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Originally Posted by Inspector Morse
Valerian, agree all good players. No problem with them individually.
It's the balance between central and wide midfielders that I think is out.
It doesn't help that our other main creative player Pritchard is out.
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It seems clear to me that it is the formation of the team which needs a change or two.
I simply prefer to play a back four which allows forward looking full backs to get forward when we are in possession and on the attack. Four across midfield is the norm for me but one of these can be a ‘holding’ deeper player who can be the central fulcrum of passes through midfield. The other central midfield player needs to be the mobile offensive type who can also support the central forwards. The two wide midfield players need to be able to play like wingers. This leaves two centre forwards to play either side by side or one central and the other buzzing around the central man. This type of formation gives a team a solid spine and mobility down the sides of the pitch and some force up front. It also ‘covers’ the pitch zonally leaving few gaps. Of course it depends upon the quality and fitness of the individual players picked in each position. I believe that our squad this season has these players although one of our best is out injured and another has frozen himself out of contention.
As you read my formation description you can probably ‘pick’ the players for these positions as you work through the set up!
Sometimes I think that formations are thought about too much as some kind of science. I believe that it is much simpler than that. The ‘tactics’ that make the difference and win matches are in working out ‘set pieces’ from free kicks and corners but also in management creating the ‘mobile pieces’ during normal play. For example, getting the ball to the opponents goal line and pulling it back towards the penalty spot…..what I call ‘The Golden Position’ on the field. Another factor is being able to adapt the players selected a good example of which occurred on Saturday with our early substitution.
Just some of my thoughts….
