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Trippier---------------Alderweireld--------Dier-------------------------Rose
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Your post and agenda is weak. You say Poch "coaches creativeness out of players" then use what happened with Dembele under AVB as an example. This is a thread where people post their preferred teams/ line ups...The poch thread is >>>>>
Yep. Don't trrust ole Gibbsy on that one. I was convinced it was his position that was wrong. Having someone that weak on the wing or in midfield is stupid IMO. I thought he would be best in a free forward role.
He finally got his chance in his last game under Poch in that role and he was a ghost. In my defence, I would not have put Lamela in such a slow team in a key role. But still, he played in what I thought was the only role good for him and in that one game he was diabolical.
To be fair, he continued to make my lineup simply for the fact that he's still better than Townsend.
I think I would flip N'Jie and Son, but probably this. Maybe Pritchard instead of N'Jie against teams which demanded more creativity from us.
Why? Son plays primarily at left wing.
When I watch him play, he seem to often come way over to the centre or even the right side of the pitch when attacking. Might as well just start him there.
fair point we didn't have many options although Dembele/Eriksen there have been far more effective. I am just glad we have some fresh options now. I expect Pritchard, Son, N'Jie and Chadli to be fighting for those two places now.
Does best 11 exist these days with Europe football and squad rotation?
Dear everyone arguing what side people should play on, thats entirely the point of those front 3 behind Kane, they are supposed to be able to interchange so its a nightmare for defenders, its good we have more flexible players now both in what they are willing to do and what they are able to do
I hope we don't have a clear starting 11. Hopefully we will rotate in a good manner, to keep more players fit and ready at any given time.
I agree there are a few players either through sheer class or due to lack of cover that should be in starting 11 for every key match: Kane, lloris, Eriksen, Dier, Rose. All of the other spots I don't see a huge drop off so should be rotated.
Maybe in 6 months I'd go with the below but hard to tell on the improvements of Niji, Chadli etc. impossible to predict really
My below team is based on what I feel Poch is aiming towards, speed and aggression but with a bit of brain and class
[formation=4231, Lloris, Trippier, Alderwierald, Wimmer, Rose, Dier, Alii, Son, Eriksen, N'jie, Kane][/formation]
My below team is based on what I feel Poch is aiming towards, speed and aggression but with a bit of brain and class
[formation=4231, Lloris, Trippier, Alderwierald, Wimmer, Rose, Dier, Alii, Son, Eriksen, N'jie, Kane][/formation]
They're all really ineffective, none of them is impact player.
Hilarious how people are putting players they've never watched into their strongest 11.
Tripper, Wimmer, Alli, Pritchard, Njie, Son have barely had 90 mins on the pitch between them. Bit of a daft thread to have this early really.
On a side note, anyone who doesn't have Chadli in their strongest 11 is insane, considering he was our second highest scorer.
Tripper, Wimmer, Alli, Pritchard, Njie, Son have barely had 90 mins on the pitch between them. Bit of a daft thread to have this early really.
On a side note, anyone who doesn't have Chadli in their strongest 11 is insane, considering he was our second highest scorer.
True, but even those should be replaceable if not in form. The team should be able to cope with tweaks, such as not playing with a dm or replacing Kane if he keeps trying too hard.
If I had to pick one (Based on 0 evidence we have) I'd pick this line up, but Alli for Dembele. Maybe think about Wimmer for Jan later in the season, but other than that this is spot on.
and he makes them infertile, and like coldplay
Not sure whether I agree with this until I see our new players. But even if Chadli is in our best eleven, I'm not sure if we will see him starting much in the League. I think he's the closest thing to Kane we are going to have in terms of holdup play. So I think he will need to start a lot of cup matches leading the line. Unfortunately that would mean he is probably usually going to merely be an impact sub option for most League games.
Even if we have terrific health, Levy's failure to secure a real backup for Kane is going to inevitably have a ripple effect on the squad. I think Chadli and/ or Son will be the most likely to be impacted.