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Player James Maddison

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Even if we could recall him wouldn't be able to play as he is not registered for PL or Europa. Recalling loan players outside of transfer window and them being able to play is not a thing.
The only way that would be allowed would be if the team was involved in something that took out like 80% of the team for the majority of the season. I assume that there's some sort of extreme emergency clause within the rules.
 
Without Maddison and a not match fit Kulusevski, could go 442 against Bodo Glimt, Porro RMF alongside Bentancur, Bissouma,and Sarr. Spence to RB. Solanke and Richarlison up top. Ditch the inverted fullbacks....

...ah fuck it, it's never going to happen.
 
Odobert, Solanke and Richy would be my front three. Perhaps play Biss DM, Bentacur 8 and then see what happens with the final spot - maybe Sarr or perhaps Gray pushed up going box to box. God knows
100% thats our best front 3. two big fuckers that will get stuck in (never nice to play against that) and then odobert by far has the most natural winger quality. get them in the box and get odobert doing actual winger stuff....

if we want to actually look threatening going forward we need richy and solanke in the box and have a box threat. anything else is soft as fuck. you need a box threat and them two together is the best we can do. it also brings the best out of porro as he has something to look up and find!
 
Put Odobert in the 10 vs West Ham and see how he does.

Closest we have to a Maddison skill set

According to Football London he's an attacking midfielder.

Tottenham have made another signing in the summer window with the arrival of the Burnley attacking midfielder​


 
100% thats our best front 3. two big fuckers that will get stuck in (never nice to play against that) and then odobert by far has the most natural winger quality. get them in the box and get odobert doing actual winger stuff....

if we want to actually look threatening going forward we need richy and solanke in the box and have a box threat. anything else is soft as fuck. you need a box threat and them two together is the best we can do. it also brings the best out of porro as he has something to look up and find!
Goals aide both have presence and aura. Love it, as you say, big fuckers that get stuck in
 
Even if we could recall him wouldn't be able to play as he is not registered for PL or Europa. Recalling loan players outside of transfer window and them being able to play is not a thing.
Technically he could be registered to play in Europa, as his loan could officially be over after Orients last game.
Eligible for List B, which can be updated until day before any match in Europe.
 
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Pretty sure Burnley played him 10 sometimes.

I rate Kulu but he’s bang out of form. No harm in seeing what Odobert does there vs West Ham imo

My point was not that he is incapable at the 10- it's that we need quality wing play so badly I can't see why we'd line him up anywhere else. One less attacker with a 3 man CM is better for me that moving Odobert inside to make room for Johnson/Son on the wing.
 
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