This Barca way of playing

OSRGull · Mar 10, 2014

Time to scrap? In league one we played great passing football with Murray and Barnes upfront and it worked perfectly.

We are not scoring enough goals with this formation. We are wasting time signing Rodriguez and Lingard if we aren't going to play to their strengths, it's no good putting them out on the wing when they're more likely to be more effective partnering Ulloa.

New formation I say, but it won't happen with Oscar.

Racek · Mar 10, 2014

Whats your point?

Hotchilidog · Mar 10, 2014

Why this obsession with formations? We need to concentrate on execution, if Buckley had his shooting boots on on saturday we would have won. I'm not having a go at Buckley, just pointing out that despite the "handcuffs" and "negative play" we still somehow managed to CREATE a couple of very good match-winning opportunities at the end of the game.

spring hall convert · Mar 10, 2014

How long did it take Swansea to get out of this league?

Have some patience.

BensGrandad · Mar 10, 2014

We are creating a number of chances just need to take more of them. Ulloa, Buckley and March all had good chances on Saturday that they missed had they scored people would be raving about beating a team like Reading 4 - 1

TonyW · Mar 10, 2014

Hotchilidog said:
Why this obsession with formations? We need to concentrate on execution, if Buckley had his shooting boots on on saturday we would have won. I'm not having a go at Buckley, just pointing out that despite the "handcuffs" and "negative play" we still somehow managed to CREATE a couple of very good match-winning opportunities at the end of the game.

We had a few really good chances on Saturday.
Just a shame they didn't go in.

Let's face it, with 11 on the pitch we were going to win, and probably score again.

dougdeep · Mar 10, 2014

Do you really think that we play like Barcelona?

leigull · Mar 10, 2014

You may have a point if we weren't creating many chances each game, but we are. Against Wigan we had over 20 efforts on goal, and 5 or 6 clear cut chances we should have scored from. Formation and style is fine, work is needed to be more clinical in front of goal that's all.

KZNSeagull · Mar 10, 2014

Just reading Finney on Football. The debate was raging then (1958) on the scrapping of the traditional English football formations. Am so glad we have moved on and embraced the latin way in this country ....

BensGrandad · Mar 10, 2014

It has been said many times but a game is going to come when the chances will be taken and we will thump some team, lets hope it is very soon, Tuesday evening against QPR or Saturday at Bolton

keaton · Mar 10, 2014

OSRGull said:
Time to scrap? In league one we played great passing football with Murray and Barnes upfront and it worked perfectly.

We are not scoring enough goals with this formation. We are wasting time signing Rodriguez and Lingard if we aren't going to play to their strengths, it's no good putting them out on the wing when they're more likely to be more effective partnering Ulloa.

New formation I say, but it won't happen with Oscar.

You think Rodriguez and Linegaard would suit a long ball team?

beorhthelm · Mar 10, 2014

time to scrap the Barca style? time to start it first.

perseus · Mar 10, 2014

OSRGull said:
Time to scrap? In league one we played great passing football with Murray and Barnes upfront and it worked perfectly.

We are not scoring enough goals with this formation. We are wasting time signing Rodriguez and Lingard if we aren't going to play to their strengths, it's no good putting them out on the wing when they're more likely to be more effective partnering Ulloa.

New formation I say, but it won't happen with Oscar.

Well, I don't like the kick and rush of the Withdean days.

I am glad we got rid of Barnes (honest plodder) for the craftsman type in Lingard and Rodriguez. This is the second striker role much nearer to Messi than Barnes ever was.

backson · Mar 10, 2014

If by "Barca way" you mean, "attempting to pass the ball to someone with the same colour shirt as you do", then it might be worth persisting with. Just my opinion like

keaton · Mar 10, 2014

Incidently Barca have started playing a lot more direct this season. That's working out well.

Albumen · Mar 10, 2014

Our % shots to those on target is the second lowest in the division. We're creating chances so the system isn't wrong, we're just not converting. One day soon (hopefully tomorrow), we're going to whoop someone's ass.

father_and_son · Mar 10, 2014

BensGrandad said:
It has been said many times but a game is going to come when the chances will be taken and we will thump some team, lets hope it is very soon, Tuesday evening against QPR or Saturday at Bolton

Looking forward to another 7 goal extravaganza then and will even allow one to be an OG. Oh, Blackpool - those were the days!

London Irish · Mar 10, 2014

Gus was much closer to the Barca style - I tend to view Oscar as more Germanic, a pragmatic mix of the long ball and short passing

B.W. · Mar 10, 2014

We need to inject pace in the front 3 by playing wingers FROM THE START and not leave 3 of them on the bench IMHO.

BensGrandad · Mar 10, 2014

B.W. said:
We need to inject pace in the front 3 by playing wingers FROM THE START and not leave 3 of them on the bench IMHO.

We could if the wingers he had were good enough and fit enough and neither Buckley or Lua Lua are both. March is the nearest to achieving that

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