- Jul 4, 2006
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We were easily stifled today. THe CM pairing struggled to penetrate, whilst the wide men rarely made an impact.
Surely now is the time to at least work on a 4-5-1 (4-3-3) in training, so we have the option of at least implementing something different when things aren't working out....I'd even be starting with this formation on occasions.
We have had the summer to work on developing a Plan B, but it still seems we don't have one. This was almost our un-doing in the race for fourth last year, with a few dissapointing defeats against 'park the bus' outfits.
Also, we do have the players for this, bar the striker, arguably, which will hopefully be rectified within the next 72 hours.
When deployed in the 4-5-1 (4-3-3) formation, doubling up on Lennon or Bale will create oodles of space for Huddlestone and Modric to pull the strings and find the killer pass.
Would something like this have worked today?
----------Cudicini----------
Kaboul----King--Dawson--BAE
-----------Wilson-----------
------Huddles---Krancjar----
Lennon------------------Bale
------------Pav-----------
With the rumoured signings, and injuries permitting, this formation could work very well:
---------GOMES------------
CORLUKA-KING-DAWSON-BAE
---------DIARRA------------
---HUDDLES---MODRIC-----
LENNON---------------BALE
----------FABIANO--------
Bale could get 15 goals a season from there, and the extra space could see Hudd and Modric push on and score more. :shrug:
I'm just disappointed in a lack of Plan B today.
Surely now is the time to at least work on a 4-5-1 (4-3-3) in training, so we have the option of at least implementing something different when things aren't working out....I'd even be starting with this formation on occasions.
We have had the summer to work on developing a Plan B, but it still seems we don't have one. This was almost our un-doing in the race for fourth last year, with a few dissapointing defeats against 'park the bus' outfits.
Also, we do have the players for this, bar the striker, arguably, which will hopefully be rectified within the next 72 hours.
When deployed in the 4-5-1 (4-3-3) formation, doubling up on Lennon or Bale will create oodles of space for Huddlestone and Modric to pull the strings and find the killer pass.
Would something like this have worked today?
----------Cudicini----------
Kaboul----King--Dawson--BAE
-----------Wilson-----------
------Huddles---Krancjar----
Lennon------------------Bale
------------Pav-----------
With the rumoured signings, and injuries permitting, this formation could work very well:
---------GOMES------------
CORLUKA-KING-DAWSON-BAE
---------DIARRA------------
---HUDDLES---MODRIC-----
LENNON---------------BALE
----------FABIANO--------
Bale could get 15 goals a season from there, and the extra space could see Hudd and Modric push on and score more. :shrug:
I'm just disappointed in a lack of Plan B today.