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This is the thing what have outlined is what igir did Sunday swapped like for like. Instead of saying let’s play two up top. He really needs to pualinho in cm if not we negate his qualities. That is virtually same team as Sunday and that didn’t go to well. I really dread another back with a low block. If Tudor is not gonna be brave to go for it by either playing 352 with dom and kolo up to or 433.Not sure Spurs have the luxury of choice.
[LINEUP]Vicario
Palhinha Dragusin Ven
Porro Sarr Bissouma Gallagher Spence
Xavi
RKM [/LINEUP]
Solanke will get 30 minutes in place of RKM; or Xavi, if hes having a stinker.
Danso will get 30 minutes in place of Palhinha.
Richarlison will replace one of the midfield 3 if we are chasing a goal.
Tel will replace one of the back 3 if we are desperately chasing a goal.
Mind boggling that they get this guy who is wedded to a back 5 when we don’t have the players. Those guys surely should have thought about and got someone who can be flexible and would play to our strengths. We cannot go out with on one guys whim of playing a back 5. He has no pedigree for us to die on his hill. Keep repeating we didn’t someone to come in and make us play how he wants by fitting in players just to suit his ‘system’. We needed someone to keep it simple, pass the ball and attack. Not messing about with formations.Should be 4-2-3-1.
Easier for players to adapt to. Carrick has shown at United how a team struggling can improve with that simple change away from the issues 3-4-3 gives you.
If this manager sticks to 3-4-3 we could be digging our own grave. We don’t have the personnel. Not recruited for that system for the past 3 years.
Mind boggling if that’s the only system this Tudor geezer plays.
We don’t have the players though and means putting our best 6 in defence. We surely should be playing to our strengths with players in their preferred positions.We’re playing a very similar system to the one Conte used. It can work in this league and be attacking.
Would play Bissouma over Paulinha. Also bored of Xavi. Think I would play Tel in a front 3 and bench Xavi. Gallagher can do one too, GrayVicario
Spence
Danso
Mickey
Porro
Palhinha
Gallagher
Xavi
Souza
RKM
Solanke
Would like to see Spence at RCB and stick something with a left foot at LWB, need 2 up top, our front man is always too isolated
The problem we’ve had this season with 4-2-3-1 is that without inverting a FB into the MF , we struggle to progress the ball through midfield.
But a lot of the players we still have and recruited kind of fit it well.
Simons best games for RBL were as a left 10 coming into the middle from the left,
Bissouma was recruited to be a double pivot Cm for Conte
Porro and Spence recruited as WBs. Udogie recruited as a WB.
Solanke perfect for a lone 9.
Muani clearly likes the role for Tudor.
Kulusevski if he ever comes back was a Conte player
Kudus is a 10 that can play wide. I’m expecting him to look great in this wide 10.
Honestly, I don’t want to see it long term but for a short term kick in the backside, it’s not mental to me. Granted I don’t know shit about the actual differences in formation and system. I can see the logic though
Dunno, doubt it though... Can't have that can we...?Just curious if sessegnon had massive injury problems at Fulham like he did with us. What a waste of money he was.
Just not true.I don’t think I have seen so much effort and activity in a training video in a long time. More intensity being driven by a coach right in the middle of it all not standing on the sideline letting his assistants do it all , barking orders, swearing at them if they are not putting in. A lot of the training I have seen(I know it is edited) during the last few managers especially Frank the players just seem to be going through the motions, noticeably during one touch small square(don’t know what it’s called) game, where they just seem to muck about. Whether it works in the form of results only time will tell, but to me just a bit more refreshing and positive.
Midweek not this one amd you might be rightLose this and I'm resigned to relegation. There's no spirit in this group of players whatsoever.
Sutton had predicted a 2-1 loss. He seems to be livid that we’ve sacked Frank. Saying Tudor has been disrespectful of him.
Skysports have a 3-1 Fulham win.
Both seem to revelling in the idea of us going down. Most pundits and media will want us to. It’d be the biggest story since Leicester won the league.