Philb125 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 5 hours ago, torryowl said: the way carlos sets us is designed not to concede goals and not just down to the back 4 and keeper ....hutch protects them ,bannan plays deep ,Wallace and reach do there share of tracking back with FF and fletch doing a lot of chasing up top ........its a good system I truly think that Carlos has adapted our free flowing, forward thinking methodology to one that is if you don't concede you don't lose. As as you say that means it's the whole team to thank not just the defenders or keeper. It it certainly seems to be churning out more points than when we were all out attack! It's a shame he / the team get boo'd when there are few chances though. Chansiri said he'd do what it takes, this may be what it takes. I'm sure we can be more creative too, but consider the facts of injuries and suspensions I last 8-10 games the results and point hauls have been sensational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Rly Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Record is 17, so 7 more and the record is broken! Looks pretty probable right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semedo's ferret Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Pudil took loads of flack off the kop cretins during the first half but his positional play isn't his choice. How we play leaves him open to a ball over his head into the corner. The minute we're in possession, we have a back 3. Lees, Loovens, Hutchinson. Pudil Hunt/Palmer fly fwds. Fine until we lose possession, then the full backs are in the mire and scrabbling back. If Hunt and Pudil had more quality in the final third, they'd contribute to loads of goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinger208b Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 11 hours ago, Mercian Owl said: Just realised, we have only conceded 1 league goal in the past 6 matches, that's some formidable defending, surely got to be one of the most in form defences in the league at the moment. It's not just the defence, it's a team effort which is probably why they aren't scoring many goals, too busy concentrating on defending... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincs Owl Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Nah. Sure we've let at least 15 in, in the last 6 matches. Pudil hunt and Palmer are rubbish according to experts on here. Loovens can't run and lees can't pass according to same experts. We must have some goalie if it's true. Over to the experts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 17 hours ago, Owl999 said: The flaw in its design negates any creativity through the middle of the park which in turn limits our possibilities of scoring goals, ....it's not a good system. it wins games....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 19 hours ago, Ronio said: The spine of the team are working wonders at the moment. Carrying on where we left off last season Westwood Lees Loovens Hutch Our mean defence has come since Loovens came back from injury and Hutch went back into midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercian Owl Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 11 hours ago, slinger208b said: It's not just the defence, it's a team effort which is probably why they aren't scoring many goals, too busy concentrating on defending... But it's also a tactic which has won us 6 out of the 10 league games losing only 1, it seems to be working and beating top six teams in the process which was a big weakness last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinger208b Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, Mercian Owl said: But it's also a tactic which has won us 6 out of the 10 league games losing only 1, it seems to be working and beating top six teams in the process which was a big weakness last season. I'm not complaining. I'm happy with the way things are going and hope there are no rash decisions with regards to the staff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Having Hutch protect the defence makes a huge difference and along with Loovens, the biggest factors for our parsimonious record at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Toni Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 23 hours ago, TheEnchanter said: Amazing considering our full backs being criticused a lot! Although I'm not saying it isn't deserved sometimes. I think the way we play with Hutchinson dropping in between Lees and Loovens a lot then our full backs are actually seen more as offensive rather than defensive. It's probably the offensive side of their games that let them down most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 54 minutes ago, Earlsfieldowl said: Having Hutch protect the defence makes a huge difference and along with Loovens, the biggest factors for our parsimonious record at the back. Just googled parsimonious. Never heard it before. My new favourite word. Never too old to learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan93 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Brilliant to hear! IF we start scoring more, we could potentially go for automatic. Think Loovens, Lees, Hutch and Westy need a massive pat on the back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash60s Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 long may it continue at the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 For all Carlos's disparaging comments about clean sheets he actually loves 'em. Basically sets up to try to not concede the first goal which means you stay in the game. Because teams are so organised and cynical with things like time wasting and slowing the game the first goal is much more important than it used to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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