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[thinktank]

Who knows what will happen next month re. transfers, but it might be a bit of fun to fuck around with scenarios/guesswork and see what we can come up with. Been a bit conservative with mine for now and based it on just yedders coming in for certain, also, I think we'll keep soldado, especially as Ade is now in the wind.

Will throw out other configs as the window progresses, but for now I think this would be a decent set up in what I think will be a concerted effort by poch, post window, to begin to really work on his 4231...
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Lloris
--------Faz------Verts------
Walker------------------Davies
-Mason---Bentaleb
Eriksen-----Kane-------Yedlin
Soldado

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That gives us a better balance of pace, strength and guile and will allow for the 3 to begin to rotate properly. Eriksen needs to bring his Everton performance to proceedings from now on as well.

The only adjustment I'd make to that is maybe Chadli up top for bobby.

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[tiger666]

Yedlin LWF?

 

[TheGreenLily]

I thought Yedlin was a RB?

Maybe TT's tank is empty

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Oh no...I think @thinktank has caught what Ade has.

Yedlin as an attacking midfielder, playing inverted, is essentially Lennon, with less experience, and still no ability to cross from the left....

 

[thinktank]

I thought Yedlin was a RB?

Has played RB/RM but primarily RB.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Who knows what will happen next month re. transfers, but it might be a bit of fun to fuck around with scenarios/guesswork and see what we can come up with. Been a bit conservative with mine for now and based it on just yedders coming in for certain, also, I think we'll keep soldado, especially as Ade is now in the wind.

Will throw out other configs as the window progresses, but for now I think this would be a decent set up in what I think will be a concerted effort by poch, post window, to begin to really work on his 4231...
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Lloris
--------Faz------Verts------
Walker------------------Davies
-Mason---Bentaleb
Eriksen-----Kane-------Yedlin
Soldado

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That gives us a better balance of pace, strength and guile and will allow for the 3 to begin to rotate properly. Eriksen needs to bring his Everton performance to proceedings from now on as well.

The only adjustment I'd make to that is maybe Chadli up top for bobby.

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Yedlin? maybe play Danny Rose in the VDV role since he scored one time from range

You're Drunk

 

[nightgoat]

Swap Yedlin for Chadli and you're spot on with what we should be making our default first XI from now on.

 

[thinktank]

Oh no...I think @thinktank has caught what Ade has.

Yedlin as an attacking midfielder, playing inverted, is essentially Lennon, with less experience, and still no ability to cross from the left....

He wouldn't br crossing from the left, he'd be cutting in with his pace and shitting up the defense. the 3 would also rotate positions which we really haven't seent hat much of yet, but his support potential on that wing would unleash davies more.

He's played MF as well.

I'm sure @yankspurs knows more about that.

 

[thinktank]

Swap Yedlin for Chadli and you're spot on with what we should be making our default first XI from now on.

Thought about that but I don't like chadli in front of Davies...just doesn't feel right to me.

I think davies needs a very mobile speedster in front of him.

 

[TheGreenLily]

Has played RB/RM but primarily RB.

You make me happy

 

[Spurrific]

Lloris;
Walker, Faz/Moreno, Vert, Rose/Davies;
Bentaleb, Mason;
Lamela, Eriksen, Shaqiri;
Kane/Soldado

Maybe Shaqiri, Kane, Eriksen behind Soldado instead.

We won't sign Shaqiri.

 

[Kendall]

Lloris

Walker Dier Vertonghen Davies

Bentaleb
Mason Eriksen

Kane
Keane Defoe​

 

[thinktank]

Guys, stop slagging off my post you mutts and get to posting your own.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Lloris
Walker -- Fazio -- Vertonghen -- Davies
Mason -- Schneiderlin
Lennon -- Eriksen -- Lamela
Kane
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I'd just put all our stops out on getting MS into midfield, put Kane as our only scoring CF up top, and have natural footers either side of Eriksen as the hook. Ok Lamela isn't really a wide player, but I'd be happy to hear suggestions on who would be a good left sided attacking midfielder that's available to us.

 

[SpursManChris]

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Lloris
--------Faz------Verts------
Walker------------------Davies
-Mason---Bentaleb
Eriksen-----Kane-------Yedlin
Soldado

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Seriously, Yedlin? We don't even know if he'll work in his proper position at RB, let alone
over on the fucking left wing! LOL. Optimistic to say the least.

 

[thinktank]

Lloris

Walker Dier Vertonghen Davies

Bentaleb
Mason Eriksen

Kane
Keane Defoe​

 

[thinktank]

Lloris
Walker -- Fazio -- Vertonghen -- Davies
Mason -- Schneiderlin
Lennon -- Eriksen -- Lamela
Kane
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I'd just put all our stops out on getting MS into midfield, put Kane as our only scoring CF up top, and have natural footers either side of Eriksen as the hook. Ok Lamela isn't really a wide player, but I'd be happy to hear suggestions on who would be a good left sided attacking midfielder that's available to us.

Don't think they'd sell us MS until the summer now, look what happened once he got injured.

Would keegan love it though.

 

[mpickard2087]

I thought this thread would be amusing, but I didn't expect such a belter of an OP.

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

He wouldn't br crossing from the left, he'd be cutting with his pace and shitting up the defense. the 3 would also rotate positions which we really haven't seent hat much of yet, but his support potential on that wing would unleash davies more.

He's played MF as well.

I'm sure @yankspurs knows more about that.

Yedlin has potential because of his attacking ability when played from a defensive position. He does not have a future as an attacking player imo. I don't think he has much in the way of skills to take on defenders, and attack the goal, or to actually shoot accurately.

If we played a midfield diamond, I could see him as an outside mid-fielder on the right, providing width on the wing, but not as an AM in a 4-2-3-1

 

[nightgoat]

Lloris
Walker -- Fazio -- Vertonghen -- Davies
Mason -- Schneiderlin
Lennon -- Eriksen -- Lamela
Kane
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I'd just put all our stops out on getting MS into midfield, put Kane as our only scoring CF up top, and have natural footers either side of Eriksen as the hook. Ok Lamela isn't really a wide player, but I'd be happy to hear suggestions on who would be a good left sided attacking midfielder that's available to us.

Steve Guppy?