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http://www.footballfancast.com/blog/tottenham/juande-ramos-will-look-change-spurs-more-ways-one/4426
"Football FanCast columnist Luke Westley feels that Juande Ramos will be changing more than just the personnel this summer.
There is a great myth that exists within football that English teams can only play 4-4-2. Quite where it stems from is anybody's guess and it always amuses me when an England manager dares to adopt a more continental approach or system, he is widely condemned and catcalls from the media suggest that we as a nation should play to their strengths, which is a 4-4-2 system; because we as a country have been so successful in the past havent we?
The 4-4-2 system is an archaic form of football that is slowly going out of date, with every given year, as clubs look to adopt a more continental approach and system. The days of two out and out wingers are very much a thing of the past and the use of a lone striker is becoming more prevalent in the modern game. The 4-3-2-1 or 4-5-1 is seemingly the new approach clubs are taking and it certainly offers more flexibility.
I was talking to a Spanish journalist on a visit to Madrid just after the cup final and we got chatting about Juande Ramos, his philosophies of the game and what is likely to be his approach at Spurs next season. He mentioned that Ramos is the most fearless of coaches who doesn't conform to normal practices and negativity isn't in his vocabulary. Juande believes attack is the best form of defence and why he isn't naive to adopt an Ossie approach; he will seek to find the right balance of players that can offer a more expansive approach going forward; he certainly won't be parking the bus anytime soon was the general gist and a formation of 4-2-3-1 was his preferred choice.
It was fascinating listening about our own ‘perfect one' from someone who has followed his career in greater depth than me. He felt that all Juande Ramos' teams are dictated by their full backs and they are the catalysts of most attacks. They offer the natural width going forward, while he chooses to play three attacking midfielders or withdrawn striker to support a lone front man. It is all held together by two holding midfielders of which one can drop into the backline or come across when one of the full back pushes on. It makes perfect sense to be honest and when you look at our transfers we have made and our apparent target's then there is no question that Juande is looking to adopt a similar tact at Spurs. Both Modric, Bentley and Dos Santos could provide the support to a front man, with the latter two pushing out wide to whip balls in the final third and provide the outlet for the on rushing full backs Gareth Bale and Alan Hutton; it would work well and is a slight variation on the formation that Manchester United adopt at present - it hasn't done them much harm.
So how would Spurs fans feel about such a formation? I know there will be many who look at it with scepticism and still believe in 4-4-2, but I really think under Ramos this will be a thing of the past. I'm sure once Bentley is signed up then a strong holding midfielder will be top of his priority list to hold this new look midfield together. Diarra would be my choice, but I guess we will have to wait and see. It seems things are going to be slightly different at Spurs next season and I for one cannot wait."
What do you think ?
"Football FanCast columnist Luke Westley feels that Juande Ramos will be changing more than just the personnel this summer.
There is a great myth that exists within football that English teams can only play 4-4-2. Quite where it stems from is anybody's guess and it always amuses me when an England manager dares to adopt a more continental approach or system, he is widely condemned and catcalls from the media suggest that we as a nation should play to their strengths, which is a 4-4-2 system; because we as a country have been so successful in the past havent we?
The 4-4-2 system is an archaic form of football that is slowly going out of date, with every given year, as clubs look to adopt a more continental approach and system. The days of two out and out wingers are very much a thing of the past and the use of a lone striker is becoming more prevalent in the modern game. The 4-3-2-1 or 4-5-1 is seemingly the new approach clubs are taking and it certainly offers more flexibility.
I was talking to a Spanish journalist on a visit to Madrid just after the cup final and we got chatting about Juande Ramos, his philosophies of the game and what is likely to be his approach at Spurs next season. He mentioned that Ramos is the most fearless of coaches who doesn't conform to normal practices and negativity isn't in his vocabulary. Juande believes attack is the best form of defence and why he isn't naive to adopt an Ossie approach; he will seek to find the right balance of players that can offer a more expansive approach going forward; he certainly won't be parking the bus anytime soon was the general gist and a formation of 4-2-3-1 was his preferred choice.
It was fascinating listening about our own ‘perfect one' from someone who has followed his career in greater depth than me. He felt that all Juande Ramos' teams are dictated by their full backs and they are the catalysts of most attacks. They offer the natural width going forward, while he chooses to play three attacking midfielders or withdrawn striker to support a lone front man. It is all held together by two holding midfielders of which one can drop into the backline or come across when one of the full back pushes on. It makes perfect sense to be honest and when you look at our transfers we have made and our apparent target's then there is no question that Juande is looking to adopt a similar tact at Spurs. Both Modric, Bentley and Dos Santos could provide the support to a front man, with the latter two pushing out wide to whip balls in the final third and provide the outlet for the on rushing full backs Gareth Bale and Alan Hutton; it would work well and is a slight variation on the formation that Manchester United adopt at present - it hasn't done them much harm.
So how would Spurs fans feel about such a formation? I know there will be many who look at it with scepticism and still believe in 4-4-2, but I really think under Ramos this will be a thing of the past. I'm sure once Bentley is signed up then a strong holding midfielder will be top of his priority list to hold this new look midfield together. Diarra would be my choice, but I guess we will have to wait and see. It seems things are going to be slightly different at Spurs next season and I for one cannot wait."
What do you think ?
