- Jul 22, 2008
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Yeah, I think with our midfield depth the 4-3-3 is actually a realistic option moving forward. Paulinho/Dembele, Sandro/Livermore or Parker (I wish we would sell both and buy a younger guy to be honest) and Holtby/Carroll all share similar characteristics in one way or another and it gives us 6 options we could feel comfortable starting which is title-challenging depth. Obviously the problem continues to be up top for us.
Should we land Villa, we'd have 2 guys who can play LW (Siggy making up the other) and on the right possibly Bale and Townsend with Lennon maybe becoming more of substitute that can give us some pace off the bench. Depending on how AVB rates him, I do believe Bale and Townsend are perfect for the RW role, more so than Lennon.
I do agree the creativity was an issue, and as you mentioned, movement is key. I do think Adebayor could be our realistic #9 given our other true line leading transfer targets are either over-priced or going to be spoken for by other clubs shortly.
I think we could do worse than Villa, Adebayor and Bale up top. I'd obviously like to see a younger #9 or at least someone who can mix it up and bring a more consistent performance to such a pivotal position. But, having Villa and his goal-scoring record at LW, it may ease the burden on needing Adebayor to put together a 20+ goal season. One thing's for damned sure, we can't have anything near a repeat of his last season.
It's also why I really do wish we would add a legitimate #9. Thinking of all the goals between, for example, a Villa, Bale and Soldado front line is incredible. All are match-winners in and of themselves, but when you put them together, with the type of muscle/depth we'd have from midfield, we really could be a fantastic side.
It does make me wonder if I'm suffering from 'typical Spurs player' syndrome. Y'know...players like Gazza, Ginola, Berbatov, Modric, and VDV.
All of them were magicians that could be trusted to produce a moment of brilliance at least once a game. Maybe that's a redundant historical cliche I should move away from, but I can't help feeling that we need more intelligence in our team. Siggy and Holtby have both shown signs of being imaginative, but I still think we need someone in midfield that has a bit of imagination. Paulinho still seems like an upgrade on Dembele that doubles as a backup if Dembele or Sandro get injured.
Brilliant in terms of our squad strength, but not necessarily addressing what we're lacking.