africanspur
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I'm not here to say which one is better than the other, I was pointing out Harry's unhealthy obsession with it.
Although if you want to get into armchair management... the reason your 4231 didn't really work last season is because you were trying to do it with Defoe up front. It was a simple flaw in the tactic and that's why when you signed Adebayor I was in the thread saying it would be a brilliant signing for you. He was just what you needed to make it work.
I can't remember much further back but I'm pretty sure that before he managed to get his hands on Defoe and Crouch at Pompey, he played 4-5-1 almost without fail down on the South Coast.
Crouch was often at the top of our formation last season, not Defoe. And this season, both Defoe and Adebayor have scored more, and the team have picked up more points per game, when those two have been paired together, as opposed to when we've paired Adebayor with VDV.
As I've already said, I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation anyway. Especially away from home against other good teams. I thought his decision to start with a 4-4-2 against Arsenal last week was a very poor one (before the match), though VDV, Lennon etc weren't fully fit.
My point is that 4-4-2 is a formation that still very much has its uses and it is not as poor as many on here make it out to be. And who's Mike?