... and even Dier I guess.
I see where you are coming from, but having said that, I think we have strengthened the defence.
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... and even Dier I guess.
I see where you are coming from, but having said that, I think we have strengthened the defence.
Here is what I want to see
Lloris
Walker Fazio Vertonghen Rose
Capoue Stambouli
Dembele Lamela Eriksen
Ade
Reasoning:
I fancy Fazio to be a rock, clearly has quality as he won the EL. Kaboul seems to be struggling I wouldn't have him 1st choice any time soon.
Stambouli the enforcer, Capoue slightly freed up to pass more.
Eriksen on the wing drifting in- I know many don't like him there, but I do. He has good deliveries from wide positions too.The 3 will interchange anyway. Poch just needs to sort him out defensively.
I like Lamela as a #10/ in the free roam role much more tbh, stays involved in the game. The more often he can get touches the better. He played his best games in pre-season there and I hope to see it used in the league. I feel he's wasted wide because his dribbling style is best used to commit players in and around the box, he's not a speed merchant who will excel on the wings. He's also one of the few players who can play a 1-2 in a crowded area against bus parkers etc.
Dembele is the other controversial choice, I want him there because firstly we have a presence, the ball will not come straight back, he has some of the best hold up play in the league. If he shields the ball or puts his foot on it no one is barging him off. This selection though is heavily dependent on what Poch can get out of him. He's 27 now so I could be wrong in thinking he could become a revelation as an AM this late, clearly has exceptional abilities though so it is possible. Also one of the best defensive players in our team period. If he's fit he should always play, very rarely loses out against players when it comes to battles both attacking and defending.
Ade is the best we got up top.
Lloris
Walker Fazio Vertonghen Rose
Capoue Stambouli
Dembele Lamela Eriksen
Ade
Reasoning:
I fancy Fazio to be a rock, clearly has quality as he won the EL. Kaboul seems to be struggling I wouldn't have him 1st choice any time soon.
Stambouli the enforcer, Capoue slightly freed up to pass more.
Eriksen on the wing drifting in- I know many don't like him there, but I do. He has good deliveries from wide positions too.The 3 will interchange anyway. Poch just needs to sort him out defensively.
I like Lamela as a #10/ in the free roam role much more tbh, stays involved in the game. The more often he can get touches the better. He played his best games in pre-season there and I hope to see it used in the league. I feel he's wasted wide because his dribbling style is best used to commit players in and around the box, he's not a speed merchant who will excel on the wings. He's also one of the few players who can play a 1-2 in a crowded area against bus parkers etc.
Dembele is the other controversial choice, I want him there because firstly we have a presence, the ball will not come straight back, he has some of the best hold up play in the league. If he shields the ball or puts his foot on it no one is barging him off. This selection though is heavily dependent on what Poch can get out of him. He's 27 now so I could be wrong in thinking he could become a revelation as an AM this late, clearly has exceptional abilities though so it is possible. Also one of the best defensive players in our team period. If he's fit he should always play, very rarely loses out against players when it comes to battles both attacking and defending.
Ade is the best we got up top.
I would like to see Dembele play that right wing role as well. He played that role a few times way back n was productive. Would need to be paired with a guy like Walker to provide the width on the wing.
Also prefer Eriksen at LW n Lamela in the hole based on your reasoning.
Current form aside and taking into account past performances either for former clubs or us id go with :
Lloris
Walker - Fazio - Vertonghen - Davies
Capooooooooooooue - Dembele
Lamela - Eriksen - Chadli
Soldado
All of that lot can play with the ball at their feet, and thats what the manager is trying to achieve. Dier for Walker if hes totally broken.
Lloris
Walker - Fazio - Vertonghen - Davies
Capooooooooooooue - Dembele
Lamela - Eriksen - Chadli
Soldado
All of that lot can play with the ball at their feet, and thats what the manager is trying to achieve. Dier for Walker if hes totally broken.
----------------------------------Lloris
-------------------Fazio----------------------Verts
Kyle------------------------------------------------------------Davies
----------------------Stambouli
--------------------------------------------Bentale
-----------------------------------------------------------------Chadli
--------Lamela------------------Eriksen
------------------------------------------Adebayor
-------------------Fazio----------------------Verts
Kyle------------------------------------------------------------Davies
----------------------Stambouli
--------------------------------------------Bentale
-----------------------------------------------------------------Chadli
--------Lamela------------------Eriksen
------------------------------------------Adebayor
IMO the reason Eriksen was so average against Liverpool was because he was not in the middle.
He must be in the middle, this does not mean Lamela can't come in, just that Eriksen pulls the strings better than anyone in our squad.
Agreed. Lamela can cut in when our RB overlaps, but it's more important that Eriksen plays in the middle. Pull out right occasionally for the sake of fluidity and it's alright, but if he's spending most of his time on the wing then he's wasted beyond his dead ball abilities.
:gylfi: Uh, nope.moving a player from their supposed best position can work wonders though..........
:gylfi: Uh, nope.
id move 10 siggi's to find one bale...but yes generally speaking your right..
eriksen however is not as straight forward, playing at times on the left of a 4-3-3 for ajax and even deeper in midfield..
Nooooooooooooo!
He might start in the middle, but the 3 of them were switching places v QPR. They have to get an understanding about how they will handle that. Give it a month.
Lloris
Dier Kaboul Vertonghen Rose
Capoue Stambouli
Lamela Eriksen Chadli
Adebayor
Dier Kaboul Vertonghen Rose
Capoue Stambouli
Lamela Eriksen Chadli
Adebayor
I don't expect Pochettino to veer that far from this, Kaboul will eventually lose his place imo, Chadli too perhaps. Dembele has no place in a Pochettino team, he doesn't move the ball quickly enough for me. I don't rate Paulinho at all now. Bentaleb and Stambouli battling for a place alongside Capoue at this point.
I haven't seen loads of Stambouli but from the little I have seen I think he'd be more box to box than Bentaleb (if I'm wrong about this then I stand corrected. x ).
Naughton is a terrible player. Id rather a back three than play him.
Dier could be injured which would explain why he was off the pace.
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Yes this is true, but, in the QPR game how often was Eriksen actually on the right.
Its apparent he doesn't work there, and I don't thing he has the defensive capabilities to work on the wing properly.
He just doesn't have the pace to beat a man on his natural side, and is only good with his crossing from that position, in which he drifts there from the centre while we are working around their box.
He does not defend at all, so how is that ever going to work with Sterling and Sturridge parading down the wing all game, not to mention Moreno (lightning) flying down that side with a slow Dier.
Lamela can track back, as can Chadli.
The former demonstrated in your aforementioned QPR game.
the whole idea of the 3 number 10s is none of them have a set position left, right or central
once Eriksen, Lamela and Chadli or whoever else starts there and learn how to interchange with each other and immediately put pressure on the other team if we lose the ball we'll be flying, we can't be putting one man ahead of the system that Tino is trying to implement
i wouldn't dwell on the scousers match to much as them wankers have had their thoroughly impressive system in place for alot longer than us at present
even after that drubbing we are still off to a flier and ahead of them cunts down the road
once Eriksen, Lamela and Chadli or whoever else starts there and learn how to interchange with each other and immediately put pressure on the other team if we lose the ball we'll be flying, we can't be putting one man ahead of the system that Tino is trying to implement
i wouldn't dwell on the scousers match to much as them wankers have had their thoroughly impressive system in place for alot longer than us at present
even after that drubbing we are still off to a flier and ahead of them cunts down the road