Yesterday's formation is the one we should be using against the smaller teams, particularly at home. I don't remember putting a team under as much pressure as we did for the first 20-30 minutes against West Ham yesterday all season, apart from maybe Cardiff. Seeing Townsend on the Left and Lennon on the right was pleasing to the eye. (At times).
The problem for me yesterday is the personnel, a lot of it isn't right for a 4-4-2 formation. Sigurdsson is not a box to box midfielder, Capoue is evidently poor at CB, Rose & Adebayor were clearly not fit, and as much as I love the guy, Defoe is not good enough for us any more. He did brilliantly for the cross to Ade but he is becoming more and more wasteful.
Is it any wonder we looked knackered at the end of the game? Taking injuries & suspensions into account, the squad is thin, the players are running on empty during a hectic period, and 4-4-2 is generally a more tiring formation to play, and one whereby fitness levels will rise the more it is played.
It is very much doom & gloom at the moment, and rightly so. However there were positive signs yesterday. Whilst I like AVB, it is refreshing to see that Sherwood has different ideas, is willing to play more attacking football, take risks, and play out and out wingers on their correct side!
I am a broken man at the moment but there is still some optimism there for me.
COYS!
Yesterday - Right Formation, Wrong Players
posted on 19/12/13
By the way Ade pranced around after he scored he clearly believes he is the man and we should all be grateful for how brilliant he is. I just want him out of the club as soon as possible.
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After his performance yesterday, which was the best by any striker this season then you'd be mad to want rid.
IMO he should be starting every game
posted on 19/12/13
I didn`t think lat night was an improvement at all, Spurs huffed and puffed all night to break down a reserve West Ham team, who have been beaten by all and sundry until last night.
Nothing in that team filled me with any optimism. Lennon and Defoe are clearly not up to the job now, Townsend always seems to play better for England than he does for Spurs. Siggy was anoymous. Capoue you have to feel sorry for playing out of position, just like Verts has been doing for months. All in all this had all the hallmarks of Spurs circa 1990s, going nowhere. A mish mash of a team cobbled together, with absolutely no leaders or direction.
posted on 19/12/13
Do you really think Ade will do that every game. He will revert to type very quickly and be his usual lazy self.
posted on 19/12/13
Adebayor was all over the pitch searching for the ball, dropping deep, going out wide and was chasing players down for the ball.
His movement was good as well, why slate him?
posted on 19/12/13
I really want to see Soldado and Ade upfront
posted on 19/12/13
By the way Ade pranced around after he scored he clearly believes he is the man and we should all be grateful for how brilliant he is. I just want him out of the club as soon as possible.
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People need to stop thinking with their hearts instead of their heads about Ade. he was the best player on the pitch last night, and when he was taken off the game turned in West Ham's favour. He deserves a run of games now to show us what he can do, because if we're going with 4-4-2 (or indeed a lone striker formation) he's our best bet at present
posted on 19/12/13
I think you possibly have the players who could work well in a 4-4-2.
Unfortunately atm some of these where unavailable.
Lloris
Walker-Kaboul-Vertonghen-Rose
Townsend-Capoue-Paulinho-Lennon
Adebayor-Soldado
I wondered what you would feel about that line-up?
posted on 19/12/13
Our lineup was like every bad early 90s football cliche turned into reality: big man, little man up front; flying wingers with little end product; no.10 shoehorned into the midfield two; deep defensive line that eventually conceded to hoof balls. If that was indicative of what Sherwood has to offer we need to get someone else in as soon as possible, not least because playing this way marginalises two of our most talented/promising summer signings, Eriksen and Lamela.
posted on 19/12/13
Adey was the best player on the pitch last night.
Idiots slate him,
posted on 19/12/13
Yeah he had a good game and it was a great finish. All it does though is prove we need that kind of player...and one that does it all season long, not when he feels like turning up.