myHero Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Over the years some of us have seen many different different Sheffield Wednesday line ups, with different styles of play, and some teams with no style of play.... Forget the names in the Manager polls, and choose the style of play you think would be most effective at securing promotion, with the current squad, in a Championship where possession based football seems to be standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 We've not see much of option A for a long long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Anybody selecting the latter needs to give their head a wobble . It’s dire , and despite chucking millions at it , playing this way still got us nowhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Can't we have a bit of both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Daz Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 What is direct attacking football ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gob_Bluth Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Can't we use both dependent on the opponent and if one isn't working? Why do we have to stick with one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogbad Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Has to be A, Carlos & Jos both failed by insisting on option B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross owl Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 MIx it up . Direct attacking football and when we are four nil up with five minutes to play switch to keeping the ball and win four three we keep the ball simply to let the opposition get back into position . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Gonna be a tw@ The thread title doesn't match the poll question. What style do I prefer, well that's a good ol' tick next to Option B, love me some possession footie. What style do I think would be most effective this season at getting us promoted, well with the players we have and the disrupted pre-season, it's no question... Option A, nice and direct and organised without being flamboyant. So yeah, I have different answers to the two different questions... do I win a prize? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, daztheowl said: What is direct attacking football ? Trying to avoid playing the ball sideways for the majority of the game. Putting teams under pressure when they are in possession of the ball. Trying to move the ball forward quickly and play to the strengths of an aggressive centre forward. Others may have different opinions on this, and in all fairness I am aware there are many different brands of each option. Obviously, I'm an advocate of this approach at Championship level. Hoof ball is not on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodseats Owl Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just gerrit hoofed up t'big lad and smash it in net. UTO's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 24 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: Can't we have a bit of both? And old saying in football is you have to "earn the right to play" football. Once you have the lead, then you need to be able to switch styles and have your opponents chase the ball around the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, StudentOwl said: Gonna be a tw@ The thread title doesn't match the poll question. What style do I prefer, well that's a good ol' tick next to Option B, love me some possession footie. What style do I think would be most effective this season at getting us promoted, well with the players we have and the disrupted pre-season, it's no question... Option A, nice and direct and organised without being flamboyant. So yeah, I have different answers to the two different questions... do I win a prize? No....., but I agree. If we had the best players in the league, with intelligence and technical ability in all positions, then possession based football would be everyone's preferred style of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinger208b Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 25 minutes ago, daztheowl said: What is direct attacking football ? Get the ball and flipping go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 21 minutes ago, Gob_Bluth said: Can't we use both dependent on the opponent and if one isn't working? Why do we have to stick with one? Consider the question is what is the default style of play, which you would start each game with? I agree style of play should change later in the game, depending on the current position. At four nil up, we can pass it around like Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 The slow boring possession based football we played during Carlos’s second and third seasons was absolutely abysmal to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Daz Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, slinger208b said: Get the ball and flipping go... Aaah, I get it now. Rasputiaball, in for the kill. We'll have some of that, as Woodseats Owl says, gerrit up to Nuhiu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 If direct attacking football means our centre halves are going to be hoofing it up to a striker at every opportunity, then you can keep it I prefer structured attacking football And you can stick your POMO up your arse 1 Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Direct attacking possession football like Man City play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hougoumont Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I haven't voted in your poll as it's a loaded question...your little picture of Megson rather gives the game away. We don't have the players to become a silky passing team...too many errors per game would cost us. However, no one but a Megson sychophant would want to go back to the horrible style of play he foisted on us. So, the answer is simple. We need to play to our strengths and I believe that is a high press and counter attack, something similar to what Leicester played in their PL winning season. They didn't have the best players either but they defended for their lives and had a system that suited the players they had. They also had a strong work ethic coupled with a great team spirit. We need a manager that can get that from our squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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