TheBigToePunt
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Even though it might seem to make good use of our squad on paper, the idea of two proper strikers plus two attacking wide players in something akin to a 4-2-4 system is surely just a nostalgic daydream.
It would be revolutionary in the modern context, and possibly suicidal, to start games with four of Sarr, Guessand, Pino, Johnson, Uche, Nketiah, Mateta, and Larsen, in any combination except if one of them plays as an extra midfielder (a No10). The only one who might possibly be able to play that role is Pino, and he has been noticeably poor at it so far.
Glasner will play a 343 regardless. He is also likely to pick a front three and stick with it. He has spoken recently of the lack of understanding between our attacking players (which is painfully clear to see), and attributed it to so many changes during the course of the season. His argument is that he has to drill the players to understand their interconnected movements and patterns of play all from scratch now. That is both a reasonable point, an explanation and acknowledgment of the poor attacking play we can all see, and another of his howls at the moon. It's like he is wholly, perhaps wilfully ignorant of the reality of the football industry. Anyway, he managed to drill Eze, Olise, and Mateta into shape pretty quick when he first arrived, so hopefully we will see a more connected attack soon. It will certainly be in the 343 system, though.
The only way I could see us playing with two proper strikers is in a 352 system. That would probably mean Munoz and Mitchell at wing backs though, and so leave far too many of the forwards we now have out of contention.
Next seasons manager will probably be picking from Sarr, Pino, Johnson, Nketiah, and Larsen. Perhaps Guessand. Maybe Esse. That seems to lend itself to a front three, with Nketiah and Larsen for the No9 position, and the rest to fill in around that. We would have a fair bit of pace, but not too much creativity.
A front three suggests a 433 system, which in turn would require additions in midfield. It could work, though, especially if we could somehow ensnare the guy at Bournemouth. I was looking at Johnson's goals for Spurs, they are almost all the result of his arriving from the right into the box to meet passes and crosses from the left. To get our moneys worth from him, I think we need to play him on the right of the front three. Sarr (or Guessand) could play on the left.
One thing seems clear, the new coach must surely pick his system and tactics based on the forwards we have spent so much on, and not on his own 'philosophy' (whatever that means).
It would be revolutionary in the modern context, and possibly suicidal, to start games with four of Sarr, Guessand, Pino, Johnson, Uche, Nketiah, Mateta, and Larsen, in any combination except if one of them plays as an extra midfielder (a No10). The only one who might possibly be able to play that role is Pino, and he has been noticeably poor at it so far.
Glasner will play a 343 regardless. He is also likely to pick a front three and stick with it. He has spoken recently of the lack of understanding between our attacking players (which is painfully clear to see), and attributed it to so many changes during the course of the season. His argument is that he has to drill the players to understand their interconnected movements and patterns of play all from scratch now. That is both a reasonable point, an explanation and acknowledgment of the poor attacking play we can all see, and another of his howls at the moon. It's like he is wholly, perhaps wilfully ignorant of the reality of the football industry. Anyway, he managed to drill Eze, Olise, and Mateta into shape pretty quick when he first arrived, so hopefully we will see a more connected attack soon. It will certainly be in the 343 system, though.
The only way I could see us playing with two proper strikers is in a 352 system. That would probably mean Munoz and Mitchell at wing backs though, and so leave far too many of the forwards we now have out of contention.
Next seasons manager will probably be picking from Sarr, Pino, Johnson, Nketiah, and Larsen. Perhaps Guessand. Maybe Esse. That seems to lend itself to a front three, with Nketiah and Larsen for the No9 position, and the rest to fill in around that. We would have a fair bit of pace, but not too much creativity.
A front three suggests a 433 system, which in turn would require additions in midfield. It could work, though, especially if we could somehow ensnare the guy at Bournemouth. I was looking at Johnson's goals for Spurs, they are almost all the result of his arriving from the right into the box to meet passes and crosses from the left. To get our moneys worth from him, I think we need to play him on the right of the front three. Sarr (or Guessand) could play on the left.
One thing seems clear, the new coach must surely pick his system and tactics based on the forwards we have spent so much on, and not on his own 'philosophy' (whatever that means).
