So I'm bored again.
With Caulker gone could his lack of versatility gone against him? Also in terms of our formation for the coming season pre-season may have suggested that 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 will interchage, so who can play where?
Let's just look at who is on the Spurs website under first team profiles.
Goalkeepers
Other than Lloris who can play the sweeper keeper role? Friedel doesn't come off his line and we shit our pants when Gomes does. It's been mentioned we need better like for like cover for Lloris but should Friedel suffice for now?
Defence
Assou-Ekotto and Walker are pretty much LB and RB only kind of players albeit attacking ones. Could they fit in at LW and RW? I'm not too sure we'll be playing a formation which would need us to find out anymore making Rose very much an attacking LB only for the upcoming season. Naughton provides decent cover at both RB and LB.
Kaboul can play CB and RB, Vertonghen can play CB and LB leaving Dawson the odd one out should a spot in the team out of position become available. I don't see this as much of a problem.
Midfield
Regardless of formation Dembele, Paulinho, Sandro, Parker, Huddlestone, Holtby, Carroll and even Livermore should be able to interchange in any central midfield position, obviously specific positions in central midfield they would be more suited to. Chadli and Gylfi should also be able to slot into the more advanced positions.
Bale, Lennon, Chadli, Sigurdsson, Holtby and Townsend should be able to play in any of the 3 positions of a 4-2-3-1 and down the flanks of the forward 3 of a 4-3-3.
Strikers
This leaves Adebayor, Defoe and Soldado for the one man up-front. Of the 3 I suspect Soldado is the least versatile with both Defoe and Adebayor being able to play on the flank of an attacking 4-3-3.
Thoughts?
With Caulker gone could his lack of versatility gone against him? Also in terms of our formation for the coming season pre-season may have suggested that 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 will interchage, so who can play where?
Let's just look at who is on the Spurs website under first team profiles.
Goalkeepers
Other than Lloris who can play the sweeper keeper role? Friedel doesn't come off his line and we shit our pants when Gomes does. It's been mentioned we need better like for like cover for Lloris but should Friedel suffice for now?
Defence
Assou-Ekotto and Walker are pretty much LB and RB only kind of players albeit attacking ones. Could they fit in at LW and RW? I'm not too sure we'll be playing a formation which would need us to find out anymore making Rose very much an attacking LB only for the upcoming season. Naughton provides decent cover at both RB and LB.
Kaboul can play CB and RB, Vertonghen can play CB and LB leaving Dawson the odd one out should a spot in the team out of position become available. I don't see this as much of a problem.
Midfield
Regardless of formation Dembele, Paulinho, Sandro, Parker, Huddlestone, Holtby, Carroll and even Livermore should be able to interchange in any central midfield position, obviously specific positions in central midfield they would be more suited to. Chadli and Gylfi should also be able to slot into the more advanced positions.
Bale, Lennon, Chadli, Sigurdsson, Holtby and Townsend should be able to play in any of the 3 positions of a 4-2-3-1 and down the flanks of the forward 3 of a 4-3-3.
Strikers
This leaves Adebayor, Defoe and Soldado for the one man up-front. Of the 3 I suspect Soldado is the least versatile with both Defoe and Adebayor being able to play on the flank of an attacking 4-3-3.
Thoughts?
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