KersleyDigs
Well-Known Member
I had a big problem with it when we started to lump long balls up to Tudgay and Jackson, but with new personnel, ie: if we get Madine in on a perm, I actually think we could play it effectively if we had someone to hold the ball up and allow full backs and other attacking players to get forward.
It seems that SP played the formation when we didn't have the players to use it effectively, yet now we have a few different players that are perhaps better suited, he isn't using a 3-5-2? We have loads of strikers and number 10's, but we play with no traditional number 10 and only one up top. We have loads of centre backs yet only use two?
I would say in Phillips we have a decent right wing back, but perhaps with his injury record bringing in another right wing back could allow us to play this well and also allow Haynes the freedom to get back to what he does best - getting higher up the pitch and getting crosses in!!!
I really think this would work:
------------------------Allsop--------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
------------Willis----Pennington----Johnson-----------
Phillips------------------------------------------Haynes
-------------O'Brien--------------Fleck------------------
-----------------------Maddison--------------------------
--------------Madine-------------Nouble-----------------
In our squad we have:
3 keepers
5 centre halves
2 attacking full backs/wing backs
0 traditional wingers
2 box to box central midfielders
2 holding central midfielders
3 number 10's
6 central strikers
Pressley really needs to find a formation, stick with it and sign players for it or play to the players strengths, ie: not try to play with wingers when we have none!
It seems that SP played the formation when we didn't have the players to use it effectively, yet now we have a few different players that are perhaps better suited, he isn't using a 3-5-2? We have loads of strikers and number 10's, but we play with no traditional number 10 and only one up top. We have loads of centre backs yet only use two?
I would say in Phillips we have a decent right wing back, but perhaps with his injury record bringing in another right wing back could allow us to play this well and also allow Haynes the freedom to get back to what he does best - getting higher up the pitch and getting crosses in!!!
I really think this would work:
------------------------Allsop--------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
------------Willis----Pennington----Johnson-----------
Phillips------------------------------------------Haynes
-------------O'Brien--------------Fleck------------------
-----------------------Maddison--------------------------
--------------Madine-------------Nouble-----------------
In our squad we have:
3 keepers
5 centre halves
2 attacking full backs/wing backs
0 traditional wingers
2 box to box central midfielders
2 holding central midfielders
3 number 10's
6 central strikers
Pressley really needs to find a formation, stick with it and sign players for it or play to the players strengths, ie: not try to play with wingers when we have none!