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This is actually the most valid question for me. The season he got 18 league goals, he scored 5 against Wigan (in our 9-1) and 3 against Hull (in a 5-1 victory in which Palacios scored one of the others).
Fair enough, we need goals against weaker sides. But I just never feel that Defoe is the man who provides them.
To clarify - my point was that he is better now in both these regards than he has been at any previous stage in his career.
Why would they get in eachothers way?
And why would Paulinho next to Sandro be undermanned? Its a different system...one which uses two strikers at the expense of the extra midfielder. You dont lose a player.
Scored against Liverpool and united last year.
Sorry that was the year before last......last year was Chelsea and city......#buried
Good question, but I think the answer is no.
I would not change a thing. Current sitution is perfect IMO. Both are playing well. We are in four competitions. Having Defoe wanting to play and score is good and if we need a goal we can bring him on in Soldado's place in a game, but I don't think we will get that problem much.
I would not change a thing. Current sitution is perfect IMO. Both are playing well. We are in four competitions. Having Defoe wanting to play and score is good and if we need a goal we can bring him on in Soldado's place in a game, but I don't think we will get that problem much.
At what point does defoe realise no matter what he does he isn't starting 11?
You guys are all so silly.
Early flight tomorrow, so I ill all leave you frantically licking your Ipad screens *blatent*
Goodnight my backward brothers
Early flight tomorrow, so I ill all leave you frantically licking your Ipad screens *blatent*
Goodnight my backward brothers
They just seem a bit stylistically too similar, poachers/finishers, not more all around creative/link up guys.
If we use two strikers but can't get them the ball, then yes we are effectively losing a player, and I'm not sure a Paulinho/Sandro midfield would be able to create much for them.
All of Defoe's good work this year has come from having a good attacking midfielder behind him to feed him chances, right? So why would we play a system that removes that element? It just seems like it will be a "less than the sum of its parts" type deal.
To be honest I think he cottoned on to that a few years back, that he id very good but not quite exceptional and we will always be trying to get a better striker in ahead of him. But he tried leaving when he went to Pompey and he was good there but it wasn't a step up and ultimately he knows he isn't going to play for a better club than us. So he will continue to look after himself, which he does very well, continue to score because he is a good striker and he will continue to get minutes, less than he wants, but the maximum he can achieve given the circumstances.
Keep the midfield as it is. Everything seems ok right now and I don't think that we need to change anything. Don't fix it if it isn't broken.
I disagree whole-heartedly. The formations you use depends on the players you have at your disposal, what their characteristics are like, who your opposition are and what type of system they like to play. There is no reason why we couldn't play 4-4-2 at home to a smaller side, where we are more likely to dominate possession anyway.
What are you actually asking @
Carlito Brigante
? Whether one of them could go left/right in a 4-3-3 or whether we should go 4-4-2?
I don't see either of them having the work ethic for a 4-3-3, though Defoe could probably occupy the left pretty well in attack. 4-4-2 against Sunderland or as a late tactic and that'd be about it for me.
Eriksen, Holtby and Lamela will soon be creating goals a plenty for whoever is playing up top and this conversation will be forgotten imo.
Carlito Brigante
? Whether one of them could go left/right in a 4-3-3 or whether we should go 4-4-2?I don't see either of them having the work ethic for a 4-3-3, though Defoe could probably occupy the left pretty well in attack. 4-4-2 against Sunderland or as a late tactic and that'd be about it for me.
Eriksen, Holtby and Lamela will soon be creating goals a plenty for whoever is playing up top and this conversation will be forgotten imo.
Only way I would play a 4-4-2 is if Adebayor somehow comes good this season.