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This thread is for all those wondering how Spurs might play this season and as to how players like Bale, Sig, Soldado, Paulinho, Holtby will fit in to the squad this season. Also up for discussion is how possible additions of Eriksen, Capoue, Alderweireld, Lamela might fit in as well. Everything is up for discussion including what players might need to be sold because they don't fit the system or how certain players will fit the systems, how AVB will utilise certain players, what players you rate and don't rate and why and how certain can we be that this new squad can wipe the floor with other teams in the Premier League Enjoy!
Warning: I cannot guarantee this is how Spurs will play! However, based on the players signed by Spurs this summer transfer window, how AVB's FC Porto side played and how we have the teams have lined up in pre-season, many people, as well as I, predict this is how AVB will deploy his Spurs side for the 2013/2014 season
First things first, I haven't put Paulinho in here as idk his squad number and as Dembele has been playing this role in pre-season in Paul's absence. Either way the roles of the players themselves shouldn't change much so you can just imagine who'll play where
The philosophy of AVB's 4-3-3 is to pin the opponents in their half, to feed the front 3, time and time again, as quickly and as effectively as possible, to come at the opponents with wave after wave of a forceful and uncontrollable level of fury and technical ability. AVB describes this as a "vertical" style of football. It's meant to be an incredible show of tactical knowledge, high tempo, all-attacking, fluid and attractive football meant to break the spine of any team in it's wake. When AVB utilised this tactic at FC Porto he gained remarkable success (success which eventually led Chelsea to pay a world-record fee for a manager for AVB in the summer of 2011) FC Porto won the Portuguese liga, the Europa League trophy and the Taca de Portugal (A domestic Portuguese cup), AVB's Porto won the league with 84 points, winning 27 games and drawing another 3 out of 30 games, finishing the season unbeaten. Porto scored 73 goals in the league and conceded only 16, scoring the most goals and conceding the least. Now, AVB looks set to bring in this tactic in an attempt to replicate a similar amount of success with our beloved Spurs
This is widely regarded as how AVB likes to line up his favored 4-3-3. The image above shows generally the range of movement each role is assigned. The GK and CBs are all meant to be technically astute as when dominating play, the CBs and GK are meant to be tactically smart as well as produce creativity form the back. The GK is meant to be a clever, pacy and commanding sweeper-keeper who is confident with the ball at his feet as well as rushing out, this is so teams can't take advantage of our high-line pressing game, any long ball over the top needs to be calmly and swiftly dealt with by the GK who can then distribute it from the back and launch another attack as quick as possible!
The CBs role is to sit on the halfway line, forcing the opposition striker to cower in his own half. They are there to press high up the pitch and to keep the opposition as far away g
Post of he year. Sry for comng in late but this is superb.
Briliant piece. Thanks for contributing. Please coninue.