Tiresias

yeah, maybe he was our best passer at the time. I dunno people get slightly too hung up on formations at times (although 3 at the back is one of the very clear formation shifts I suppose) it seems to me mostly about where on the pitch you want to outnumber the opposition. 3-4-3 seems to mean you want to have 3 forwards and 2 wide players overwhelming a normal back 4, 4-4-2 means more out properly wide, 4-3-3 means more in central midfield and 4-2-3-1 tends to mean more behind the ball

it basically needs one of the cbs to be an auxillery midfielder with very good passing, would love one of those of course but we don't have one. Honestly though, the richest clubs have the luxury of buying players to fit the formation they want, for at least a little bit lets find the best formation that most shows offs the quality we have. Back to our transfers, yeah really want more pace and creativity this window, come on club hurry up

Get a fucking grip West Ham ffs

No reason to jump to 3-4-3 just cos it's fashionable really, it's become a lot more common because it suits the forward line of Chelsea so well, 3 forwards playing like that works very well against 4-2-3-1s for whatever reason so teams playing chelsea have to add a centre back to match up, Spurs could out do them but we can't. Worth thinking that it works having 2 midfielders and only 2 hard working wide players because they have Kante doing a ridiculous amount of the grunt work, we can't match that. Personally I'd like a more flexible 4-3-3, none of this boring 2 defensive mids please. (but no Rafa will do 4-2-3-1)

Conte sounds like he's about to cry

get ready for rooney - Milner - Townsend

Also Dele Alli is scarily good, no excuse not to build england teams around him anymore

Been so much bad defending this season kinda nice to watch a properly good frantic game which didn't end in a ridiculous goal fest. Two best defences in the league so to be expected I guess

Nearly godlike from Dembele

Can't afford any more losses if we want a simple promotion

when he does something smart on the pitch you can say 'that was cleverly done' and then your mates rightly punch you

To be fair to him I'm actually gay but lallanas nowt special

As long as his team aren't fighting a relegation battle and he's got a move lined up already

In the incoming man city lolerpool match we have two of the most exciting attacks meet two of the most hilarious defences which should yield a great fun match but in reality will mean a 0-0

They're relying completely on their home form right now, they've only scored 2 goals away from home all season. I think they'll be fine come the end of the season They switch to a dull 4-5-1 away don't they, it's not working for them so don't really understand why not try to play like they do at home

Absolutely brilliant

Good but no kidding need to get form better without Shelvey

it's just the two defensive midfielders at home that bothers me really. Completely right to say it's worked for us till now but Shelvey not being in changes the whole system anyway, neither Hayden or Colback can do what he does so seems silly to just stick to same positions but effectively have a different system.

No point playing Gayle deep at all, wouldn't mind seeing just a normal 4-4-2 at home at this point but meh.

What's happened to our defence?

ffs

Nope he's now under investigation for doping

Only just seen it, wow. (being massively offside does kinda spoil it a bit mind)