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Just found our team from Dec 11th, 2004. Beat the RS 1-0.
Nigel Martyn,
Tony Hibbert, Alan Stubbs, David Weir, Alessandro Pistone,
Leon Osman (Steve Watson 87), Thomas Gravesen (Joseph Yobo 83), Lee Carsley, Tim Cahill, Kevin Kilbane,
Marcus Bent (Duncan Ferguson 76).

This was the 4-1-4-1 formation.

If we are talking about progress, is this team better than the Everton who pulled shirts on today, or any game this season.
How many of this bunch in their prime, would walk into todays side?
The feeling seems to be that we have better, more gifted players. However, do we have a better team?

I am not going to try and explain why we are failing to beat teams like Wigan. I can only have the opinion that we are not utilising our resources to their full extent.

Keeping to thread, I do see sense in building the team around reliable players and not necessarliy the bigger names or high earners. The biggest positive I can take is this this season has been messy for everybody.
Whoever gets going on a decent run first is going to hit clear water.

That team of 2004 was a team that was hard to beat, but not too attractive with fancy football. This seasons line ups have lost that first attribute and struggles to score goals.

As a fan, I believe we do have the players but unless we do something in the FA cup, then it is yet another year of transition with mid table obscurity looming at best.
Still, much to play for and I will still feel optimistic at 19.59pm a week on Monday!
 

Just found our team from Dec 11th, 2004. Beat the RS 1-0.
Nigel Martyn,
Tony Hibbert, Alan Stubbs, David Weir, Alessandro Pistone,
Leon Osman (Steve Watson 87), Thomas Gravesen (Joseph Yobo 83), Lee Carsley, Tim Cahill, Kevin Kilbane,
Marcus Bent (Duncan Ferguson 76).

This was the 4-1-4-1 formation.

If we are talking about progress, is this team better than the Everton who pulled shirts on today, or any game this season.
How many of this bunch in their prime, would walk into todays side?
The feeling seems to be that we have better, more gifted players. However, do we have a better team?

I am not going to try and explain why we are failing to beat teams like Wigan. I can only have the opinion that we are not utilising our resources to their full extent.

Keeping to thread, I do see sense in building the team around reliable players and not necessarliy the bigger names or high earners. The biggest positive I can take is this this season has been messy for everybody.
Whoever gets going on a decent run first is going to hit clear water.

That team of 2004 was a team that was hard to beat, but not too attractive with fancy football. This seasons line ups have lost that first attribute and struggles to score goals.

As a fan, I believe we do have the players but unless we do something in the FA cup, then it is yet another year of transition with mid table obscurity looming at best.
Still, much to play for and I will still feel optimistic at 19.59pm a week on Monday!

Moyes doesn't know how to make a successful team playing good football consistently. He can only do 50% of that job.
 
4-1-2-1-2?
4-2-3-1?
I'd be exciting to watch, but we'd be sure to give up 1-2 goals a game and I'm not convinced that we can put in 2-3 consistently regardless of the formation.
Then again, I'd rather see us try something rather than come up scoreless against Wigan's -15 goal difference.
 
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