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Raziel said:
He's a standup comic/Spurs fan who used to have rational takes, but has descended into the click bait/narrative takes brick ..

Social media engagement really will be the end of us as a species
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I used to be a slut for ITK type stuff, used to be part of the fun and nonsense of the window

It's now just full of people trying get get easy clicks/money
 
Gutter Boy said:
Not that high tech. Football, along with the NHS and Northern Rail, is famously the institution that keep the fax machine alive.
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And the funeral industry. You try convincing Margaret, an independent funeral arranger in her late 60s in Cornwall that computers are the way forward when faxes get the job done.

I watched the sensible signings for Spurs today, it mentioned that Maddison was our only option as a 10. Can't help but feel they haven't seen Kulu play attacking midfield as the furthest forward in a 3, and Bergvall may come into his own in that position. Then Odobert can play there....I'm not saying we shouldn't sign someone there, but there's definitely options. A proper 6 would be my priority but there's a dedicated thread for that...

It also mentioned the double pivot system Frank favours. Is that just a pretentious way to say a midfield pairing?
 
spurspinter1 said:
And the funeral industry. You try convincing Margaret, an independent funeral arranger in her late 60s in Cornwall that computers are the way forward when faxes get the job done.

I watched the sensible signings for Spurs today, it mentioned that Maddison was our only option as a 10. Can't help but feel they haven't seen Kulu play attacking midfield as the furthest forward in a 3, and Bergvall may come into his own in that position. Then Odobert can play there....I'm not saying we shouldn't sign someone there, but there's definitely options. A proper 6 would be my priority but there's a dedicated thread for that...

It also mentioned the double pivot system Frank favours. Is that just a pretentious way to say a midfield pairing?
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Double pivot generally means a 4-2-3-1. Like we had with Wanyama and Dembele. Usually one is a holder and the other a bit more box-to-box. But there's a definite that they are the two who do the defending, while the ACM does less (compared to a 4-3-3).

All five of Bentancur, Bissouma, Gray, Bergvall and Sarr seem more naturally suited to a double pivot than a single holder system.
 
Gutter Boy said:
Double pivot generally means a 4-2-3-1. Like we had with Wanyama and Dembele. Usually one is a holder and the other a bit more box-to-box. But there's a definite that they are the two who do the defending, while the ACM does less (compared to a 4-3-3).

All five of Bentancur, Bissouma, Gray, Bergvall and Sarr seem more naturally suited to a double pivot than a single holder system.
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So like in a 4-4-2 where one sits and one knits the play together? So like a CM pairing / 2 in midfield?

AI says it means two 6s, but I don't know who is wrong more often between yourself and AI, tough call ha
 
spurspinter1 said:
So like in a 4-4-2 where one sits and one knits the play together? So like a CM pairing / 2 in midfield?

AI says it means two 6s, but I don't know who is wrong more often between yourself and AI, tough call ha
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That's why most coaches don't really care about formations these days: there's little difference between a 4-4-2 with two attacking players on the flanks and one of the forwards coming in deeper and a 4-2-3-1, for instance. It's all about instructions and patterns of play these days.

Even a 4-3-3 can be very similar to a 3-5-2 if you ask your holding midfielder to drop in defence to allow the full-backs more freedom to move forward (I couldn't watch the whole game but I think PSG did something like that when they played that American team in the Club World Cup the other week).
 
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