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* Official Pre-Season Games Thread *

Spursalot said:
Well, at least if the defence is showing holes now he has time to work upon it before the season starts
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True. I'd be terrified if we were seeing this in the last friendly instead of the first major one. Time to resolve things. Most importantly, time for Vertonghen and Kaboul to develop an understanding. They've looked like two blokes press-ganged off the street and forced into Tottenham shirts and told to develop a partnership two minutes before kick-off.
 
just as last year, Defoe has offered us nothing when he's without the ball. no hold up play, no linking up with the wingers, no real pressure on the CBs with the ball, nothing.
 
Probably see a couple changes at half time..


Freidel and hudd are the two i'd like to see. We're lacking a bit of composure on the ball, and off it really..
 
Hmm...looks like we need

a)communication between Kaboul and Verts, to play the high line effectively

b)Livermore to tuck in slightly ahead of the two as almost a third CB when in possession (he wandered too far forward, imo) and

c) someone to keep the damn ball for more than ten seconds at a time.
 
bassongs at LB.

................. Defoe .............
Bale ....... Siggurdson .... Townsend
......... Jenas ...... Livermore ...
Bassong . Verts . Kaboul . Walker
................ Cudicini ........


We've not really dominated possession, which I figured is a big key to AVBs game, but am interestd to see what changes he makes for the 2nd half. We are wide open through the middle at the back, and Bassongs not exactly a world beater at LB
 
indospurs said:
Bassong at RB ? Lineups !!??
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gk - Cudicini
rb - Walker
rcb - Kaboul
lcb - Vertonghen
lb - Bassong
cm - Livermore
cm - Sigurdsson
rm - Townsend
lm - Bale
am - van der Vaart
st - Defoe

Jenas came in for Rafael, Sigurdsson moved forward with Jenas taking his position
 
VolSpur said:
We've not really dominated possession
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Wonder how much tactical work we have done so far. Can take a while for a back 4 to settle into a different way of playing.
 
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