Are we going to stick with the present formation/system?

[Working Class Hero]

If he's in charge on Wednesday it'll be 5-3-2 as there's no time to work on anything else. Going forward though who knows, it's not possible to put a competent 11 out in any formation.

Personally I'd try to beef up the midfield but we just don't have any decent fit ones.

 

[Yoonited]

The flat midfield was largely caused by Duffy leaving.

And we failed miserably to find a replacement.How we yearn for a bit of a maverick player to turn a game in the blink of an eye.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Longer term, yes. The inability to overhaul the squad in he necessary ways to change system (due to finances) is a key reason to bring back Wilder.

We might change in the short term to.get a few results. There's an argument that four at the back, packing the midfield and keeping some variant of two up top is our best short term option. I share that belief, although one striker with Hamer and Mcattee behind is something I'd be tempted to try.

 

[alcoblade]

That's my main question about what happens next with our new manager. We won't have any money to sign anyone in January, so changing tactics is one of the few cards we have left.

Personally, I would go with:

GK: Fotheringham
LB: Robinson
CB: Anel
CB: Trusty
RB: Baldock
CM: Hamer
CM: Souza
LM: Larouci
RM: Bogle
CF: McBurnie
ST: Archer

Whatever we're doing now clearly isn't working.

Larouci? I think you’ll be disappointed. When Wilder sees what we’ve seen he’ll be nowhere near the first team.

 

[Mattblade68]

what system, we have one in name only, we don't carry out the 'system 'anyway

 

[FMBlade1]

Larouci? I think you’ll be disappointed. When Wilder sees what we’ve seen he’ll be nowhere near the first team.

I knew I'd get some pushback for that suggestion, but I saw him at Fulham and he really did seem quite decent going forward and offers something a bit different when he doesn't have defensive responsibility.

 

[FMBlade1]

In Wilder's first interview he hinted at a 'change in tactical approach' so we'll see!

 

[Bladesman]

Aren't most of the players still here signed by CW?

Brewster
McBurnie
Foderingham
Fleck
Norwood
Baldock
Osborn
Bogle
Lowe
Basham
Egan
Robinson

Coulibaly technically but he was out on loan while Wilder was here.

 

[beatific blade]

I don't mean to be overly-dramatic but I think I've cooked up a very cunning plan which cannot fail.

Disclaimer - the following is a framework and the individual personnel will change. We need to define a way of playing that we can take into the championship to be a threat.








Just call me Pep Bladeiola. Wow I wish Pinchy was here to see this.

 

[beatific blade]

I don't mean to be overly-dramatic but I think I've cooked up a very cunning plan which cannot fail.

Disclaimer - the following is a framework and the individual personnel will change. We need to define a way of playing that we can take into the championship to be a threat.

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Just call me Pep Bladeiola. Wow I wish Pinchy was here to see this.

Has Chris read this yet?

 

[Snowflake]

If he's in charge on Wednesday it'll be 5-3-2 as there's no time to work on anything else. Going forward though who knows, it's not possible to put a competent 11 out in any formation.

Personally I'd try to beef up the midfield but we just don't have any decent fit ones.

Do we have 5 fit defenders ?

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Do we have 5 fit defenders ?

No, we have 5 ft defenders

 

[FMBlade1]

I don't mean to be overly-dramatic but I think I've cooked up a very cunning plan which cannot fail.

Disclaimer - the following is a framework and the individual personnel will change. We need to define a way of playing that we can take into the championship to be a threat.

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Just call me Pep Bladeiola. Wow I wish Pinchy was here to see this.

Very similar to how we set up tonight, great post.

And nice to see Wilder being tactically flexible and astute!

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Although the 1st wilder era was mostly starting with the classic 5 2 1 2 that moved into the flat three in the premier it's not like he wouldn't ever change it up at times even then. I always thought that criticism of him was misplaced. We only stick with it so strictly as it was working most the time! It's not like he even came to the club with that as a normal set up

 

[Dnblade]

Yeah,we kept a good shape..541 tonight and made it hard for Villa to get through us or behind us...Wilder keeps tweaking things,and Hamer and Mcatee were good subs and got us into more forward areas,and great play by Hamer setting up Archer..pity it wasn't the winner

 

[Bladezz]

Impressed with CW changed us to a back 5 today.

First time he’s started that formation for us.

We now have plan A and Plan B and use the youth system.

We don’t just play Fleck Norwood

He’s literally nailed all our issues with him in 3 weeks.

 

[Champagneblade]

I don't mean to be overly-dramatic but I think I've cooked up a very cunning plan which cannot fail.

Disclaimer - the following is a framework and the individual personnel will change. We need to define a way of playing that we can take into the championship to be a threat.

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Just call me Pep Bladeiola. Wow I wish Pinchy was here to see this.

Not far off it tbh!

 

[beatific blade]

Not far off it tbh!

 

[FMBlade1]

Shown more flexibility and astuteness in a handful of games than he did for the entire of his final season with us