adelphi1867 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 This seems to be the favoured formation at the moment. Who do you think should be the defensive 2?. Hutchinson (if fit, if not Jones) and Pellupessy for me, push Bannan further up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulture_squadron Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Problem with our squad playing this is that we don't have the pace or quality out wide, Fernando excluded. Bannan would make a good 10 behind the striker I reckon and Hutch obvs in DM. Also the front man needs a bit of pace in this system. Is Joao ready to be the main man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Jones can not play the Hutchinson role, no one can. Be Hutchinson and Pelupessy for me also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncing Owl Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Don’t think we should play this formation. I’d rather us play 4-3-3 or a similar variant which could be a 4-1-4-1 similar to Leeds. We haven’t anyone to play the number 10 role effectively. Bannan is better in a conventional midfield 3 and he absolutely isn’t a number 10. Edited January 14, 2019 by Bouncing Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S72 Owl Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 If our best players were all fit it would be a decent formation. But the squad isn’t good enough to play that formation constantly. 4-4-2 is the only formation we should be playing at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 4-3-3 is the formation we should use once we have the players to play it; unfortunately at the moment I don't think we have. Not sure what formation would suit our current crop of players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Toni Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Jones really can't tackle for toffee so can't see him being a defensive midfielder. He can be a deep lying ball player but not a defensive midfielder. If Bruce wants a deep lying ball player then he may as well stick with Bannan. If he wants a couple of ball winning midfielders then the only option we have (without pushing Hector into midfield) is to play Hutchinson and Pelupessy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Be great to see Abdi in the middle of that three. Can’t wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owler66 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Thought it was a Manfred Mann song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just not the 442 diamond formation we played against Luton after Hutchinson went off we looked awful like that, didn't work at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I honestly think this is why Jos decided to change the formation as regularly as he did. We looked at how the opposition would set up and set ourselves up to try and stop them. He did this because he genuinely didn’t think we were capable of playing a set formation and winning games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Pretty certain Bruce will play 4-2-3-1. Who will the two holding players be? Probably Hutchinson will be one of them, although if we’re bringing in an experienced centre back, he might switch Hector there. Any of Pelupessy or Onomah can play alongside, or against some sides, he may play Bannan next to a big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barr Grylls Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Doesnt matter what the formation is. We simply have too many players who are not up to the standard required! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Barr Grylls said: Doesnt matter what the formation is. We simply have too many players who are not up to the standard required! Well we do have quite a few that are short of what’s required, but we should have enough to make that system work. Assuming Bruce can land the three players he wants, an experienced leader at the back, a full back upgrade, and a proper centre forward. The back four will have plenty of options, and we can perm any two from Hutchinson, Onomah, Bannan and Pelupessy, plus maybe, Hector in front of them. The three behind a new striker, we can choose from Reach, Forestieri, Joao, Hooper, Boyd and Matias. For me the key to making it all work, is having a quick and mobile centre forward There’s enough there, with 3 or 4 key additions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastowl Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 We need a number 10 to play 4231. Two wingers would help help as well. I guess Reach could take 1 spot but Matias ain’t good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorturner Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 3 hours ago, vulture_squadron said: Problem with our squad playing this is that we don't have the pace or quality out wide, Fernando excluded. Bannan would make a good 10 behind the striker I reckon and Hutch obvs in DM. Also the front man needs a bit of pace in this system. Is Joao ready to be the main man? Need two strikers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendoddsdadsdogsdead Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I would favour the formation, as it would mean Bannan would not get within 10 yards of our defenders, something that infuriates me with him. Now, from what we have available at the moment, I would love to see this -: Westwood Palmer Lees Thorniley Penney Hutch Hector Mattias Bannan Reach Fletcher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulsar Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 5 hours ago, owler66 said: Thought it was a Manfred Mann song I thought NASA had employed a dyslexic countdown announcer. Ignition's gonna be a blast! See what i did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_guite Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Westwood Palmer Lees Hector Fox Pelupessy Hutchinson Reach Bannan Matias Winnall Might work, Prefer a 433 tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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