Guest Fedor Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We won again on Saturday playing 4-4-2. It can't be true can it, not with all the experts on here saying we need to pack the midfield and go 4-5-1and not get over run "in the modern game". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrodie2002 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 SG will play a system that is designed to exploit the weaknesses in the opposition... whether thats 442 or 351 etc. He appears to set his teams up to exploit the oppositions weaknesses and nullify their attacking threat instead of uncle dave who just set the team up to nullify everything. In SG we trust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyfunk Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 aye. Leicester and Burnley also won with a 442 formation. unbelievable jeff 451 is great if youve got the right players, but its not some holy grail for winning matches. Just a current fashion, like 'wing backs' were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcclesallOwl Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 4-4-2 at Yeovil 4-5-1 at Wigan Good having a manager that can see the strengths and weaknesses of the opposite and adjust his tactics accordingly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 All you need is confidenceA little thing called confidenceThere’s no job too immense when you’ve gotConfidenceWith a c and an o and an n and an fAnd an I and a d and an encePut ’em all together and what have you gotConfidenceConfi ..... confi .... confidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 4-4-2 at Yeovil 4-5-1 at Wigan Good having a manager that can see the strengths and weaknesses of the opposite and adjust his tactics accordingly And don't forget we went 6-0 for Leeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We also lost against Wigan, Derby and Charlton playing 442........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fedor Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We also lost against Wigan, Derby and Charlton playing 442........... Completely missing the point 4-5-1 vs Derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damianb1 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 SG will play a system that is designed to exploit the weaknesses in the opposition... whether thats 442 or 351 etc. He appears to set his teams up to exploit the oppositions weaknesses and nullify their attacking threat instead of uncle dave who just set the team up to nullify everything. In SG we trust! Do hope we don't ever play 3-5-1, I know we're on a good run of form but we don't need to take the wee wee by only playing with 10 players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Hatstand Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 It works well against a 4-4-1 though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fedor Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 aye. Leicester and Burnley also won with a 442 formation. unbelievable jeff 451 is great if youve got the right players, but its not some holy grail for winning matches. Just a current fashion, like 'wing backs' were. The irony being all the experts on here probably subscribe to 4-4-2 magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowl Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Sounds like someone's trying to pass themselves off as a bit of an expert to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We're all experts. Cases can be made for all formations depending on the players available and the opposition set up. One truth usually prevails though, that the team with the best players usually wins more than they lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruscol85 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Surely each game is different, and as such the manager will set the team up accordingly. I don't agree with having 3/4 different formations as it confuses the players if they're constantly switching, but surely having Plan A and B is to be applauded. It's not like we've given many managers that credit in the past. Plus, 4-5-1 is so flexible in that if it appears to be a mistake, its ease to switch to a 4-4-1-1 or 4-4-2 so long as the players on the pitch can adapt from attacking midfield to striker for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We won again on Saturday playing 4-4-2. It can't be true can it, not with all the experts on here saying we need to pack the midfield and go 4-5-1and not get over run "in the modern game". I would say that we did the "two banks of four" thing but had a 4-4-1-1 formation with the second forward was playing a bit deep until Nuhiu came on at which point, we definitely were playing 4-4-2. We did score the winning goal (and actually looked like we could score) when we played 4-4-2. I thought we looked a bit toothless when playing 4-4-1-1, we weren't getting behind Boro's defence and the ball kept coming back every time we played it forward. All credit to Stuart Gray for going to 4-4-2 as this occupied Boro's centre-halves more. Credit must begiven to Nuhiu also. Not only for his nerve to take and score the penalty but also for his hold-up play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Guns Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 as any one ever tried a 1-5-4 formation i reckon we shud against yeovil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 as any one ever tried a 1-5-4 formation i reckon we shud against yeovil Didn't France used to play something mental like 1-3-5-1 when Platini was in the side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronowl66 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 as any one ever tried a 1-5-4 formation i reckon we shud against yeovil I never usually bother contributing to threads but you do crack me up gunsy old son and they bite every time ... keep it up bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Just a point we didn't play 442 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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