So we play 4-4-2, so what?

[Come from away]

Midfield should be the engine room, pass the ball out of defence, give us width and support our strikers. Against West Ham and Watford we have to start scoring goals not just play defence. Come all you armchair coaches, where with our current players do we have a midfield to do all this?

 

[jodman]

I'm not sure how to read this post, are you in favour of a 442 or against it due to our lack of midfield player with the attributes you mention?

I personally think that we have to play 442 for the next 3 games to try and give ourselves more options in the final third. Okay our midfield may not be up to the standard needed to really succeed at this level but i think if we play Kazim Richards on one of the wings and Alan Quinn on the other they will give us the drive and guile to create a few chances.

It is then down to Hulse and whoever is his partner to make these chances count.

I personally would like to see the following team against West Ham :

Kenny
Bromby(Koz if bromby is still out)
Davis
Jags
Stretch(Del if Stretch is still out)
Quinn
Gillespie
Leggie
Kaz
Nade
Hulse

 

[Come from away]

I think we have to play 4-4-2 but sitting here in Canada I have seen all our midfield run down - lots of faults - but we have to string something together, so what's the balance?

 

[jodman]

I think that even though our current midfield options are not fantastic players, they do offer enough to overcome the likes of Watford and Charlton. Lets face it, if the teams with the weakest players got relegated every year then the 3 promoted teams would always go down - a bit of belief and good team spirit can give you the edge over a technically superior but poorly motivated opponent.

I will be happy with 4 points from the next 3 games, West ham are by no means an easy mark - i hope that people do not start to panic if that result goes against us.

 

[shorehamview]

Depending on which idiot journalist you read on sunday and monday, we either played 4-1-4-1, 4-5-2, 4-3-3, 4-4-2 or just about any other combination except the old Brazilian one of 0-0-10.

 

[The One]

I'm not sure how to read this post, are you in favour of a 442 or against it due to our lack of midfield player with the attributes you mention?

I personally think that we have to play 442 for the next 3 games to try and give ourselves more options in the final third. Okay our midfield may not be up to the standard needed to really succeed at this level but i think if we play Kazim Richards on one of the wings and Alan Quinn on the other they will give us the drive and guile to create a few chances.

It is then down to Hulse and whoever is his partner to make these chances count.

I personally would like to see the following team against West Ham :

Kenny
Bromby(Koz if bromby is still out)
Davis
Jags
Stretch(Del if Stretch is still out)
Quinn
Gillespie
Leggie
Kaz
Nade
Hulse

so here are you wanting gillespie in the middle or quinny?

I would like to see nade more involved though.

 

[markdablade]

i agree with your formation but id rather have gillespie on the right and quinny in the middle but i was really impressed with nicky law against man utd fort he did is job very well.

id like to see more of nade though
and we have got t0 go 4-4-3/4-3-3 against West Ham, Watford and Charlton at least

id settle for 7 out of 9 points against them

 

[Sharpy]

Keep nicky Law in that side, he was up against Scholes, come on. Monty and leggy just cannot play together.

4-4-2 and go for it.

kenny

Kozluk
Jags
Davis
Geary

Quinn
Law
Monty
Keith (at the moment)

Nade
Hulse

 

[silverfox]

I'd have no problem with that line up Sharpy.

 

[The One]

me either. a pretty solid line up. leggy and monty are both too defensive to play in the same midfield together unless there are no other options. In some cases them playing together may work - but it means losing out on that other attacking option.

 

[Warnock=God]

----------------Kenny
Kozzy----Jags-------Davis-----Geary/Armstrong
------------Leggy/Monty
----------Quinn--------Law
Keef-----------------------------CKR
----------------Hulse


That's how I would line up. Everyone will disagree with it but I feel it's the formation that will get us results.

 

[Come from away]

I think Sharpy is right about the midfield except NW will play Leggy ahead of Monty. Also, if the mission is to go forward Kazim-Richards could pick up for Quinn if he runs out of steam.

 

[jodman]

so here are you wanting gillespie in the middle or quinny?

I would like to see nade more involved though.

Sorry i should have noted the positions i suppose, i would play keef and Leggy in the middle with Quinn on one wing and CKR on the other.

I take people's points regarding Nicky Law but if i were to keep him in the side i would have to drop Keef as i feel we need an out and out deffensive midfielder when playing away from home, especially with 2 attatck minded wide players who wont offer too much deffensively.

I think that leggy is our best option as a deffensive midfielder and i chose Keef alongside him because he adds some experience to what would otherwise be a very young midfield.

I'm hoping that, with the west ham takeover seeming concluded, the revival for them doesn't start on Saturday...

 

[markdablade]

Keep nicky Law in that side, he was up against Scholes, come on. Monty and leggy just cannot play together.

4-4-2 and go for it.

kenny

Kozluk
Jags
Davis
Geary

Quinn
Law
Leigertwood (thats only change)
Keith (at the moment)

Nade
Hulse

apart from mikele for monty ia gree with ya lol

 

[shorehamview]

i agree with your formation but id rather have gillespie on the right and quinny in the middle but i was really impressed with nicky law against man utd fort he did is job very well.

id like to see more of nade though
and we have got t0 go 4-4-3/4-3-3 against West Ham, Watford and Charlton at least

id settle for 7 out of 9 points against them

I'd be very happy to see us play 4-4-3.
Do you think any of the officials or opponents would notice?

 

[Sharpy]

We could have 15 players on the pitch and warnock would still put 13 of them behind the ball.

 

[BV]

To be honest, I don't think it's the formation but the lack of movement that's the problem. I'd be perfectly happy with 4-5-1 if the 5 moved about a bit more, looked for space a bit more, and passed a bit better.

 

[silverfox]

Talk all you want about formations but one simple pass can make the difference between winning or losing. So can one run off the ball.

BV talking sense???

Am I drunk?

 

[Robbie]

We could have 15 players on the pitch and warnock would still put 13 of them behind the ball.

Just 13?

 

[markdablade]

I'd be very happy to see us play 4-4-3.
Do you think any of the officials or opponents would notice?

ya never no till ya try lol

 

[BV]

Talk all you want about formations but one simple pass can make the difference between winning or losing. So can one run off the ball.

BV talking sense???

Am I drunk?

you probably were, it still makes sense though. Man united don't play a strict 4-4-2, but their movement was great. How many times did we see Rooney dropping deep for the ball, Scholes was everywhere and it goes without saying that Ronaldo and Giggs put the effort in. You don't have to be world class to pass and move, or to make runs that give players options though. That's simple football and we don't seem to do it enough. I hope now we're not playing the cream of the crop for a few weeks we look to play more positive football, no matter what the formation.