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Oh no, you didn’t——————Lloris
Sissoko - Sanchez - Jan - Rose
——————Dier
———Winks——Ndombele
—————Lamela
————-Kane—Son
Subs: Gazzaniga, Toby, Davies, Skipp, Dele, Eriksen, Lucas
Oh no, you didn’t——————Lloris
Sissoko - Sanchez - Jan - Rose
——————Dier
———Winks——Ndombele
—————Lamela
————-Kane—Son
Subs: Gazzaniga, Toby, Davies, Skipp, Dele, Eriksen, Lucas
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Bloody hell, I’ve just seen we are on TV on Saturday in the early kick off. There’s no escaping us is there ???
And now for something completely different... What if we went back to 4-2-3-1, but with a slight variance.
Firstly, time to integrate Foyth, Davies and Sanchez into the back 4. I think we'll be a bit more solid defensively, with those guys, plus 2 more defensive midfielders in front of them.
For now, NDombele is not physically fit enough to play in a CM 2. So, why don't we lean in to his attacking strengths. Put him in the three.
EG:
Lloris
Foyth
Toby
Sanchez
Davies
Dier
Sissoko
Lamela
NDombele
Eriksen
Kane
Admittedly, this isn't the most explosive team, but I believe it might help us do a better job of transitioning back into a defensive posture. Likewise, having the three consisting of players who are highly capable on the ball, could potentially lead to us having a bit more control over midfield.
To me, that's been our biggest problem for months now. Our midfield looks a bit bedraggled and disorganized sometimes. Especially when it comes to transitioning back into defense. That's where we've been picked apart recently. When you look at how teams attack us, they pass between the lines, as the lines are usually all over the place. Very little discipline. Constant mental errors, and players failing to track opposition runs. This is a particularly an issue I see with a variety of players. Not to pick on him, but watching Dele on Tues, I counted at least three times in the first half, he switched off and didn't track a Bayern player making an overlapping run past our fullback. Thereby leaving them completely free to put in a cross or run unimpeded into the 18 yard box. He's not the only one guilty of this.
I think having two defensive minded players in the CM2 isn't very sexy. But right now, we need stability in the middle and stop being so brittle/fragile when other teams go on the attack. When we were at our best between 2016-2018, we normally had a combo of Dier/Dembele, Wanyama/Dembele. We looked much more solid when they were at their prime. Sadly, playing Winks, NDombele, Sissoko and Eriksen, is just too flimsy. Winks isn't strong enough or good enough to be playing as a defensive midfielder. He's far too easily overrun.
FFS Colin....Don't normally get involved in the team thread but after that shower of shite on Tuesday, here goes...
Me
Barry Gaz the painter Keith (Sales) Del
Sharon in accounts Tracey the Tealady
Oscar IT geek Colin in Marketing Arthur MD
Harry Kane
Sorted.
No. If I was kidding, I'd start with: 'Why did the chicken cross the road?'No Son? You're kidding right
So same team that played Bayern then!Don't normally get involved in the team thread but after that shower of shite on Tuesday, here goes...
Me
Barry Gaz the painter Keith (Sales) Del
Sharon in accounts Tracey the Tealady
Oscar IT geek Colin in Marketing Arthur MD
Harry Kane
Sorted.
I’d go back to 343 with Dier moving between defence and defensive midfield positions. I’d play Sissoko on the right of the 4.
Yep. Except me in goal. I wouldn't have shipped 7So same team that played Bayern then!