Agreed. To get the best out of Gilmour (and I think he can be effective) he needs to play alongside two strong, fast, aggressive CMs to allow him space to play.
Hopefully ...but he'll fly in thousands of mercenaries from Africa, Cuba, Venezuela.... as well as his huge pool of minorities before he starts eating into Russians that may have a voice.
There's a long way to go.
Even If Ukraine loses troops far more slowly, they're more likely to run out...
But if he's losing many square kilometers by the day, there is a chance he'll concede something - I'm not saying that Ukraine would take the offer if they had the momentum...but Ukraine definitely needs positive momentum in places along the front line.