4-5-1 without Bannan

[RUMBELOWS91]

Doesn't work. Lee was supposed to be the link player yesterday, but he doesn't have the range of passing.

 

We pretty much bypassed the midfield, lumping up towards Fletcher,  chasing up and unders, or at best finding a largely isolated Harris with a bit of space. 

 

If Bannan is out for any period of time it needs to be Fletcher with Nuhiu or FF.

[Simon78]

As the great Mike Bassett once said, needs to be 4 4 flipping 2 

[frastheowl]

6 hours ago, RUMBELOWS91 said:

Doesn't work. Lee was supposed to be the link player yesterday, but he doesn't have the range of passing.

 

We pretty much bypassed the midfield, lumping up towards Fletcher,  chasing up and unders, or at best finding a largely isolated Harris with a bit of space. 

 

If Bannan is out for any period of time it needs to be Fletcher with Nuhiu or FF.

 

Tend to agree with you.

 

Lee isn't a playmaker. Never has been. Never will be. 

 

Lee's role to to penetrate and break lines. Luongo is the same. 

 

Without Bannan, we don't have a playmaker. And so, playing a deep 4-2-3-1 which relies on that playmaking element to create from deep is going to be a struggle. 

 

Personally, yesterday, I'd have gone with a 4-2-3-1, but with Hutchinson and Lee providing the double pivot, and Forestieri playing in the No.10. With FF playing that role, it negates the requirement for the creativity to come from deep. Lee can still play his natural game, and be a link to get FF into the game. 

[nbupperthongowl]

52 minutes ago, frastheowl said:

 

Tend to agree with you.

 

Lee isn't a playmaker. Never has been. Never will be. 

 

Lee's role to to penetrate and break lines. Luongo is the same. 

 

Without Bannan, we don't have a playmaker. And so, playing a deep 4-2-3-1 which relies on that playmaking element to create from deep is going to be a struggle. 

 

Personally, yesterday, I'd have gone with a 4-2-3-1, but with Hutchinson and Lee providing the double pivot, and Forestieri playing in the No.10. With FF playing that role, it negates the requirement for the creativity to come from deep. Lee can still play his natural game, and be a link to get FF into the game. 

Totally agree with that approach..or alternatively a 4 3 3, and go out to attack.... not monk's style I don't think though