ReturnOfFF
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You cannot expect players to adapt to different formation at a drop of a hat,takes several games to create understanding.
Plus by many accounts the midfield was still shackled.
That is true, but the point is he has made drastic changes, and has made changes throughout the season, starting with 442/424 at the begninning, then 451, the 4411, now 442 and 352.
Making changes isnt something he is afraid of.
Midfield wasnt shackled at all.
Payne still had his freedom and the other two played their normal games. You arent going to get the entire midfield attacking when you have two strikers and Payne.
I agree with most of what you say and I do not consider us defensive but the midfield are not performing totally freely. They always seem to be in a position to get back quicker to help the defence than they do to get into the opposition box.
I agree with most of what you say and I do not consider us defensive but the midfield are not performing totally freely. They always seem to be in a position to get back quicker to help the defence than they do to get into the opposition box.
Like Jose Mourinho?
Midfielders have to defend, when you only have two of them (exluding Payne) both are going to have to get behind the ball, Id be stunned if they didnt.
In 352 two central midfielders should be fairly disciplined to allow Payne the freedom he gets. If you only had one striker Id be wanting an extra midfielder to be more attacking.
ReturnoFF is spot on here. People will still moan. They always moan. I believe the majority on here get more pleasure out of a lose than a win. Morons.
Calling each other morons is not what the Zone is about.
It does not matter what formation we play. For me it is clear we need one defensive mid (Deegan) covering our back four. Its his job to cut out the ball upfield and release it to A N Other. In a 4-4-2 that would leave three other mids to move forward, not gung-ho, and make ground into the oppositions final third and when possible into the box to support the two strikers. Defensively they will still put in some work as will at least one of the strikers. 3-5-2 is no different.
Our problem is that getting back as much as we do offers the opposition a lot of space to move up into and pushes us deeper. We hear so much about Corr helping defensively when he is the lone striker and its madness. If he stays up, 1 or 2 of the opposition will stay back to mark him. When he comes back the opposition can afford to put more men into the move and we end up deeper again.
Yes our mids need a good engine, to help defend and attack the opposition box, but our lads all seem good in that department.
So basically with the 352 and Payne being very attacking and accepting one midfielder will sit deep you are talking about just one single midfielder not being quite as attacking as you like.
Doesnt sound like a massive thing to me.
What you mean like Saturday when we switched the 4 at the back half way through the game and they all looked more comfortable. If the new signings start to score hopefully we can stop being obsessed with formations.You cannot expect players to adapt to different formation at a drop of a hat,takes several games to create understanding.
Plus by many accounts the midfield was still shackled.
What you mean like Saturday when we switched the 4 at the back half way through the game and they all looked more comfortable. If the new signings start to score hopefully we can stop being obsessed with formations.
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Yes failed to score with the much demanded Shaq upfront. After his notable absence in the first half and in the second, his failure to roll a simple pass to little JP. He repeated the same mistake only minutes later with big JP. So I guess that proves PB wright all along. Goals come with the right personnel more than the formation.