Hopefully come the end of the transfer window our team could look a little like this, once everyone is fit of course and on the presumpition Modric leaves;
-------------------------------Gomes-------------------------------
Corluka---------Dawson-------------Kaboul-----------BAE
---------------------Sandro-------------Diarra---------------------
Ruiz----------------------------VDV------------------------Bale
------------------------------Adebayor-----------------------------
Obviously I hope Modric stays but I reckon he will leave eventually. I think Corluka will start ahead of Walker but hopefully he can push him for a place. I think Kaboul and Dawson should be consider our two centre backs to play week in week out. Gallas looked knackered as the season went on as you would expect and we all know the King story, play when he can. Lennon not starting but the wingers should be rotated as Man U do to keep teams guessing. With Lennon, Bale and Ruiz we have three good wingers with Townsend in there too, assuming Kranjcar is off too. If come the end of August this is what we are left with then ill be pleased.
Potential Line up
posted on 17/8/11
Obviously I hope Modric stays but I reckon he will leave eventually
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posted on 17/8/11
Not Friedel as number one?
posted on 17/8/11
No going by what Harry has said, Gomes is still number 1. But I would stick with Gomes anyway.
posted on 17/8/11
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posted on 17/8/11
Let me change that to
posted on 17/8/11
RUIZ??? who thef uck is Ruiz......Bet you never heard of him before a couple days ago, and now he is worthy of a place in our starting line up..
Apparently he played vs us last season......real standout player, NOT!
I would see the 433/451 varying depending on opposition.
Vs big teams, 2 DMs (Sandro/Hudd) with Bale left, Modric middle and VDV right, not holding full width but packing the midfield, against the likes of Chelsea who have little width. maybe even Bale at LB, Modric left Lennon right and VDV central
Against weaker teams, if not 442 then only 1 DM (Thudd or Sandro), VDV in the hole Modric central with usual wingers, 1 up top....i expect this vs Utd next week because we have no other DM options and they play with width, so Bale & Lennon will have to hold out wide and work hard.
posted on 17/8/11
Well I do remember him against us twice in the Champs league and IMO he was a threat to us, especially at White Hart Lane. Harry obv is interested in him, also I did say rotate the wingers. So no I had heard of him before we had been linked to him.
I dont agree with playing VDV from the right, with Corluka behind it leaves him very exposed. As VDV would obv roam around.
You are obviously expecting Modric to stay, I do not.
posted on 17/8/11
LENNON
posted on 17/8/11
I dont agree with playing VDV from the right, with Corluka behind it leaves him very exposed. As VDV would obv roam around.
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hence the 2 DMs