gurujuan Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) It looked like we had a bit more control in middle of the park. Bannan and Luongo can spot a pass, but the problem is, theres very little movement ahead of them Edited October 5, 2019 by gurujuan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Kidneys Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Think I’ll forget about formations now ... the stone cold truth is we’re just not good enough to challenge throughout a long season ... too much dead weight in this squad. and yeah, I do know we won but what a poor game between 2 average sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themagiccap Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Fernando back next game bannan played further forward in almost a 4-1-4-1 formation. Fletcher is so dominant in the air that one of the midfielders needs to anticipate and run in behind expecting the flick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Themagiccap said: Fernando back next game bannan played further forward in almost a 4-1-4-1 formation. Fletcher is so dominant in the air that one of the midfielders needs to anticipate and run in behind expecting the flick Think that has to be the job of one of the wide men, as none of the midfielders will do that. I’m glad Forestieri is back, and hopefully we can mix up our game a bit One thing Fernando isn’t though, is a player who thrives on flick ons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) Today we changed formation and brought two new players into central midfield. I would guess Wigan were playing their usual formation and a settled team. It makes a big difference. I just think we need to start every game 433 and go to 442 long ball if we need to last half hour. Lets have some consistency of formation, give the players a chance to get some rhythm into the play and know their jobs Successful teams have a settled look about them in terms of formation and personnel Edited October 5, 2019 by oldishowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando17 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Theboylangers said: A 1-0 win suggests it did work. However, I think at home we should set our stall out to attack teams and I didn't feel we necessarily did that, especially first half. When we put pressure on them in spells in the second half, we looked better. A second striker might have made it more comfortable for us instead of being in danger of the sucker punch and only a fine Westwood save prevented a draw. we should be playing 2 central strikers at home but not convinced by the options aside Fletcher,all cumbersome,and all slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando17 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Just now, Brando17 said: we should be playing 2 central strikers at home but not convinced by the options aside Fletcher,all cumbersome,and all slow hope FF comes back firing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Yes it worked. we won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Klopp and Guardiola are clueless playing one striker. They want to get down to Concorde Park and see some proper 4-4-2 action. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZicoSterland2 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 hour ago, swfc-dan said: Couldn't go but was very suprised that Luongo didn't just come in as a straight swap for Hutch. Instead Pessy came in too and we only put one up front at home. Got the result and sounded like we played decent, but wasn't it a bit over cautious or did it actually mean we played through midfield much more? I wonder if Monk doesn't really see Luongo as a DM like Hutch. Still never expected 1 up front vs Wigan especially at home so interested to hear peoples thoughts. Lyongo is not. a defensive replacement for Hutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Theboylangers said: A 1-0 win suggests it did work. However, I think at home we should set our stall out to attack teams and I didn't feel we necessarily did that, especially first half. When we put pressure on them in spells in the second half, we looked better. A second striker might have made it more comfortable for us instead of being in danger of the sucker punch and only a fine Westwood save prevented a draw. perhaps we're expecting too much too soon. since gray left there has been (what?) 4 years (with the exception of bruce) that the club has been going in one, and only one direction on the field of play. the players brought in were brought in to play in that style, why should we expect the bannan's, ff's, nuhiu's, and reach's of this world to be 'first class' capable something other than they were sought out for? we should hope for the best, support the team well, and give monk plenty of time, as if he's going to unravel this mess it will take time, money and either a fantastic job, or a hell of a lot of luck. because by the time what's not needed can be moved on, and what is needed brought in, how big an asset will the likes of fletcher and westwood be? the clock is ticking. Edited October 5, 2019 by dorian gray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I'm a fan of one striker but you have to have the midfield to back up the lone frontman .whether we have is debatable....Joey played the defensive role well today but whether the same can be said of bannan and luongo in an attacking role especially in the 1st half is questionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggoisgod Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Didn't work for me, two up top required at home always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, torryowl said: I'm a fan of one striker but you have to have the midfield to back up the lone frontman .whether we have is debatable....Joey played the defensive role well today but whether the same can be said of bannan and luongo in an attacking role especially in the 1st half is questionable. Possibly I have similar reservations, but Bannan and Luongo are more than capable of producing penetrating passes into the box The trouble is, we don’t have a Pukki style frontman making the darting runs in behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 The passes bannan sometimes plays to Harris are quality...owt like that, but actually through to someone running through the middle would be devastating...Its finding a player that could make those runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOnlyWayisS6 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) No it didn’t work. Yes we won, just, in a boring game against crap opposition. A half decent side would have thrashed us today. Edited October 5, 2019 by TheOnlyWayisS6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 17 minutes ago, TheOnlyWayisS6 said: No it didn’t work. Yes we won, just, in a boring game against crap opposition. A half decent side would have thrashed us today. No one has yet . ...I'm sure sooner or later someone will spank us but that will be down to playing badly rather than the system we play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelman Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Can't be bothered to look at the other replies so apologies if it's already been said, but 1 up top at home against one of the poorest sides in the division is unacceptable. One up top at home also isn't good enough. Thought we were lucky today, that save of Westwood's was world class, and if it had gone in I dont think we'd have got 3 points. Fletcher wasn't mobile enough to play the lone striker role in his prime, never mind now. This game was crying out for Winnall. Neg away, but I don't think it's good enough. We scraped a 1-0 when we should have won 3 or 4 nil against a side that weren't that bothered about coming here to win. We won't make the top 6 playing like this and what's more, Fletcher won't last the season us playing this way. Hopefully Monk has other plans now Fessi's ban is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83owl Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 2 hours ago, meggoisgod said: Didn't work for me, two up top required at home always Playing pelupessy today indicates monk is always going to play a holding midfielder. Our defensive record since monk came in is good so this vindicates that decision. You want to play two up top at home so you bring in one of Nuhiu (poor scoring record but brings other things to the team) Rhodes (poor scoring record and brings nothing else to the team) or winnall who has had a major injury. Who out of bannan, Reach, harris or luongo are you going to drop to bring in one of these strikers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Did it work? Well we got three points Was it pretty? No, was pretty grim for the most part... Sure enough once we started playing properly, we scored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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