beloved_aunt Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I think one thing most people on OT wanted to see last season was for our wingers to play wider and be more attacking. In his interviews after the recent friendlies CC has hinted this might be the case this season: - he said that we have "Boyd and Wallace for the right" and then also "Fernando and Matias for the left" - which are obviously more attacking than the options last season or if he'd said "we have Bannan and Abdi for the left" - he's talked more extensively about FF playing from the left and Rhodes playing more on the shoulder of the last man which would overall be a more attacking style - he has mentioned that we're working on new attacking shapes to be different from those used in either of the two previous seasons which further hints at changes to our style which combined with the above comments sounds intriguing Do we think this is what we'll get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatter Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I thought we had £5million Reach for the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzlebeak Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch McLovin Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I think those players will play out wide which should avoid his square pegs in round holes problem that he has - however I can't see them playing wide as he just doesn't play this way. He HAS to go more attacking this season or he will be gone by xmas as we won't get the luck we had last, so yes I expect those players to play out wide and us to not sit back as much but I still expect us to be narrow and compact across the midfield with the width coming from the fullbacks. The other issue with what he has said is where would Bannan, Reach Abdi fit into the side? I want us to build a team round Abdi this year but can't see CC wanting that and we all know the other 2 have pictures of him Keith Lard style as they always get a place ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Sure reach played in 3 positions vs manfield..tucking in as midfielder, when he had a chance he was flying down the wing..and second half left back. I know little about tactics tho and id had a few so dont shoot me ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I hope so! Reach has looked to be more attacking in the games so far and lets be fair, we probably have the best attacking line up in the league, most teams would kill to have Rhodes, Hooper, Fletcher, Winnall et al. Can see Hutch and Bannan sitting deep in games where we need to be more solid and Lee coming in to replace either of Hutch or Bannan to break forward from midfield in games where we need to break teams down. Would like him to give the front 4 licence to do their thing, interchange and cause havoc for defenders, while we have screening midfielders to protect in case of loss of possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) Hope not. I'm not saying don't have wingers, it's always good to mix it up a bit, but don't send every attack down the wings like we've been doing for years Edited July 18, 2017 by pgmetcalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastowl Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 My only issue is I don't see Carlos having the minerals to drop one of Bannan, Lee or Hutch. The easy cop out is to fling one out wide which unbalances us. Will be interesting to see the team come Preston though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEE Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 i think the main thing CC has to get right which shouldnt be too difficult is playing players in the correct positions, doesnt really matter too much what formation we play if we dont have players in the there correct positions, Abdi, Bannan, FF & Reach were moved around too much last season, will never get the consistency if they swap positions every week, also we need a good partenship up top, but this will be difficult as CC will change this most weeks making it impossible for players to create a good partnership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Just now, northeastowl said: My only issue is I don't see Carlos having the minerals to drop one of Bannan, Lee or Hutch. The easy cop out is to fling one out wide which unbalances us. Will be interesting to see the team come Preston though. Agree completely, just hope CC has learnt from last year and plays with players in their correct positions. We have Hutch and Bannan as potentially first choice CM's with more than adequate replacements in Lee and Abdi to come in, not to mention Jones, who has been starting pre season games. CM is an area where we are strong, but playing 3 or more of them at a time weakens the team, not strengthens it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Think it helps of they are actually encouraged to keep the width instead of coming inside all the time. I've been crying out for this since January time. Finally Carlos has understood. There has to be a way we can be more dominant in football matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzlebeak Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 The first few games will determine CCs tactics. If he plays with more width and an attacking strategy and its not working in the first couple of games he will revert to type. It will the become a borefest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernandoooo Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 we NEED a young premier league bench warmer like a tammy abraham who is pacey and can get back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chow Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Good to hear but why wasn't this applied earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Don't think so, unless we're planning to bring in a couple of different central midfielders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 2 hours ago, TheEnchanter said: Think it helps of they are actually encouraged to keep the width instead of coming inside all the time. I've been crying out for this since January time. Finally Carlos has understood. There has to be a way we can be more dominant in football matches. Playing proper wingers rather than Bannannor Abdi does this automatically. The he first instinct of Boyd, Wallace, Reach etc is to look to receive the ball wide. The first instinct of a natural CM is to come much narrower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Frazzlebeak said: The first few games will determine CCs tactics. If he plays with more width and an attacking strategy and its not working in the first couple of games he will revert to type. It will the become a borefest. I hope the OP is right. I hope two out of FF, Boyd, Reach and Wallace play every week. Our record pkayingbthis this way in each of our last two seasons is reficulousky good. Even with the likes of Sougou, McGeafy and Macca our record was far better when we play two wingers than 3 CMs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinger208b Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 3 hours ago, beloved_aunt said: I think one thing most people on OT wanted to see last season was for our wingers to play wider and be more attacking. In his interviews after the recent friendlies CC has hinted this might be the case this season: - he said that we have "Boyd and Wallace for the right" and then also "Fernando and Matias for the left" - which are obviously more attacking than the options last season or if he'd said "we have Bannan and Abdi for the left" - he's talked more extensively about FF playing from the left and Rhodes playing more on the shoulder of the last man which would overall be a more attacking style - he has mentioned that we're working on new attacking shapes to be different from those used in either of the two previous seasons which further hints at changes to our style which combined with the above comments sounds intriguing Do we think this is what we'll get? If better defenders are signed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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