- Dec 9, 2006
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I absolutely hate it when we go three at the back. It just doesn't work for us. We saw it against Chelsea and we have seen it again today. Utter confusion and lack of belief.
Three at the back does work for us when we have the correct personnel.
Like when we were fielding:
Lloris
Dier Alderweireld Vertonghen
Walker / Trippier Wanyama Dembele Rose
Eriksen Dele
Kane
Problem at moment is you just cannot play Dier in front of a back three, it doesn’t work. Wanyama and Dembele though worked really well (arguably better than they did in a 4-2-3-1, which Dier is more suited to in our system).
Maybe if a duo if Winks, Skipp and Sissoko played it would have worked but not Dier.
Not slating Dier here, just observations from type of role he plays and has been shown he’s better when can sit back and at times slot in middle of back four rather than when sitting in front of a back three and is not so effective.
It also doesn’t help having right-footed KWP at wing back as inverted wing backs just don’t work,
Poch does make some daft choices sometimes, if he wanted to go gung ho he may as well have thrown the attack-minded Gegorgiou at left wing back in as at least he’s left footed and would have given us some width.
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