4-5-1 or 4-4-2?

Cal · April 3, 2008

Which formation do you prefer with everyone fit, personally i prefer the 4-5-1 with this:

Howard

Neville Yobo Lescott Baines

Carsley

Pienaar Osman Arteta

Cahill

Yakubu

That team was in great form, winning twice at West Ham inside 4 days and remember the 7-1 v Sunderland.

Tennessee Blue Mike · April 3, 2008

But now with Cahill injuried. Don't we have to think 4-4-2. If either Vic or AJ is available for the Derby game. I just don't see a Cahill clone out there at the moment.

TX Bill · April 3, 2008

Hard to say.

I like 4-4-2 against the lesser teams and then 4-5-1 against some of the stronger teams.

Sharpys top lip · April 3, 2008

Cal said:
Which formation do you prefer with everyone fit, personally i prefer the 4-5-1 with this:

Howard

Neville Yobo Lescott Baines

Carsley

Pienaar Osman Arteta

Cahill

Yakubu

That team was in great form, winning twice at West Ham inside 4 days and remember the 7-1 v Sunderland.

Agree with that team, its are best at the moment. Hopefully with additions in the summer we can rotate the squad an the system.

Cal · April 3, 2008

Tennessee Blue Mike said:
But now with Cahill injuried. Don't we have to think 4-4-2. If either Vic or AJ is available for the Derby game. I just don't see a Cahill clone out there at the moment.

I don't mean now, i mean overall this season and for next season.

Tennessee Blue Mike · April 3, 2008

Yeh I really like that lineup. Gives us the best of both worlds. Its so important for Cahill to get on the mend.

Dom1878 · April 3, 2008

Cal said:
Which formation do you prefer with everyone fit, personally i prefer the 4-5-1 with this:

Howard

Neville Yobo Lescott Baines

Carsley

Pienaar Osman Arteta

Cahill

Yakubu

That team was in great form, winning twice at West Ham inside 4 days and remember the 7-1 v Sunderland.

No Jagielka?

Is agree with that team, however id play lescott left back and jagielka in the centre...I like baines though, so keep rotating them i guess

GrandOldTeam · April 3, 2008

Cal said:
Which formation do you prefer with everyone fit, personally i prefer the 4-5-1 with this:

Howard

Neville Yobo Lescott Baines

Carsley

Pienaar Osman Arteta

Cahill

Yakubu

That team was in great form, winning twice at West Ham inside 4 days and remember the 7-1 v Sunderland.

Thats because Neville isn't in midfield and it allows quick passing in midfield.

We should always play that side, dropping Carsley for Johnson against lesser teams.

With Cahill being out, we should have Fernandes there.

ANYTHING other than a Carsley and Neville midfield.

Cal · April 3, 2008

Danny said:
Thats because Neville isn't in midfield and it allows quick passing in midfield.

We should always play that side, dropping Carsley for Johnson against lesser teams.

With Cahill being out, we should have Fernandes there.

ANYTHING other than a Carsley and Neville midfield.

Not really. He tries to get the ball forward alot. Much better then Carsley who just passes it sideways.

timmy17 · April 4, 2008

howard

sagnol jags yobo lescott

arshavan fernandes arteta kallstrom
cahill
yakubu

turner
baines
carsley
johnson
vagaun
osman
neville

timmy17 · April 4, 2008

oh thats next years team

Dom1878 · April 4, 2008

timmy17 said:
howard

sagnol jags yobo lescott

arshavan fernandes arteta kallstrom
cahill
yakubu

turner
baines
carsley
johnson
vagaun
osman
neville

That midfield would be sick!! But no Pienaar on the bench? hes better than Carsley/osman!

GrandOldTeam · April 4, 2008

Cal said:
Not really. He tries to get the ball forward alot. Much better then Carsley who just passes it sideways.

Carsley obviously stays back in a five man midfield. When Neville is employed in midfield with him, there is a tendency for our midfield to drop back and isolate the midfield with the attack.

See Fiorentina first leg.

timmy17 · April 4, 2008

Dom1878 said:
That midfield would be sick!! But no Pienaar on the bench? hes better than Carsley/osman!

sorry dom..i had to sell him to get kallstrom (y)

Blue 1 · April 4, 2008

Cal said:
Which formation do you prefer with everyone fit, personally i prefer the 4-5-1 with this:

Howard

Neville Yobo Lescott Baines

Carsley

Pienaar Osman Arteta

Cahill

Yakubu

That team was in great form, winning twice at West Ham inside 4 days and remember the 7-1 v Sunderland.

Well it's clearly our best team, although I'm not sure whether a place shouldn't be made for Jags. We miss Cahill so much. His injury is a big worry, I think it's clearly going to dog the rest of his career. We need to be looking for a replacement. I don't think we'll ever see a full season out of him again.