lukespurs7
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and we win and score goals again.. 
mg:
mg:4-4-2 big man little man
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NEVILLEB
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Yes!
Been saying it for over 12 months. Our whole team, apart from VDV, is better suited to 4-4-2.
Bale on the right was a bit of a disaster but overall we definitely look more balanced.
There is always the option of playing VDV on the right but then he will leave Walker exposed.
Away from home, at the weaker teams, we should always play 4-4-2 with Ade and Defoe.
Another option would be
------Parker---Sandro----
----------Modric-----------
-----VDV----------Bale----
--------Adebayor---------
Been saying it for over 12 months. Our whole team, apart from VDV, is better suited to 4-4-2.
Bale on the right was a bit of a disaster but overall we definitely look more balanced.
There is always the option of playing VDV on the right but then he will leave Walker exposed.
Away from home, at the weaker teams, we should always play 4-4-2 with Ade and Defoe.
Another option would be
------Parker---Sandro----
----------Modric-----------
-----VDV----------Bale----
--------Adebayor---------
to be fair barring one cross bale on the left hasnt been too far of a disaster so far this season
Dan Ashcroft
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Can't believe his goal glossed over how poor Defoe was again for some people. He's even more out of his depth next to someone like Ade, just like he was alongside Berbs.
Ade and vdV will be an awesome partership though :hump:
Ade and vdV will be an awesome partership though :hump:
Dan Ashcroft
Manstack vs The Gay Chimney
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---Modric---Sandro
Lennon---vdV---Bale
------Adebayor
Simple
Lennon---vdV---Bale
------Adebayor
Simple
beats1
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Agreed defoe was shit throughout the match and his shot was right at hennessey and lucky to go in
SpursSince1980
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If vdv is fit, he will play behind ade... That is a given.
DEFchenkOE
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Agree, but it's the old English way isn't it. Some people just can't break away from it.
Very good win today yes, but I don't think 4-4-2 with our midfield options is the way forward. Just imo of course.
dontcallme
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We got 4th with 442 and with worse players than what we have now. I don't think the formation is the issue so much as the players within the formation.
When we played 442 with Lennon on one wing and Modric as a playmaker on the left we had a good balance. When we tried 442 with Lennon and Bale it didn't create half as much as what was supposedly a less attacking team.
We have the right players for both 442 and 4411, it's up to the manager to pick and choose when is the best time to use which one.
When we played 442 with Lennon on one wing and Modric as a playmaker on the left we had a good balance. When we tried 442 with Lennon and Bale it didn't create half as much as what was supposedly a less attacking team.
We have the right players for both 442 and 4411, it's up to the manager to pick and choose when is the best time to use which one.
C0YS
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- Jul 9, 2007
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I think Ade will work well with VdV so its 4-4-1-1 for me.
Defoe was good today, worked hard, made a couple of good passes. Moved into good areas, showed good awareness, and got a few good shots in as well. The problem is people expect Defoe to play in a certain style so they tend to ignore the things he does which are not in fitting with his apparent skill set.
Defoe was good today, worked hard, made a couple of good passes. Moved into good areas, showed good awareness, and got a few good shots in as well. The problem is people expect Defoe to play in a certain style so they tend to ignore the things he does which are not in fitting with his apparent skill set.
brett.spurs
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I'd rather 4-4-2 than 4-4-1 COYS.
SlickMongoose
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- Feb 27, 2005
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Got to give the other teams a chance.
and we win and score goals again..
that almost implies that we didnt score or win when we didnt play 4-5-1 or without a big and a little man? Just to remind you - we finished 5th last season and made the last 8 of the hardest club competition in the world. I assume we must have won a few games tbh
CrazyConrad
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Only formation for me also but put Modric ahead for VDV, VDV for Lennon and Parker in for Modric.
And drag Modric abit further back away against the better teams.
whitelightwhiteheat
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- Jul 21, 2006
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I think, ironically, the players we have are perhaps better suited to 4-2-3-1. It's not as if we looked particularly good today. We didn't, let's be honest. Yes, we won, but we also could easily have lost.
4-4-2 is a good option but it's not the be all and end all. It's good to have options for flexibility.
Personally I'd like to see us go 4-2-3-1 when everyone's back fit (Sandro and VDV in particular).
4-4-2 is a good option but it's not the be all and end all. It's good to have options for flexibility.
Personally I'd like to see us go 4-2-3-1 when everyone's back fit (Sandro and VDV in particular).
whitelightwhiteheat
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I mostly agree with this Dan. Lennon needs to up his game though, big time. Wouldn't mind seeing Gio getting a run in that Lennon position. Or even Yago Falque.
This is the future for us I think.
Spurs1960
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and we win and score goals again..
That's because we have a decent big man, it doesn't work with Crouch in the Premier League.
