message for Mickey Adams

[Bladesway]

Zonal marking is the norm in modern football. Here's a brief introduction for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marking_(association_football)

OK as loathe as I am to use your Wikipedia link I'll take a quote from it.

"Zonal marking is more difficult when defending set pieces such as free kicks and corners". If you are talking open play then Zonal is quite often employed and has been for some time (often a manager will do a "when the ball is here, you need to be here" sort of team talk), but when you are talking set pieces that theory is shafted. You watch any match up in an area and its man to man. Thats what I am talking about because its there where we are falling down.

Now I haven't played the game in a while I'll grant you but zonal defending at set pieces was unheard of amongst anyone who ever wanted to win anything. It was generally the preserve of nutbags and people who had read a lot of books but never actually played the game.

 

[super_pig]

so the zonal marking thing to one side for a moment.. we are all pretty much agreed that putting williamson on the wing is bizarre for want of a better word?

 

[oldblade]

Hows about show some nuts in the run up to the transfer window and say publically that what hes got isnt good enough,what hes being allowed to sign isnt good enough and that he realises hes dropped a bollock coming here because despite how much he loves the club ,if the directors and chairman arent going to put their hands in the money pot and allow him to make some quality buys we are basically foooked .Id have more respect for him if he did that rather than telling us in the press on friday we are turning the corner and almost there and then turning out a tactically inept piss poor set of players who quite frankly could nt defend thier mothers honour or score in a whore house .

I don't see how saying all those things publicly would improve our performances. I think it would be more likely to have the opposite effect.

 

[Tickhillblade]

My advice:

Try this:

Simonsen
Parrino Collins Lowry Nosworthy
Bogdanovic Doyle Williamson Yeates
Bent Evans​

- Ok height
- As much pace as we've got
- More width
- Williamson playmaking centrally
- More goal threats
- Use zonal defending

Almost agree with that team young man, not wouldn't have Noz in there, too much of a risk. I would try Lowton.

It's all of no consequence as Willo is now suspended.

I would give the Captaincy to Doyle

 

[Highbury_Blade]

I don't see how saying all those things publicly would improve our performances. I think it would be more likely to have the opposite effect.

Didn't exactly work for Robson did it? However at the time, that team clearly was good enough. Maybe things are different now.

 

[Bergen Blade]

OK as loathe as I am to use your Wikipedia link I'll take a quote from it.

"Zonal marking is more difficult when defending set pieces such as free kicks and corners". If you are talking open play then Zonal is quite often employed and has been for some time (often a manager will do a "when the ball is here, you need to be here" sort of team talk), but when you are talking set pieces that theory is shafted. You watch any match up in an area and its man to man. Thats what I am talking about because its there where we are falling down.

Now I haven't played the game in a while I'll grant you but zonal defending at set pieces was unheard of amongst anyone who ever wanted to win anything. It was generally the preserve of nutbags and people who had read a lot of books but never actually played the game.

I'm talking about open play zonal marking, preferably both in defence and midfield. Here's another thread about it: http://www.s24su.com/showthread.php?21593-The-weakness-of-a-man-marking-midfield

Chelsea and Liverpool are examples of clubs that have experimented with zonal marking at set pieces in recent times. I'm not too keen on that myself.

 

[stee87]

Almost agree with that team young man, not wouldn't have Noz in there, too much of a risk. I would try Lowton.

It's all of no consequence as Willo is now suspended.

I would give the Captaincy to Doyle

i wouldn't play yates at all with his recent performance!! I hate myself for saying this but i would play bent behind the front two with him pushing forward and play ward as a striker! i think once ward get a few games up front and maybe one or two goals his performance will start picking up!!

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And give Long ago in net! or try and get Mikhel back from Mansfield!! I dont think the back four have any faith in simmo and it might do him good to be dropped for a few games!