If it isnt broken, would be slight folly to have all your defenders on the pitch at the same time what would happen if we picked up one or two injuries.
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DENNIS STEVENS
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it sounds ok in theory, but it's not what most players are used to so the odds of a [Poor language removed]-up are somewhat increased, imo.
The thing is, all we are really doing by playing 5-4-1 is trying to shoehorn our 3 quality CBs into the same team.
The real effect, though, is duplication of roles. Currently, 2 CBs are doing their job perfectly. Adding a third one doesn't actually improve the defence if two are working fine, so it's just a waste of a player.
The other side is "freeing" up the wingbacks. But Everton don't play a high tempo game like Arsenal, because we don't have the midfielders for it - the likes of Arteta, Fellaini, Cahill prefer a slower, more measured build up, mostly because they don't have a lot of pace. Therefore our full backs have sufficient time to join the attacks anyway - you see Baines and Neville hitting the byeline all the time, and Baines especially makes every effort to overtake the left winger whenever he can.
Another way to look at 5-4-1 is this: remeber the start of the season, when we had Jagielka in midfield in a 4-5-1? And we got totallly overrun through the middle by the likes of Blackburn and Portsmouth? 5-4-1 is that formation, except we take Jagielka out of midfield and put him into defence, without replacing him with anybody.
Everton lack ball winners in the middle of the pitch. We can cover this by sheer numbers, and our recent form has had at times 4 central midfielders (Neville, Arteta, Cahill and Fellaini) all pitching in at the same job. Taking men out of areas of the pitch where they are needed and moving them to where they aren't isn't the way forward. It's a classic case of the best team not necessarily consisting of the best 11 players.
The real effect, though, is duplication of roles. Currently, 2 CBs are doing their job perfectly. Adding a third one doesn't actually improve the defence if two are working fine, so it's just a waste of a player.
The other side is "freeing" up the wingbacks. But Everton don't play a high tempo game like Arsenal, because we don't have the midfielders for it - the likes of Arteta, Fellaini, Cahill prefer a slower, more measured build up, mostly because they don't have a lot of pace. Therefore our full backs have sufficient time to join the attacks anyway - you see Baines and Neville hitting the byeline all the time, and Baines especially makes every effort to overtake the left winger whenever he can.
Another way to look at 5-4-1 is this: remeber the start of the season, when we had Jagielka in midfield in a 4-5-1? And we got totallly overrun through the middle by the likes of Blackburn and Portsmouth? 5-4-1 is that formation, except we take Jagielka out of midfield and put him into defence, without replacing him with anybody.
Everton lack ball winners in the middle of the pitch. We can cover this by sheer numbers, and our recent form has had at times 4 central midfielders (Neville, Arteta, Cahill and Fellaini) all pitching in at the same job. Taking men out of areas of the pitch where they are needed and moving them to where they aren't isn't the way forward. It's a classic case of the best team not necessarily consisting of the best 11 players.
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