at Celtic (turned 23 in July) and not the complete player he could well be.
If the plan is to introduce a Defensive Mid in the shape of Abildgaard then you would hope the plan is to change the shape in Midfield in order to accommodate both he and McGregor in the deeper roles with a single 10 in front.
That way McGregor is still influencing the tempo and play but with the added protection of a DM alongside.
After all it worked well with Brown and McGregor previously allowing McGregor to not only launch the attack from deep but also join it when the space appears in front of him.
I don’t see the benefit of sticking rigidly too one system (4-3-3) as you become too predictable as we seen under Deila (4-2-3-1)and Rodgers(4-2-3-1) in Europe.
You can alter shape without compromising your style of play.
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