Style of play

[mike91efc]

Do we have one atm? We look slow, devoid of ideas and disjointed. Shoot me down in flames for this idea, but i look at the tactics of Man City (i know our players are not world class like they are) and i think there 4-3-3 system could suit us. They have a keeper who is good with his feet and i believe pickford is comfortbale enough aswell as a sweeper keeper. Two inverted full backs, which i think would suit baines and coleman down to the ground, who arent getting any younger. Two central defenders who are good on the play and good defenders Keane and holgate. 1 dm who drops into the back three to start attacks in the pivot position and out number the oppositions attackers. One of Schinderlin, Gana, Besic or even davies could easily fill this role. Two false 8's which Sigurdsson, Vlasic, Rooney or Klassen can fill. Two wide forwards to stretch the pitch in Bolasie, Lennon, Lookman and Mirallas i believe they can do this. A centre forward who does all there work in and around the penalty box. This as we know is our weakest area. Take your pick from Calvert-Lewin, Niasse or Sandro. I think this could work and has the flexiblity to be changed into different formations like 4-4-2 and 4-5-1. Again i know we are not City. But at least we would be taking the game to teams and attacking more with this. If we loose when we attack and try and win the game youll have no complaints from me

 

[Nymzee]

No, next question.

 

[ToffeeTim]

We don't have one.

NEXT.

 

[ijjysmith]

11 people on pitch. Hope for the best.

What could go wrong?

 

[Rudolf Hucker]

I don’t even think it’s a question of style or formation. It’s belief & spirit we're completely bereft of.


I would put money on us handing out a spanking to the 1st team we play after Koeman is sacked.

 

[davek]

Pickford is NOT good with the ball at his feet.

To play like City you have to have the class players. This is where RM eventually slipped out through the exit: dont place your trust in mediocrity to deliver quality.

 

[ilikecheese]

The underpants gnomes have a better plan than us.

 

[magicjuan]

Sorry you just used a load of words I don't understand.
Once you start bleating about false 8s you stop talking about football.
I prefer Keegan's approach, 'the idea is to score one more goal than the opposition'. How's that for a tactical approach? Novel eh?

 

[Nymzee]

Pickford is NOT good with the ball at his feet.

To play like City you have to have the class players. This is where RM eventually slipped out through the exit: dont place your trust in mediocrity to deliver quality.

Slipped? Got a big ol' boot you mean.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Boring

 

[Kenshin]

Not a single player on the pitch has any game plan to play with anyone else. I mentioned it in another thread but when you look at players on the pitch, especially attacking players, you genuinely can't see what others are meant to do to support them. Rooney has no-one running forward to pass to or out wide, lewen can't cross or beat a whole defence by himself, vlasic has no support, siggurdson has no-one to create for and has to find his own space etc

That is fundamentally the issue. Players don't have roles, they have to make their roles as the game goes on. Siggurdson has to find space which puts him out wide, Rooney drops back to get the ball leaving him miles away from the goal. Lewen wanders inside and leaves the flank open, schneiderlin and gueye do the same job and have no real outlet for when they do the job other than each other.

It just goes round and round with the team.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

It's called anti-football

 

[Nymzee]

Totally crap Football

 

[Stutheblue]

There isn't one and we all know it

 

[mkrudden]

Pickford is NOT good with the ball at his feet.

To play like City you have to have the class players. This is where RM eventually slipped out through the exit: dont place your trust in mediocrity to deliver quality.

What the....?!