I have a 3/5 at the back as my “hear me out” setup for Tottenham to try out. That’s the reason.
With PTSD from the Conte era setting in, there definitely would have been some eye rolls upon reading it, but this is something else entirely.
Spurs would not have Emerson Royal and Sergio Reguilon in their back 3/5, nor would Ben Davies and Eric Dier.
Rather, it would include Pedro Porro, Micky Van De Ven, Radu Dragusin, Cristian Romero, and Destiny Udogie (from left to right).
Romero was Conte’s favourite right back, and he was often excellent there. Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie were wing-backs for Sporting CP and Udinese, respectively.
Van De Ven can play on the left of a three because of his explosive speed. He has little trouble carrying the ball into space or defending wide areas.
Additionally, Dragusin would gain some eagerly awaited playing time, enabling him to take centre stage as the team’s dominant defender.
Alejandro Grimaldo has been Xabi Alonso’s inverted wing-back at Bayer Leverkusen this season, thus Udogie might combine his two experiences—that of an inverted full-back and a wing-back—to become a premier inverted wing-back.
Spurs’ potential starting lineup and configuration for the 2024–2025 campaign
Ange likes to flip his full-backs, of course, so that might be a problem. However, you are not required to be tall and wide in the last defensive line in order to play wing-back. At Sporting CP, Porro really filled the role of an inverted wing-back under Ruben Amorim.
Alejandro Grimaldo has been Xabi Alonso’s inverted wing-back at Bayer Leverkusen this season, thus Udogie might combine his two experiences—that of an inverted full-back and a wing-back—to become a premier inverted wing-back.
Though many consider this formation to be extremely negative, a 3/5 setup is only defensive by nature if the wing-backs are players that prioritise defence. Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie
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