4-5-1

[Skaville]

Finally, Brighton have the answer. Could it be the answer for England too?

Rooney up top playing in a role he is now accustomed to. You can then play pretty much any combination of Gerrard, Lampard, Barry, Joe Cole, Lennon, Beckham, Milner, Wright-Phillips, Downing, Carrick, Walcott, Young, Hargreaves etc that you see fit and a flat back four.

No need for Heskey/Crouch unless you need a Plan B. Concentrate on supply from the wings and Lampard and Gerrard getting into the box to support Rooney.

It would play to our strengths. Could it be a good solution? Discuss:

 

[sully]

Sounds like a good plan.

The way things are going, it may have to be revised again to something like 2 - 7 - 1 if we really want to play to our strengths!

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Not sure Rooney is effective as the lone striker... tends to drop too deep

 

[Skaville]

Not sure Rooney is effective as the lone striker... tends to drop too deep

Not this season...

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Not this season...

True.

BUT I do think he's at his best playing in that deep, almost attacking midfield role coming to get the ball. He almost does the work of 3 men there. I'd still like to see a striker feeding off that.

 

[shwoody1]

it works for us as it allows our best elevenplayers to play together, for example it is unfair really to drop any of the midfield trio. i think the answer is pick your best eleven then find a formation that suits.

 

[Marshy]

I think this is a very viable option escpecially against the top sides, but Capello wont do it hes stuck on his big man up front solution.

Im very much a 4-4-2 man but against the top sides its worth a go. Who we are fairing very poorly against at present

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

I think this is a very viable option escpecially against the top sides, but Capello wont do it hes stuck on his big man up front solution.

Im very much a 4-4-2 man but against the top sides its worth a go. Who we are fairing very poorly against at present

Aye, it's got it's pros and cons that's for sure. We tend to get flooded in midfield against the better passing sides and our left side is gonna be so piss poor now in a standard 4-4-2.

 

[The Wizard]

I think this is a very viable option escpecially against the top sides, but Capello wont do it hes stuck on his big man up front solution.

Im very much a 4-4-2 man but against the top sides its worth a go. Who we are fairing very poorly against at present

You use every opportunity to have a dig at Capello don't you. cock.

 

[Marshy]

You use every opportunity to have a dig at Capello don't you. cock.

Please enlighten me on what is wrong in anway with my comment ? Merely stating a fact. In my opinion hes not open to change with regards to formation. I hope he proves me wrong and tries it.
At least we would then know.

I think danny seagull is spot on with his comments.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Finally, Brighton have the answer... It would play to our strengths. Could it be a good solution? Discuss:

Nope. 4-5-1 was the shockingly negative formation given a dirty name by McGhee. Dreadful stuff. Besides, how do you fit Forster, Murray and the twelve year old kiddie with the tiny head into that formation?

 

[Skaville]

the twelve year old kiddie with the tiny head into that formation?

 

[The Wizard]

Please enlighten me on what is wrong in anway with my comment ? Merely stating a fact. In my opinion hes not open to change with regards to formation. I hope he proves me wrong and tries it.
At least we would the know.

I think danny seagull is spot on with his comments.

You highlight the bit for me, he isn't stuck, he is playing the formation that has worked for his entire England tenure. Capello is the best thing to happen to English football in god knows how long.

 

[Olliebha]

England and 4-5-1 could work very well Jim but who would you play on the left? Personally Downing and J.Cole arnt playing well enough and Ashley Young should be in the squad. My England team for world cup...

Green
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Lennon-Lampard-Barry-Gerrard-Milner
Rooney

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

England and 4-5-1 could work very well Jim but who would you play on the left?

Adam Johnson, baby

 

[Marshy]

In Rooney we have a striker who is capable of performing this role at the highest level and is something he does often for Man Utd in Europe. He dosent drop deep anywhere near as much as he used to as he now understands this particular role.

This would as has been said enable Lampard and Gerrard a licence to bomb forward that they cant do at present also enabling us to play a natural wide left player other than having Gerrard stuck out there although he does a fine job.

Definately a good option against those top sides that keep the ball better than us.

Id really like to see it tried again now Rooney has the role sussed.

 

[Skaville]

England and 4-5-1 could work very well Jim but who would you play on the left? Personally Downing and J.Cole arnt playing well enough and Ashley Young should be in the squad. My England team for world cup...

Green
Johnson-Terry-Ferdinand-Cole
Lennon-Lampard-Barry-Gerrard-Milner
Rooney

I have to disagree with you about Downing's form. I think he's playing bloody well right now, but I'm not sure that he is international class. I'd go along with you and go with Milner, but Joe Cole could also play there or one of SWP/Lennon.

 

[The Wizard]

Adam Johnson, baby

Class player.

 

[Marshy]

Robinson
Johnson-Terry-Ferdinand-Cole
Lennon-Lampard-Barry-Gerrard
Rooney-Defoe


Or


Robinson
Johnson-Terry-Ferdinand-Cole
Lennon-Lampard-Barry-Gerrard-Milner
Rooney

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Class player.

Yep, he sperms all over Downing.

Who was shite yesterday, yet again.