- Sep 20, 2005
- 19,149
- 46,142
He maybe just trying to this new formation ingrained throughout the squad.
Yep, that is the only reason I can think he did it. Still doesn't explain to me why he didn't change it at half time.
He maybe just trying to this new formation ingrained throughout the squad.
Why not just get the same coach who has Dele scoring seven in four games or the one that had got Kane hitting fifty nine in ninety eight? I guess that would be Poch the defender?
Over the past two seasons the coaching staff have done a remarkable job, but all of a sudden we need a different coach to sort out one player. Perhaps the player needs a different club, environment and to play in a league with less pace and intensity?
Soldado has scored almost as many goals at Villarreal as he did for us in half as many games, and that alone should tell anyone that not every buy we make works out.
Yep, that is the only reason I can think he did it. Still doesn't explain to me why he didn't change it at half time.
I don't like three at the back unless Its a Dier or Wanyama dropping into the back three and into midfield, I know it worked really well against Chelsea but I don't want it to become our first choice formation. It should be a tactical option.
I don't like three at the back unless Its a Dier or Wanyama dropping into the back three and into midfield, I know it worked really well against Chelsea but I don't want it to become our first choice formation. It should be a tactical option.
Not long back from the game and only read the last few pages of this thread. Seems to be all about Jansenn and the wholesale changes, but nothing about the formation.
I know we have had some degree of success with 3 at the back, but I can't possibly see the need for 3 CB's to mark Agbonlahor, particularly when they had everyone else behind the ball. In fact we spent most of the game with 6 defenders on the pitch if you count Dier.
Surely Poch must have known that Villa were going to be putting everyone behind the ball? And if he didn't it was painfully obvious after 20 mins that our formation was wrong. Just find it baffling it took 70 mins to change to a back four, and then a minute later we scored.
Doesn't matter as we won the game, but I just found it odd.
I will nail my colours to the mask, that I have had it with Janssen.
I have stated my opinion after many months now. Woujd I love to be proved wrong? Yes! I 100% would.If you nailed your colours to the mast
you might be able to see a little more clearly.
Let the guy down gently why don't you.
Seen a lot of people, on here and various social media bemoaning 3 at the back as too defensive. Playing 3 at the back isn't a defensive set up though, on the contrary. It utilises many of our best player's best assets - notably our full backs, Eriksen and Alli and to a certain extent Dembele, Wanyama. Also all of our CBs are comfortable in possession and joining the forward play, which is a nice variable to have which is more restricted in a 4
It can become defensive if you're playing with 2 dedicated DMs as well, or your wing backs are playing as orthodox full backs
For our squad , I think the 3 at the back is ideal. We have little pace outside of our fullbacks, so it lets them be our width and outlet. We have a clutch of cultured CBs, maximise them. We have players that need to be central and allowed to find and make space in Eriksen and Alli, the positions they find themselves in in our recent set up has allowed both to occur where as before it was one or the other. It's even found a role for Sissoko to be effective
So people saying they hope this doesn't become our default set up, but I would be shocked and somewhat disappointed if it didn't
None of those players highlighted were in the line up today and we were playing at team that parked the bus and were far inferior to us.
Both those things combined made it a very defensive and unnecessary set up imo.
Why? We've played well when we've played it (Hull, Chelsea, Arsenal) - I don't really mind what formation we play as long as we play well and especially if we do it and win!I don't like three at the back unless Its a Dier or Wanyama dropping into the back three and into midfield, I know it worked really well against Chelsea but I don't want it to become our first choice formation. It should be a tactical option.
Well now we know why Kane wasn't there.
Congratulations.
Three at the back is the way to go for Tottenham. Being saying for a long time.
The reason is simple : We have the best defense in the league & best full back pair & the best back up full back pair. Our defense is our strength. We are not gifted in the wingers but we have great wingbacks. We genuinely put our Wingbacks as high as possible & take the game to opposition.
But the biggest factor for a 3-4-3 will work wonders for us is ability of our back 3 itself. Usually back 3 fails if CBs in that formation are reluctant to be dragged out to wings. But its so happens, Dier is good at RB, Wimmer at LB and Vertonghen & Toby played consistently for Belgium at FB. They can handle situations even if they are dragged wide by opposition and have the ability to put a cross field ball to start a counter
When a 3-4-3 clicks, not may teams can defend against it.