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Front Two
LargeAddick
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It will be interesting to see what the front two will be. We certainly have enough permutations now although I reckon Dickson will go on loan and Bent may go. As Pards says we lack genuine pace up front, especially without Varney. Could Varney and McLeod play together. Why not ? However, this Saturday I'd go with Iwelumo/Bent with McLeod. Toddy can't play 90 minutes and will be more effective off the bench. ZZ won't have settled in time and won't make the bench.
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why does it have to be two up front....??0
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[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]why does it have to be two up front....??
two ain't enough for you is it lover boy0 -
ha ha. This is my team at the moment (controversial!):
My team now
Weaver
Moo2Kill,Paddy, Bougherra, MilkSnatcher
Thomas, Ambrose, Semedo, ZZ, Reid
Iwelumo
Subs:
McLeod
Todorov
Sinclair
Randolph
Fortune0 -
1 up front, you're mad!0
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i'm a tactical genius thank you very much0
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[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]1 up front, you're mad!
We must defend in depth - we are playing Scunthorpe at home, don't forget! ;-)0 -
[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]i'm a tactical genius thank you very much
Anyone is a management tactical genius when it comes to football compared to Rothko :-)0 -
Do one!0
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even curbs wouldn't play one up front home to scunthorpe!!!!
wss out! wss out!0 -
I bet Curbs would ....... especially at home !!0
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[cite]Posted By: les_says[/cite]even curbs wouldn't play one up front home to scunthorpe!!!!
wss out! wss out!
He would also have eveyone back for a corner!0 -
my team is not defensive though!
WSS's Red and White Army!
WSS is a legend, he wears a legend's hat and when he plays one up front the other team says "drat"
(that last one needs some work)0 -
[cite]Posted By: guinnessaddick[/cite][cite]Posted By: les_says[/cite]even curbs wouldn't play one up front home to scunthorpe!!!!
wss out! wss out!
He would also have eveyone back for a corner!
I could never see the point of that. If you keep a man up front, it provides an outlet and opponenents keep an extra defender back.
If you bring everyone back, opponents push extra players forward, it creates defensive mayhem in your own box, and you've no outlet - creating further pressure on your defence.0 -
some of the best attacking football i've seen us play was when we were 1 up front. Boro away anyone ?
It can be whatever you want it to be, it just means that you break as a unit and support and get beyond that front guy, and resist the temptation to play it long when he is isolated.0 -
you can be my assistant[cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]some of the best attacking football i've seen us play was when we were 1 up front. Boro away anyone ?
It can be whatever you want it to be, it just means that you break as a unit and support and get beyond that front guy, and resist the temptation to play it long when he is isolated.0 -
Toddy & McLeod with options on the bench? If Toddy doesn't last we can replace him0
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Back to the subject, I think it'll be McLeod and Varney as the front pair, with Toddy and Big Chris on the bench0
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Guys like Thomas, Reid, Ambrose and Zheng are going to push forward anyway so 4-5-1 will quickly be 4-3-3 when we are attacking.
I feel much happier now despite Diawara going as we have real attacking options now be it 4-5-1 or 4-4-2.
Teams are going to have to worry about us now rather than the other way round!0 -
Could be exciting at some stage - pace, pace, pace. For Saturday though?0
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Saturday? McLeod and Big Chris0
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Is Varney still injured?0
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[cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]some of the best attacking football i've seen us play was when we were 1 up front. Boro away anyone ?
It can be whatever you want it to be, it just means that you break as a unit and support and get beyond that front guy, and resist the temptation to play it long when he is isolated.
away in the prem is a different story. i don't expect we'll be soaking up scunthorpe pressure at home and looking to score on the break. we need to have an effective system of attack at home against teams who will, far more often than not, be sitting back themselves. we'll have a lot of the ball in the final third and we need to use it to good effect.0 -
4-5-1 actually often allows you more attacking players on the pitch than a 442 sheer weight of numbers often make up for not having a battler in midfield0
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I don't think Pards has bought all these strikers so he will play one upfront, and certainly not at home.0
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[quote][cite]Posted By: AFKA Bartram[/cite]some of the best attacking football i've seen us play was when we were 1 up front. Boro away anyone ?
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Did we win that match?0 -
[cite]Posted By: T[/cite]4-5-1 actually often allows you more attacking players on the pitch than a 442 sheer weight of numbers often make up for not having a battler in midfield
certainly if you're man u but i really don't expect us to play that way at home against scunthorpe.0 -
[cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite] Did we win that match?
3-0 - Rommers. Perry & Baby Bent0 -
Pards has always preferred 4-4-2. Said it when he first arrived. Think it will be Iwelumo and McLeod this Sat.0
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He definitely prefers 4-4-2. Not sure Iwelumo's done enough though. Toddy to start with McLeod?0
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[cite]Posted By: Paddy7[/cite]He definitely prefers 4-4-2. Not sure Iwelumo's done enough though. Toddy to start with McLeod?
Going on the Braga game, much as I hate to say it, Big Bent looked the most impressive of the strikers on display.
I'd go with Big bent and McLeod.0
