Nabil Bentaleb
,What's Mourinho's stock like back home?
Do you think the likes of Fernandes will jump at the chance to work with him?
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Nabil Bentaleb
,What's Mourinho's stock like back home?
Do you think the likes of Fernandes will jump at the chance to work with him?
Lo Celso would never play in the holding role in a 4-3-3
He’s a Demi God in Portugal. The opening news in every news station was him signing. Never saw Tottenham do the headlines in Portugal. Not even when qualified for the European final. He will be a HUGE draw to sign Portuguese players and top players in general
What's Mourinho's stock like back home?
Do you think the likes of Fernandes will jump at the chance to work with him?
Him and ronaldo are on a tier above everything else as far sports persons go in Portugal. Mourinho is still seen as an almost mythical figure in Portugal. Every player dreams about being coached by him.Oh Lordy.
I'm starting to warm to the idea.
That was actually because I couldn't find the formation code for a 4-3-3 with two holding midfielders, that was for him playing as a 10. I love that people are taking that as if I want that, that is clearly a prediction of what I think Mourinho is going to do.
Gazza
Foyth Toby Sanchez Rose
Winks Dier Ndombele
Lo Celso Kane Son
Think likely to see a 4-3-3. Mourinho from memory tends to like an all round attacking number 10 as a false wide forward.
If you take Willian at Chelsea we have Lo Celso who can do the same, tackle and track back allowing us to ‘park the bus’ but also link and create. Lo Celso is ready made for José’s system IMO.
Dier will almost certainly be there to cover for the defensive frailties of Winks and Ndombele, although all will be expected to work like dogs.
Toby also looked to have fallen out with Poch or something, he hasn’t been right for a while. Him and Verts could quickly be back to old form especially if Dier successfully takes up DM again. Still think we need a top class DM.
Foyth Toby Sanchez Rose
Winks Dier Ndombele
Lo Celso Kane Son
Think likely to see a 4-3-3. Mourinho from memory tends to like an all round attacking number 10 as a false wide forward.
If you take Willian at Chelsea we have Lo Celso who can do the same, tackle and track back allowing us to ‘park the bus’ but also link and create. Lo Celso is ready made for José’s system IMO.
Dier will almost certainly be there to cover for the defensive frailties of Winks and Ndombele, although all will be expected to work like dogs.
Toby also looked to have fallen out with Poch or something, he hasn’t been right for a while. Him and Verts could quickly be back to old form especially if Dier successfully takes up DM again. Still think we need a top class DM.
I think that's pretty close. I'd switch GLC for Winks and then put Lamela or Lucas up front.
I'm just not sure he's up to it anymore.
But Mourinho will definitely put a great deal of faith in him. Absolutely loves that sort of player.
Supposedly he only signed Matic as Spurs wouldn’t sell him Dier so he could well be a favourite son of Mourinho’s.
Yes agreed. I think a top class DM is holding us back from playing a real 4-3-3 with Ndombele and Lo Celso sitting just above the DM.
We have a very unbalanced squad. Most players are best playing a central role. Son is the only proven wide player.
Jose's first act will be tightening up the D.
Just hope he builds around Kane, Son, Ndombele, Lo Celso, and Sanchez.
If we can set up a deeper block with a midfield 3 and wide forwards, with the intention to break at pace and play on the counter, we could easily field a team very suited to that approach and I think we would be pretty successful straight away with it.
Wouldn't be the most pretty but I'm sure it couldn't be any less effective than our recent gameplans.
Wouldn't be the most pretty but I'm sure it couldn't be any less effective than our recent gameplans.
A clean sheet would be an improvement....................Tactics you say?!
Welcome to the wacky world of 1 goal wins
That's a great point.
Levy/Poch's buys with no English experience have mainly been piss poor.
I like what I have seen so far from GLC, though.
But I am hoping and praying that JM will be buying better than Poch did.
Ndombele has been a massive disappointment to me. He was subbed off in the last game because he was tired!
But Sissoko also said it was fatiguing playing as Poch wanted. So fingers crossed that under JM Ndombele can show us more of his undoubted talent and also cut out the show boating.
Going to put this out there but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a lot more of Eriksen. It’s going to be hugely unpopular but I reckon one of the first things Mourinho will do is sit him down and tell him to work his ass off or he can spend the rest of the season in the youth squad. He’ll probably start at West Ham and play an absolute blinder.
No Lo Celso?
He was subbed off in the last game because he was injured. He pulled his groin.