Bishop
Rafael Van Der Vaart
Johnson couldn't play Gallagher's role anyway. We gambled on playing Odobert there (to some good effect) but didn't think about squad and the possibility for injuries.
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'Round pegs in square holes'
- Thread starter Mulletperm
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No he couldn't, but we have plenty of others who could and nobody that can really do the Johnson role.
Bedfordspurs
Paul Gascoigne
One key issue is by shunting players to fit a system you can weaken their best position too
For example gray in CM instead of did Bissouma with an actual left back.. at left back
IMO Is better than playing Bissouma and gray at left back
Hopefully that all makes sense
For example gray in CM instead of did Bissouma with an actual left back.. at left back
IMO Is better than playing Bissouma and gray at left back
Hopefully that all makes sense
Bedfordspurs
Paul Gascoigne
They publicly said they also didn’t want signings that couldn’t fit the CL squad… that’s scarily short sighted
Mr Gogolak
Milenko Acimovic
What level of crazyness is that?! The most frightening part is that they might feel justified if, by some extraordinary chance, we avoid the drop.
Bedfordspurs
Paul Gascoigne
Scary ain’t it
Muttley
Dean Austin
If Tudor picked his best eleven with everyone fit then I think this would be what it is based on defensively. He will play 3 at the back, given a choice.
Vic
Romero, Danso VDV
Palhinha
He can now play 4 out of the 5 in their right positions so that is a must for me. Then Porro/Spence at RWB and Souza as LWB. My only compromise is unfortunately with Gray. I think he has to fill Romero's position until the skipper is available again. We ideally do not persist with Dragusin in his current form.
If I take your logic then perhaps 6 are locked in
Vic
Romero, Danso VDV
Palhinha, Gray
I'm just not sure how we find a replacement for Romero until he is back. Playing Dragusin in that key RCB position worries me a little. Even if he defends well, he's not got the ball playing abilities. A left field choice would be Dorrington but that isn't going to happen. Another could be Spence if he's fit again. We've seen him briefly play there earlier this season. He's definitely got the qualities on the ball.
I do think Tudor's dilemma is wanting to play his chosen system vs putting players in their rightful positions. He had neither in the Fulham game.
Bedfordspurs
Paul Gascoigne
You play what you have in their most effective way
So
Vic
Porro Danso VDV Souza
Gray and Palhina
RKM Xavi tel
Solanke
Richy could easily start maybe wide left coming in as he has done before and we play Tel right
Muttley
Dean Austin
Would actually be my team or close to it. However, then Romero comes back. He has to play right? So then we change the personnel/system again. Hence why we might be better of forming that go-to system in a back 3 now.
Also, I think you and I both know that the 3 in your 4-2-3-1 will be hot and cold. I'd be shocked if all 3 of those guys can find consistency over a few games. I'd be shocked if they all clicked on Thursday together.
RKM as a right attacker definitely has the jury out.
One thing I would say is that our strength that gets us out of relegation could actually be our depth. We saw a massive implication of that with our subs against Fulham. Tudor used 16 players pretty well I thought.