Fast wingers

[pussface]

1 hour ago, I Love Sturrock said:

With Carlos as the manager, we'll never have fast wingers in the team. He likes the full-backs to provide the width while the wingers cut inside to shoot/cross or drift centrally to get involved in build-up play. His style doesn't include fast wingers who can take a man on and get to the byline.

 

It's why wingers who like running with the ball (McGeady and McManaman) don't get a look in and wingers who cut inside and get involved in the middle (Reach, Wallace and Bannan when he plays there) are always going to be first choice.

 

This is true.

So why bring in Fletcher, Rhodes and Winnall who thrive on crosses then?

 

 

[gurujuan]

We need pace in the side for sure, but I'm not sure it should be wingers Our strikers would be too slow to take advantage of any quick break. Better to have pace through the middle, as far more goals would come from the central route

[Holmowl]

Wallace scored 5.

 

Nando scored 5 playing left wing.

 

Reach scored 3.  

 

Apart from Brighton, that's up there with any team.

 

Total up the points where we only played one winger, then you find where the problem lay.

 

 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2017 by Holmowl

[Ballmeist]

13 hours ago, gurujuan said:

We need pace in the side for sure, but I'm not sure it should be wingers Our strikers would be too slow to take advantage of any quick break. Better to have pace through the middle, as far more goals would come from the central route

 

 Completely disagree. You have quick wingers so they can get behind opposition defences and cross balls into the area. You don't need quick strikers to capitalise on that, only strikers with good movement, anticipation and an ability to finish. We have that in abundance.

 

The only reason we'd want quick strikers is to play through balls over the top / through their defence. We've tried playing through teams all season and it hasn't worked. It certainly isn't because our strikers aren't quick / mobile. It's because we're too one dimensional. 

 

The reality is that we need the capability to do both of the above if we're to be successful. 

[torryowl]

good wingers is my preferred option ......have seen loads of rapid wingers down the years who couldn't cross the road never mind find fletchers head .