why doesn't Slade just play this?

Marshall

Fabio
Manga
Turner or Connelly
Brayford

Best back 4 bar none regardless whether you play Turner or Connelly alongside Manga

Ademyemi
Gunnar

Best CM's in the club at that job of covering every blade of grass doing the donkey work.

Noone
Daelhi
Harris

Quickest and most explosive attacking players

Guerra
Why not? I know in reality he'll never kick a ball again - but the whole world and his wife knows he deserves a chance.

Granted that means no place for Whitts but if Slade is reluctant to play Daelhi then you can slot Whitts further up the pitch safe in the knowledge he has the two doggers behind him?

Or am I being too sensible???

Posted a similar formation and line up yesterday. Funnily enough a bit like real Madrid actually play

Sadly we won't see anything other than an old fashioned 4-4-2. Slade says he varies it but I've never seen anything than a rigid 4-4-2.