ICA_86
Well-Known Member
I was listening to H&H this morning and they touched on the fact that we’re replacing the likes of Morelos and Tav with completely different players, but still playing the same way and it made me think - is it formation, as opposed to personnel?
I’m looking at Sunday’s game and it’s clear that Defoe can’t cope up front himself and that we were outnumbered in midfield. Would it not have been nice if we had the option of a 3-5-2, which simultaneously at least matches them in the middle and gives Defoe someone to work around? That’s a formation that can go 5-3-2 or 5-4-1 very naturally as well.
I know Adamski has done some good work re tactics recently and our 4-3-3 is a bit more fluid than some, but I feel we’re still handicapping ourselves with this. I honestly date it back to Motherwell last season when we went 3-5-2, didn’t win and (as per) the fan base had such a collective fanny fart that the gaffer hasn’t alternated much - if at all - since.
We’ve got four good to excellent centrebacks, the best wingbacks in the league, plenty of diverse talent in midfield, don’t really play with out and out wingers and a few who are comfy at 10 or deep forward - we really do have the tools to change it up every now and again to suit certain games, but refuse to do it.
I’m looking at Sunday’s game and it’s clear that Defoe can’t cope up front himself and that we were outnumbered in midfield. Would it not have been nice if we had the option of a 3-5-2, which simultaneously at least matches them in the middle and gives Defoe someone to work around? That’s a formation that can go 5-3-2 or 5-4-1 very naturally as well.
I know Adamski has done some good work re tactics recently and our 4-3-3 is a bit more fluid than some, but I feel we’re still handicapping ourselves with this. I honestly date it back to Motherwell last season when we went 3-5-2, didn’t win and (as per) the fan base had such a collective fanny fart that the gaffer hasn’t alternated much - if at all - since.
We’ve got four good to excellent centrebacks, the best wingbacks in the league, plenty of diverse talent in midfield, don’t really play with out and out wingers and a few who are comfy at 10 or deep forward - we really do have the tools to change it up every now and again to suit certain games, but refuse to do it.