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I agree with you. Negatives: Rigid play, percentage football. Giving away the ball too easily. Too much hoof. Very narrow (not expansive). Positives: less long shots, more guile and more balls into the penalty box. One of a percentage game that says that most goals (less the higher up the...

4-3-3 is the only system for the home games. If Albion want to bore the opposition to death north of Watford, to pinch some points, that's OK, as is bringing on a defensive midfielder and playing possession football to protect a 1-0 lead with 30 minutes to go. 4-4-2 often tends up as no...

In % football, possession football is largely a defensive tactic (a good tactic better than deep defence). There is still a place for it, especially when holding on to a lead. I think the trick is really making the right decisions. Long shots are often just giving the ball away. So are long...

We are having more shots from inside the box. That's entirely down to Lualua. Shots per game 15.4 last season 14.5 SPG in the penalty area 8.2 last season 7.5 Anything over two shots per game for a player in the penalty area is good Tex at 1.3 was best for us last season Lualua at 0.4 last...

False Dawn ? I'm with this. 4-4-2 is a very rigid formation and when both clubs play it it can be very boring without any flexibilty in midfield. I go for 4-3-3 with one winger. In my terminology 4-2-4 is the failed system with two wingers. 4-4-2 as often as not has no wingers. 4-3-3 has one...