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Alex Cheeseright said:
IT DOESN'T WORK
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It did. We however were extremely well drilled and had a set way of playing that was very one dimensional in terms of how we would play triangles in the wings waiting for the overlap etc.

We might at 5 3 2 at times now but it's completely different. It's a bit like saying a side playing 4 4 2 playing it out from the back is exactly the same as a side playing 4 4 2 and lumping it to a big man is the same.
 
Berkshire Blade said:
It did. We however were extremely well drilled and had a set way of playing that was very one dimensional in terms of how we would play triangles in the wings waiting for the overlap etc.

We might at 5 3 2 at times now but it's completely different. It's a bit like saying a side playing 4 4 2 playing it out from the back is exactly the same as a side playing 4 4 2 and lumping it to a big man is the same.
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Yes, we don't have the personnel. Money, players, management, tactics all not good enough to compete in this league.
 
If you don't do the basics, no formations going to save you.

That being said, I was disappointed to see us return to it. Feels regressive, which is a big statement to make this season!
 
Putting a back 5 out with not one single leader or talker in it is a joke

You can’t play that in our current team without Egan. Love him or loathe him.
 
We played with a back 3 at Villa Park and got a result. We played 4 at the back at Palace and everybody was complaining about how bad we looked defensively. The formation isn't really the issue. We just don't have the quality, the athleticism or the self-belief.
 
It's not the formation that's the issue or whether we play 3 or 4 at the back, it's how high up the pitch they play that's the issue. We have no pace at the back and the back 2/3 sit just behind the centre circle. All it takes is a through ball or a long punt and someone with pace beating the offside trap and teams are through on goal. When we drop deep onto the edge of the 18 yard box with the midfield dropping in front, all of a sudden teams struggle to get through us and goals only come from set pieces or wonder strikes. The second goal was an example of this, though Anel's inability to see what McGinn was going to do when every fan in the stadium could see what he was going to do, didn't help. But that's why he's captain. Because he's great. 👍
 
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Tony_Kaufman said:
It's not the formation that's the issue or whether we play 3 or 4 at the back, it's how high up the pitch they play that's the issue. We have no pace at the back and they back 2/3 sit on just behind the centre circle. All it takes is a through ball or a long punt and someone with pace beating the offside trap and teams are through on goal. When we drop deep onto the edge of the 18 yard box with the midfield dropping in front, all of a sudden teams struggle to get through us and goals come from set pieces or wonder strikes. The second goal was an example of this, though Anel's inability to see what McGinn was going to do when every fan in the stadium could see what he was going to do, didn't help. But that's why he's captain. Because he's great. 👍
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This formation literally made BBD and Mcatee 100% less effective… even a blind sloth could see that.

By not giving them anything much to worry about going the other way we’re just inviting pressure onto us over and over, wave after wave.
 
How many teams play a back 3 in this division?

I'll give you a clue, there's 1 and they currently sit stone cold fucking last having conceded 59 goals in 23 matches.
 
Tony_Kaufman said:
It's not the formation that's the issue or whether we play 3 or 4 at the back, it's how high up the pitch they play that's the issue. We have no pace at the back and they back 2/3 sit on just behind the centre circle. All it takes is a through ball or a long punt and someone with pace beating the offside trap and teams are through on goal. When we drop deep onto the edge of the 18 yard box with the midfield dropping in front, all of a sudden teams struggle to get through us and goals come from set pieces or wonder strikes. The second goal was an example of this, though Anel's inability to see what McGinn was going to do when every fan in the stadium could see what he was going to do, didn't help. But that's why he's captain. Because he's great. 👍
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Formation killed us all game. Wilder stubbornly kept it all game like a real fool. The only positive we have this season is the use of the flat back 4 and the emergence of Brooks, both of which are negated by playing a 5. Never ever again
 

sjl said:
Luton have found a way?
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Keeping the same team that went up and adding improvement to their squad. Luton will go down next year if they stay up this year. But unlikely we'll swap places with them unless there is a new owner with deep pockets that can improve this team. Right now this squad is not even a top 6 championship squad. Some dark days ahead. NEED A RICH OWNER THAT WILL INVEST A LOT OF CASH.
 
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