Ah, don't worry then. Thread closed. Just like the idea of the likes of Barnes playing a bit closer to Ulloa.
How would your 4 man midfield line up then out of interest?
Ah, don't worry then. Thread closed. Just like the idea of the likes of Barnes playing a bit closer to Ulloa.
I'm guessing...
Lopez ~ Bridcutt ~ Agustien ~ Orlandi
with Barnes and Ulloa up top.
I think tactically and after watching the Crawley and the Villareal game, people are going to be surprised with the interchanging of positions.
The "False 9" formation was definitely on show during the last two games.
When we had the ball going forward, it was interesting to see Orlandi, Crofts, Ulloa, Buckley & Barnes all interchanging positions so at one point, Orlandi and Crofts were the furthest central players pushed forward and Barnes & Ulloa dropping deeper to collect the ball.
If worked effectively, you create confusion in the defense (as it did in the first half against a good team Saturday). However, it can be a risky strategy to play if the players you have, don't have the intelligence to continually switch and cover.
Gus built a squad intelligent enough to cope with this system so that this evolution under Oscar has the personnel who are able to adapt to it.
If it pays off, we will see brilliant attacking football and lots of goals!
Happy days!
How would your 4 man midfield line up then out of interest?
This for me as well, was interesting to see the inter changing of positions in the first half against Villareal, infact the more I look at the signing of Kemy and Dave the more it leans towards the 4-3-3 imo.
Barnes will struggle to get in the side on any sort of regular basis when our shopping is done, I do see Orlandi playing that left side role.
However as you say, getting people nearer Ulloa is key to our success this season , way too isolated much like CMS was.
This for me as well, was interesting to see the inter changing of positions in the first half against Villareal, infact the more I look at the signing of Kemy and Dave the more it leans towards the 4-3-3 imo.
My concern with that is whether the players are up with it. No one seemed to know who was helping Calde when their right back doubled up on him in attack. I saw Crofts, Barnes and Orlandi all take a turn at helping out.
You could be right...Although you could also go with the following
4 defenders
1 Holding MF (Bridders)
1 Box to Box MF (Agustein, Crofts)
1 Free role (Dave, Orlandi, JFC)
1 floating winger
2 Attackers( one of which covers the other wing when the floating winger changes sides)