Can we please give 4-4-2 a go?

[andy4efc]

Silva seemed to have a blind committment to 4-3-3 and even towards his end he failed to see that
he either needed to change things or it was adios. But in spite of crap results and poor football he
would not change.

DCL no longer plays the Robinson Crusoe role every week and Richarlison has blossomed- plus Moise Kean
has a role as the first-up sub. I agree we need a top winger but we have Gbamin to return and he is a box-to box
player that, with luck, might add dynamism to the midfield.

Gbamin will be more of an anchor than box to box mate. But yes, he should hopefully (we don't really know yet) he can add a bit of steel into the midfield, next to someone else who can do the b2b, perhaps more like Gomes.

 

[Walken]

Looks all wrong for these personal today, the second goal in particular, straight ball from a defender to a striker

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Looks all wrong for these personal today, the second goal in particular, straight ball from a defender to a striker

All wrong against this opposition too. I just wonder if three at the back plus wing-backs would help force Saka and Pepe back, they're easily getting down our flanks

 

[ToffeeTim]

Away at good teams it can be a big problem

 

[blue to the bone]

Away at good teams it can be a big problem

Biggest problem with it today is having a right back who has no idea how to defend

 

[Walken]

Yep, still a dreadful formation that is 20 years out of date

 

[Nymzee]

Yep, still a dreadful formation that is 20 years out of date

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[Walken]

Atlético Madrid celebrate La Liga title after draw at Barcelona | La Liga match report

Atlético Madrid won the La Liga championship after drawing 1-1 with Barcelona at Camp Nou

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The sole exception that gets rolled out, we have no players in the squad that suit this formation and this game has been england vs germany 2010 with one side set up from a different decade

 

[jonnyboy316]

With the right midfield it can work but we don’t have the players. Gueye would have been useful to have

 

[Nymzee]

The sole exception that gets rolled out, we have no players in the squad that suit this formation and this game has been england vs germany 2010 with one side set up from a different decade

My point is: it's not necessarily the formation it's the personnel employed to play it.

 

[royvernon39]

4-2-4 works fine if you have two decent wide players. EFC do not have such players.

 

[sageyefc]

442 is useless when your midfield is so slow and immobile

 

[Thomasc]

Working well this

 

[Osamabindiesel]

442 is fine. Should make adjustments in certain games though. This was one of them

 

[ToffeeTim]

No issues with the system

We just haven't shown up