Lucky Strike
03-21-2009, 02:47 PM
Not any ordinary formation thread!
At the end of last season, I wrote down the best line-up TFC could field (in my view) if all players were healthy. I wanted to eventually compare the two line-ups in case there was contention as to whether Mo had done enough to improve the squad. Fortunately, it's obvious he did.
2008 (4-1-3-2):
------------Dichio - Barrett
-----Brennan - Guevara - Ricketts
---------------Robinson
Dunivant - Harmse - Marshall - Wynne
----------------Sutton
Bench: Edwards, Attakora, James, Gala, Smith, Rosenlund, Ibrahim.
2009 (4-4-2 diamond):
-------------Vitti - Barrett
--------------De Rosario
---------Guevara - Ricketts
--------------Robinson
Brennan - Harmse - Serioux - Wynne
---------------Sutton
Bench: Frei, Attakora, Gomez, Cronin, Smith, Dichio, Ibrahim.
The 2009 formation takes into account that De Rosario and Guevara need to play in the middle to be effective. And, the pitch at BMO is on the narrow side so it plays to our advantage, at least at home.
We all pretty much agree the team is vastly improved, and we all know we need an extra CB, but if you were Carver, how would you choose your team? Do you agree or disagree and why?
I'm so psyched for the season to start!
P.S. Omitting Velez was not an omission.
At the end of last season, I wrote down the best line-up TFC could field (in my view) if all players were healthy. I wanted to eventually compare the two line-ups in case there was contention as to whether Mo had done enough to improve the squad. Fortunately, it's obvious he did.
2008 (4-1-3-2):
------------Dichio - Barrett
-----Brennan - Guevara - Ricketts
---------------Robinson
Dunivant - Harmse - Marshall - Wynne
----------------Sutton
Bench: Edwards, Attakora, James, Gala, Smith, Rosenlund, Ibrahim.
2009 (4-4-2 diamond):
-------------Vitti - Barrett
--------------De Rosario
---------Guevara - Ricketts
--------------Robinson
Brennan - Harmse - Serioux - Wynne
---------------Sutton
Bench: Frei, Attakora, Gomez, Cronin, Smith, Dichio, Ibrahim.
The 2009 formation takes into account that De Rosario and Guevara need to play in the middle to be effective. And, the pitch at BMO is on the narrow side so it plays to our advantage, at least at home.
We all pretty much agree the team is vastly improved, and we all know we need an extra CB, but if you were Carver, how would you choose your team? Do you agree or disagree and why?
I'm so psyched for the season to start!
P.S. Omitting Velez was not an omission.