Which of our player's fit Amorim's style/tactics particularly well or poorly?

[criticalanalysis]

Is Martinez going to be the central CB in a back 3? Because passing range there is far more important than from the wider CBs. My assumption was he'd be the left CB - which again to the original point is harder to be the focal point of building from the back due to being in wider areas with narrower passing angles.

Regarding the second point, Stones is a level above, the rest aren't. Your point about the broader system is exactly correct - but I don't really see the squad you have currently being a good fit for what Amorim has done here in Portugal for years now.

Like I said, Martinez has the ability to play there. Whether he will is up to Amorin. The only advantage of playing him at the LCB is simply because he's left footed.

He's not really a sweeper/organiser type but if anything it makes sense for him to play as the central defender because he won't get as exposed in the wider channels. Also as you say, if the passing is that important from that central area, it would be silly to play anyone else there like de Ligt, Yoro (very green and unknown quantity) or the other defenders who are levels below Martinez.

Anyways let's revisit this is 6 months as one other poster put it.

 

[Sir Erik ten Hag]

Everyone thinking Bruno will have a hard time until Amorim comes out and says “my captain shall always play”

The sheer meltdown on here will be worth it.