This could also go in the transfers thread, or in the Manning or Curtis threads, but:

In the Steve Buffery article from yesterday, Vanney mentions again that they need some wide speedy players, and that they've needed them for a while. Unfortunate that FO couldn't get that figured out over multiple transfer windows.

HOWEVER, Vanney also admits that Akinola has played that wide role for the US youth teams, yet he sees him more as a forward.

Well... Notwithstanding that I think Manning / Bez / Curtis should have done better over the time they had...

Maybe it's time for Vanney to come down from his ivory tower, realize that Akinola might be an improvement on the wing over other players he's plugged in there; or better than not having any width at all (which is how they sometimes play). Why not give it a try for a couple games? Now Akinola is injured, but perhaps soon?

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