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To steal from the L'Oreal adverts, "here comes the science part":
AXIOM
Pochettino will continue to play Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen and Eric Dier in a 4-2-3-1 formation (until we sign a new central defensive midfielder, if indeed we ever do that)
PROBLEM (dubbed The Dier-Vertonghen Conundrum by the worldwide scientific community)
Eric Dier isn't a central midfielder - how do you best set up a team to win that doesn't play 3 at the back but that is starting TA/JV/ED every week come hell or high water (as per the axiom)?
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Eric Dier is a better defender than he is a footballer. Jan Vertonghen is a better footballer than he is a defender. Therefore, you could... [dun dun dun!] ...play Eric Dier in defence with Toby, and play Jan Vertonghen in midfield. Which would result in the better defender playing to his strengths and the better footballer playing to his strengths. QED.
Feel free to send my Nobel Prize to my forwarding postal address, I'll pick it up after I've finished with my next project to nail Cold Fusion...
AXIOM
Pochettino will continue to play Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen and Eric Dier in a 4-2-3-1 formation (until we sign a new central defensive midfielder, if indeed we ever do that)
PROBLEM (dubbed The Dier-Vertonghen Conundrum by the worldwide scientific community)
Eric Dier isn't a central midfielder - how do you best set up a team to win that doesn't play 3 at the back but that is starting TA/JV/ED every week come hell or high water (as per the axiom)?
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Eric Dier is a better defender than he is a footballer. Jan Vertonghen is a better footballer than he is a defender. Therefore, you could... [dun dun dun!] ...play Eric Dier in defence with Toby, and play Jan Vertonghen in midfield. Which would result in the better defender playing to his strengths and the better footballer playing to his strengths. QED.
Feel free to send my Nobel Prize to my forwarding postal address, I'll pick it up after I've finished with my next project to nail Cold Fusion...