Three at the Back

nicdic · Apr 12, 2011

According to Agnes on FTL apparently we have been working on a formation with three at the back for tomorrow night.

Agnes on FTL said:
We have been working on a system of 3 at the back for tomorrow.

Im not sure if this is a starting line up or if its "in case we need 2 goals with 30 left".

Could be an interesting night!

Agnes on FTL said:
I think the idea is to have lennon and bale as pushing LWB / RWB

I suspect this would only happen if we are 2-0 up with 20mins to go, to start with that formation could be suicide.

Could be interesting...

Gomes
Gallas Dawson Kaboul
Sandro
Lennon Huddlestone Modric Bale
VDV
Pavlyuchenko

kaz Hirai · Apr 12, 2011

nicdic said:
According to Agnes on FTL apparently we have been working on a formation with three at the back for tomorrow night.

Could be interesting...

Gomes
Gallas Dawson Kaboul
Sandro
Lennon Huddlestone Modric Bale
VDV
Pavlyuchenko

certainly looks an interesting side

Courtneyjd · Apr 12, 2011

Can't see the logic in this if I'm honest, would be Bales strongest position but Lennon would be wasted playing that deep.

dav3j · Apr 12, 2011

nicdic said:
Gomes
Gallas Dawson Kaboul
Sandro
Lennon Huddlestone Modric Bale
VDV
Pavlyuchenko

Courtneyjd said:
Can't see the logic in this if I'm honest, would be Bales strongest position but Lennon would be wasted playing that deep.

Put Kaboul on the right (to be a sort of halfway house between RB and CB) and it could work very well...

nicdic · Apr 12, 2011

Courtneyjd said:
Can't see the logic in this if I'm honest, would be Bales strongest position but Lennon would be wasted playing that deep.

Lennon would be playing on the wing, he'd track back like normal, but with Sandro shielding he'd cover the wingers.

invictaspur · Apr 12, 2011

Balls out Tottenham fucking Hotspur. I absolutely love it. Let's do this.

Mr Pink · Apr 12, 2011

nicdic said:
Lennon would be playing on the wing, he'd track back like normal, but with Sandro shielding he'd cover the wingers.

Exactly.

I think it could be deployed later on in the game, into the second half and depending on the scoreline obviously.

Actually, I've changed my mind I think we'll start with this and if the miracle happened we would would close up shop when we have the business done and revert back to a more defensive set up :razz:

brett.spurs · Apr 12, 2011

Lennon and Bale will get pushed back way too much.

dimiSpur · Apr 12, 2011

A few of us have been calling for this in a few threads, if it is to happen with 20-30 minutes left, then surely the line-up in the opening post is a little too reserved! If we're going to start with 3 at the back, I fully expect it to be nicdic's formation, however if it's a plan B so to speak, I expect it to look more like:

Gomes
Gallas Dawson Kaboul
Huddlestone...... Modric
Lennon .......van der Vaart ..........Bale
Pavlyuchenko.... Defoe

dimiSpur · Apr 12, 2011

invictaspur said:
Balls out Tottenham fucking Hotspur. I absolutely love it. Let's do this.

You bastard! In my haste I read it "Bale out for Tottenham" and I saw the word "fucking" and assumed the worst! Git!

nicdic · Apr 12, 2011

I think it would only be used with 20-30 minutes to go if we're 2 or 3-0 up. I think it could work.

nicdic · Apr 12, 2011

dimiSpur said:
A few of us have been calling for this in a few threads, if it is to happen with 20-30 minutes left, then surely the line-up in the opening post is a little too reserved! If we're going to start with 3 at the back, I fully expect it to be nicdic's formation, however if it's a plan B so to speak, I expect it to look more like:

Gomes
Gallas Dawson Kaboul
Huddlestone...... Modric
Lennon .......van der Vaart ..........Bale
Pavlyuchenko.... Defoe

I don't think you can play that formation without a shield like Sandro to sit in and cover the full back areas. We'll have to wait and see.

maglajz · Apr 12, 2011

I can imagine it being pretty much a mirror version of Barca first choice defense with Alves, Puyol, Pique and Abidal, where Alves is most of the time right winger.
Bale has the engine and endurance to cover the left flank when needed and I think it could work

dimiSpur · Apr 12, 2011

dimiSpur · Apr 12, 2011

nicdic said:
I don't think you can play that formation without a shield like Sandro to sit in and cover the full back areas. We'll have to wait and see.

Totally agree. But if we use it only in the last 20 minutes as a desperation tactic, I won't expect to see Harry thinking about covering, just full on attack.

If we start with it, as you said, Sandro is a must!

Kushal · Apr 12, 2011

Bring it on! This is the kitchen-sink formation we need for this game - all or nothing.

MrWoolley · Apr 12, 2011

I think it's definitely worth working on in training. Any tactical advantage we can gain from a change of system would be a massive plus, not just against Madrid, but also in the Premiership.

Ron Burgundy · Apr 12, 2011

invictaspur said:
Balls out Tottenham fucking Hotspur. I absolutely love it. Let's do this.

I couldn't agree more

What's the worst that could happen? We get tonked again, big bloody deal

We are Tottenham Hotspur, and if we implode, we'll implode with style and panache

We've got nothing to lose tomorrow except maybe a bit of pride

I want us to go absolutely hell for leather - it's hardcore skull fucking time

Bobbins · Apr 12, 2011

So 1-5 to Real then.

dimiSpur said:

That will get utterly gang-raped :lol:

Dougal · Apr 12, 2011

Then again, if we're 5-0 up this could be a disaster. I think we need a formation to shut up shop.

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