Remember when Poyet said Pav and Bent can’t play together. He has been proved correct, but probably not as he first thought.

The past few games have shown that we need to play 5 in midfield to get the best out of our 2 best players a/ modric, b/lennon.
If we have 3 other midfielders it allow’s them the freedom, time and space to do what they do best.
Jenas, Bentley, O’Hara, Hudd,Zokora. Not forgetting Bale and Dos Santos.
Somewhere in there is our best midfield and it involves 5.

Cosmo - I hope you’re right. I was about 10 feet from their lot last year when they scored in the last minute. This year 3 points for the Spurs.

Arsenal tickets on sale next week!!!

Early Christmas presents all round then. Fuck the in-laws, I know where my money is going!

COY’mighty’S

Are we playing 2 up front when we have Modric just behind Pav / Bent?

The formation is usally called 4 5 1 but I still think it is as good as having 2 up front. In fact it encourages us to play the ball on the floor and into wide areas and in doing so gives time for other players to join in the attack. Maybe it was just under Juande but 4 4 2 looked very ineffective when we played it. Allowing Modric the supporting role seems to have freed him up to create. It does mean that we can sometimes be light up top but we have enough players that have the speed to break in support of the front man. I think we should stick with this formation for UTD. Bringing in Hudd will give us better distribution to the wide men (Lennon / Bentley) . Modric is the key.

good to see Giovanni’s well on his way to full fitness!

hope we win the cup again this year - I can’t wait for the Spurs annual punch up down at Faces..

the thing with him was partnership - with Teddy and then with Berba really.

Possibly the problem we had with Defoe was he was just too selfish and would only ever go it alone whereas the Berba - Keane partnership offered so many creative possibilities. Although Defoe-Crouch does seem to complement and work well..

I’d bet Keane to come good once he settles into a partnership with either Kuyt or Torres. However, I also think Modric will just get better and better - particularly as he gels with our strikers.

He was a talisman for us - maybe on the level of Klinsmann. I’m sure he could come back but it just too soon. We’re all still raw right?

We have to play 2 up front whatever happens though - look at Chelsea - they are so boring with 1 up there! Easy to see why they coveted Robinho.
I’m not convinced of Modric as a forward but there’s no doubt he can unlock defences and beat players. When he has the ball, it’s exciting and very creative. But as a goalscorer, I got reservations. Playing him forward up the pitch is a positive move though, gives us more midfield and creative opportunities - just less firepower in front of goal.

Great to have options though. This weekend’s gonna be a cracker!

still pessimistic after harry has won 9 games in 12!! fu*k about..another cast iron case as to why you yids are known as the most pessimistic fans!!

pull yourself together man!

I’d rather have Modric.

Now if Luka can learn to score goals too, then he will be a better player than Robbie.

I think we got the best out of Robbie……eventually. shame he had to piss off when he was our hero. By the time he settles in at the bin dippers he might be past it.

Was only joking - of course id love in some great world to see the Keane back - but its not going to happen…

Like stranger things have happened, and Keano will always be a legend, i have lost count the amount of times i have stuck up for him against liverpool fans recently.. but i think we should move on - and, try and get someone who will be a new hero for us, give the Pav & bent a chance, never know… maybe a good DM, to help out my free up the Creative minded players to have more confidence on pushing further up?

also how good has Aaron”run down alleys no-more” lennon been so far this season. hes final delivery has improved immensly

but he’s better than Defoe!

Which is why we might get Defoe (who I’d also welcome back) but not Keane!

I’d welcome back Berbatov too, though. Its all about self interest with practically all players. You think Defoe wouldn’t have jumped at an offer from Liverpool if one had come in?

Unless they are in the Matt Le Tissier mould, all you can ask is that they give their all. Even then, I think it was self-interest, he just didn’t have the burning ambition to leave.

But its also fun to hate players, I get that!