Telegraph article on our overlapping centre backs

[Proud Blade]

What are Sheffield United's 'overlapping centre-backs' and why do they do it?

Sheffield United might feature fairly low down a list of clubs believed to have influenced world football, but a cunning tactic they introduced in League One could be integral to their Premier League survival - and may well spawn copycats everywhere.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[BigBed]

Read it this morning, good read, but also hints that we looked for a Bash replacement.

 

[bypassblade]

It's nice to get complimets about our style, instead of some knob saying we play hoofball..

 

[Ricky]

This is becoming a monumental cliche.

 

[Ivanhoe]

It'll get worse, the journo's have done Guardiola and Klopp football to bits.
I can remember when we they were all doing articles about 'Total Football'.

 

[blade67]

Yes, but this is actually quite a balanced article TBF

What it doesn't explain is how our wingbacks often turn up in the opposition box on the other side of the pitch


Hopefully we'll be reading about that in 2years when everyone has caught up

 

[Bennyand the Blades]

I wish they'd leave off telling everybody about it, how do we surprise anybody now with all this lot blathering on about it !!!!!!!!

 

[Maidenhead]

Read it this morning, good read, but also hints that we looked for a Bash replacement.

No it doesn't, it hints that we looked for a second Basham but had to make do with JOC

 

[BigBed]

No it doesn't, it hints that we looked for a second Basham but had to make do with JOC

That's not how I read it at all.

 

[BigBed]

I wish they'd leave off telling everybody about it, how do we surprise anybody now with all this lot blathering on about it !!!!!!!!

It doesn't matter, it won't work in the Prem anyway!

 

[Maidenhead]

That's not how I read it at all.

"We’re lucky we have Chris Basham, who’s a midfielder, a centre-half, and a wing-back - he can play anywhere.
Jack O’Connell was different because he's a left-sided centre-back and it took time to encourage him to do it, but we thought that would improve his game and make him more attractive to bigger clubs.

We're lucky we have Chris Basham, couldn't be any clearer.

 

[BigBed]

"We’re lucky we have Chris Basham, who’s a midfielder, a centre-half, and a wing-back - he can play anywhere.
Jack O’Connell was different because he's a left-sided centre-back and it took time to encourage him to do it, but we thought that would improve his game and make him more attractive to bigger clubs.

We're lucky we have Chris Basham, couldn't be any clearer.

No shit, now read all of it.

"The problem is, is finding another Chris Basham, is difficult".

 

[super_pig]

I wish they'd leave off telling everybody about it, how do we surprise anybody now with all this lot blathering on about it !!!!!!!!

knowing about it isn’t the same as doing something about it

 

[Rollerball]

"The problem is, is finding another Chris Basham, is difficult"

This says they wanted a player like bash for the left, but couldn't find one so adapted JoC.

 

[Maidenhead]

"The problem is, is finding another Chris Basham, is difficult"

This says they wanted a player like bash for the left, but couldn't find one so adapted JoC.

Exactly, we wanted a second Basham not a Basham replacement.

 

[JPBrods]

I wish they'd leave off telling everybody about it, how do we surprise anybody now with all this lot blathering on about it !!!!!!!!

We change from overlapping centre backs to wing backs bombing through central midfield channels

 

[BigBed]

Bash is getting on now, JAGS is 37! Who's going to be playing there a) If Bash gets injured, b) next season, if we stay up?

 

[JPBrods]

Bash is getting on now, JAGS is 37! Who's going to be playing there a) If Bash gets injured, b) next season, if we stay up?

Maybe that's why Kean Bryan is still around? Lundstram could probably do it too.

 

[BigBed]

But no set replacement yet.....maybe Jan?

 

[Brian Deane]

Maybe that's why Kean Bryan is still around? Lundstram could probably do it too.

It wouldn't surprise me at the least to see Kean Bryan replacing Basham if he's either suspended or injured. UTB

 

[RMBlade]

It wouldn't surprise me at the least to see Kean Bryan replacing Basham if he's either suspended or injured. UTB

No chance. Bryan is left footed. If Basham gets injured Jags will come in and still go forward just not as often (this happened vs Betis). It’s not ideal and I think it’s a hole in our squad.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

The rest of the world is finally starting to catch up and take notice.