Hate that formation because not one of those three midfielders can create. Yes they might dominate but won’t create chances with those three in there.
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Match Everton v Spurs April 3rd
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But £120 million is a big dent
A duck? Are you quackers?
Club captain. If that actually means anything these days. Forster has proven himself to be be fair so it’s his jersey to lose.
Kane can create and so can kulu. We need that creative player in the summer which we will get in maddison. We do really miss bentacur though. Holberg can move the ball quickly to get us on the attack. It is the best lineup.at the moment with all our injuries.
Not when everyone looks the other way. [Everton today, someone else tomorrow] but never the powerhouses. Let’s see how Barca get punished for bribing referees for the last decade?
It is not insignificant money, of course; but they could comforably spend double that in one window if they've decided to go full steam ahead with ETH. They already did over 200m this season.
Dele Alli derby ?
Son has to sit though.
He has been criminal waste of space and most season we have played with 10 men. Enough of this.
His main contribution this season has been losing possession. Which in turn has put our defense under more pressure. And we all know - our defense cannot cope with pressure, so that has meant more goals conceded.
As things stand, we do not have the players that would suit Son starting -
1) Our ONLY (mostly)fit LWB in Perisic (yknow, Sess and Davies and even Royal all out) does not work well with Son + Perisic main contribution are crosses. Son cannot do anything with crosses.
2) Son is efficient in running behind the opposition defense, but there is no facilitator; no one to thread him with those through-balls. Kane this season plays higher upfield and has been in good goalscoring form. It would be madness to alter his way of playing. Basically to gamble sacrificing sure-thing scorer for some faint hope.
3) On top of Kane... we have no other alternative. Conte has done his utmost to suck all kind of creativity out of the side and even players that could win the ball high upfield and then put him through (Bissouma and Bentancur) are sidelined. Our passing out of the backline has not been as good as needed either. So starting Son will mean he will be most likely used in a way that does not suit him. He will be player needing service... without that service. Unless we decide to sacrifice our biggest goal threat in Kane.
It just does not make any sense at all.
If you say that this is a "new start" then why not play in a new way. In such way where Spurs would be able to put together some passing patterns. To control the play and to control the ball.
Right now you are just suggesting more of Conte ball where:
- our main attacking idea is to hoof long balls from defense to attack
- wait for miracle of keeping it there
- accept the reality that ball was not kept upfield
- prepare for opposition attack
- scramble in defense and hope you can avoid conceding a goal
- rinse and repeat
Conte intimated recently that once Hugo was fit, he'd be straight back in the team...... I suspect CS & RM won't see it much different.
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So... you just want us to play same shit football with same shit tactics and same shit team selection?
Surely we could have kept Cunty in charge then?
Enough of playing with 10 men already.
With midfield duo + Kulu-Kane-Son, it is all ping-pong-football. From defense to attack to lose the ball to frantically defend again.
Son to the bench and midfield 3 please.
Minimally - put Kulu to center to have someone with adequate technique and vision there to feed Kane and Son.
Agree. Roddy, Sarr and Bissouma with HK and Maddison is a wet dream. Just need a finisher.
A centre back pairing, A left back (Destiny incoming) and a goalkeeper. Where’s my fee?
Umm...
But...
are the 2 midfielders MORE likely to create something than 3???
As I’ve said earlier,get deki in behind Kane and even give Danjuma a game tonight. He deserves a chance and what a great game for him to show us what he can do. Sonny has been horrid all season and can’t keep getting chance after chance. Deki will also do the defensive side of the game but when we get him on it in pockets either side of their centre midfielders he will cause mayhem. Tonight there can be no passengers and let’s be honest sonny has been a passenger.
If deki is in front of them yes. Just get him on the ball on the other side of their midfield. If one of the strikers stretch their defence by going in behind deki will get the space he needs. He’s wasted out wide even though he’s been class for us. There’s so much more to come from him if he played in there.
Unfortunately we’re handcuffed by the international break.
Too many players away. Not the time to make drastic tactical changes.
Hopefully in the coming weeks.
You are probably right But Forster has done a good job and it’s a known fact that we want to replace Hugo, I’m not sure we have the luxury of being a shop window for the April fixtures
It’s not really drastic though mate,it’s just moving a forward inside and playing 2 strikers up top. We are too rigid with 3 up top. Opposing defenders always have the 3 of them in front of them and that’s a dream for defenders. If we played 2 up and one in behind it also means the wing backs have more space to run into.