still don't think we're good enough to win a trophy. The Carling Cup would be our best hope in theory, but with a youth-first mindset there, that one becomes unlikely too. Q: Do you think we will tinker with the formation at all this season? A: I saw a fan blog a while back suggest a 3-5-2. I did some thinking on that and decided that wouldn't really suit us either way. One way to do it would be a really compact back line, with the midfield wingers taking up more defensive roles. In that case, Vermaelen could be the left back, Kos could be in the middle, and Sagna on the right. The problem there is that our wingers aren't really defensive stalwarts, and we'd have trouble dealing with opposing wingers. The other way to do it would be to spread out the back line, use Gibbs/Santos and Sagna, but then leave two of our main three central defenders on the bench. This formation would probably require the addition of someone like M'Vila to really shore up the defensive middle. Again, I don't see this happening because it sits a couple of good players on the bench. So turning to something more realistic, the 4-4-2 has been discussed. I think we'll see some of it. Our personnel fits it a little better, with a good group of wingers and two solid options up front. It also might make more sense if Wilshere struggles to come back from injury, leaving