Gazza
Nick Barmby
Easy to tell this CFO there would be no stadium if there is not a football team worth watching
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Antonio Conte - officially NOT the coach of THFC
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Easy to tell this CFO there would be no stadium if there is not a football team worth watching
His job will be to link defense to attack. He won't be a mekelele type. more like a carrick. Although i might be wrong. But i think he suits it better than skipp.
Bishop
Terry Venables
It's a bit more nuanced than that. The sales are what financed a great deal of their buys. The sale of Coutinho funded the purchase of Allison and VVD. You don't get one without the other, so their net spend is relatively low because FSG's model is some level investment as well as exploiting the market. They sold flipping Ibr for 16m and he barely ever played for them.
monkeybarry
Ian Walker
Or Serie A is just that brick now
monkeybarry
Ian Walker
Anyone think Conte looks like a modern day Bond villain?
And Levy an old school Bond villain.
And Levy an old school Bond villain.
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
FatBloke
Jose Dominguez
Agree about the CBs -- definitely Romero in the middle, with Dier on the left and either Sanchez or Tanganga on the right. Allows Romero to go for his tackles with a safety net behind him.
One of Skipp/Hojbjerg at DM -- effectively a partnership with Romero when we're in possession, like Dier used to be?
I wonder whether Dele will find a home playing off the striker, i.e. an option to give either Sonny or Kane a rest. He's got the scoring boots to play there, albeit not the passing ability to be a proper #10.
If it's 2 up front has to be son and kane. Dele could play as a box to box.
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
What i am eagerly awaiting from Conte is that ability to know when to switch to a kind of sit-and-pounce attitude in games, perhaps after initially using a lot of energy to go a goal up.
Poch rarely did that and i think the FA Cup semi-final (of infamous Son at LWB repute) was a classic example of Conte ding this. He knew he couldn't dominate us for long period so set-up to mostly sit and wait for moments (oh and bring on Costa and Hazard in the last 20 minutes..grrr).
I think we'd potentially even get a win at Anfield doing this lol
Poch rarely did that and i think the FA Cup semi-final (of infamous Son at LWB repute) was a classic example of Conte ding this. He knew he couldn't dominate us for long period so set-up to mostly sit and wait for moments (oh and bring on Costa and Hazard in the last 20 minutes..grrr).
I think we'd potentially even get a win at Anfield doing this lol
Grays_1890
Colin Calderwood
Levy wants Poch big time however I think with the summer gone and Poch doing his thing in PSG there is no rush however the 18 month contracts are telling, its a win win.
In my opinion only, Fab and Conte did a job on Levy when it all fell apart, Nuno and the squad depth were laid bare for all to see and now Levy cant ignore it, Conte had alot more to bargain with coming now rather than Summer.
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
Impressive to get the first injections administered so swiftly.
Rank 1 running stats incoming.
thfcsteff
Terry Dyson
I somewhat agree with this.
thfcsteff
Terry Dyson
I think a 3-4-3 suits us right now personally.
My bet would be
Lloris
Tanganga Romero Dier
Royal Hojberg LoCelso Reggie
Bergwijn Kane Son
I think Bergwijn is more coachable in the role than Lucas, I think LoCelso is a safer instant bet than Tanguy until he gets Tanguy working as he wants him.
For, this unit, well-drilled and active, would be very tough to beat and between Romero and LoCelso through the middle plus the wing-backs, able to quickly move the ball forwards.
I would also like to warn folks that I think Winks could be a resurrection under Conte, as he is someone who pre-Burnley ankle was great at quick short forward passing/moving the ball fast.
Exciting times ahead...
My bet would be
Lloris
Tanganga Romero Dier
Royal Hojberg LoCelso Reggie
Bergwijn Kane Son
I think Bergwijn is more coachable in the role than Lucas, I think LoCelso is a safer instant bet than Tanguy until he gets Tanguy working as he wants him.
For, this unit, well-drilled and active, would be very tough to beat and between Romero and LoCelso through the middle plus the wing-backs, able to quickly move the ball forwards.
I would also like to warn folks that I think Winks could be a resurrection under Conte, as he is someone who pre-Burnley ankle was great at quick short forward passing/moving the ball fast.
Exciting times ahead...
SpurMeUp
Jimmy Cantrell
Interesting questions are:
- who's the third CB - it could even be Royal playing on the right. You need progressive CBs in a 3. Royal can play a bit.
- If Royal is a CB, could Moura play on the wing, or Gil for that matter? I'd go with Moura and Gil as cover (probably on his favoured left side covering Reggie).
- Agree Hojbjerg is likely to anchor the midfield for now. But who are the other two in midfield? On paper Le Celco and Ndombele. And I think that is how we'll setup.
- Son and Kane upfront of course.
fernadez
Jonathan Woodgate
I think we're much more likey to play with 3 up top than 2. It makes more use of the players we have in the 2 behind Kane and also takes the pressure on being super creative from midfield (which we're not). At least until we get another striker
Tanganga, Romero and Dier I think will be the back three. Dier might be under threat from Davies
Royal and Reggie wide, rotated with Sess, and whoever gets converted from Lucas and Bergwijn
Skipp, Hojberg, Winks, Lo Celso fighting it out for the double pivot until January
Lucas, Alli, Ndombele, Bergwijn, Gill fighting for the other spot behind Kane as Son is guaranteed
Tanganga, Romero and Dier I think will be the back three. Dier might be under threat from Davies
Royal and Reggie wide, rotated with Sess, and whoever gets converted from Lucas and Bergwijn
Skipp, Hojberg, Winks, Lo Celso fighting it out for the double pivot until January
Lucas, Alli, Ndombele, Bergwijn, Gill fighting for the other spot behind Kane as Son is guaranteed
Grays_1890
Colin Calderwood
You cant have PEH as the DM on his own in my opinion, Skipps is miles better for that job.
Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
Agree with everything , except Bergwiyn. He is such a waste of space it is like playing with 10 men. we need a serious upgrade here - someone with either blistering pace or real trickery who can beat a man and cross the ball. Until then I would take Lucas over Begwiyn every time.
Grays_1890
Colin Calderwood
I see similar but honestly I see Kane and Son up top and Alli behind with him dropping to help in mid but making late runs into box. WB offering all the width.
Conte talks about timing and importance of it, timing of attacks and breaks in box, I think he will utilise Alli for that in my opinion
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
I like the look of that team.
SpurMeUp
Jimmy Cantrell
I know he hasn't looked as good this season, but PEH is a more experienced player who can play at a high level. Last season he was immense. I think he's probably a little worn out after a mega season - played every game for us? Then pulled out all the stops for his country. The only criticism I have of him is his passing is not as svelt as it might be. It's inconsistent.