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Post by sirfred on Sept 9, 2017 7:23:47 GMT
When I played football (not that long ago by the way) we always operated a successful 4 2 4 formation full of attacking options with 2 centreforwards and 2 pacy wingers who could track back and assist midfield the wingers had to be super fit though but today's teams just pack the midfield 4 5 1 - am I missing something - should I apply for the Managers job ?
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Post by lookingin on Sept 9, 2017 7:50:25 GMT
In today's modern game. Managers feel the need to be able to adjust team shape and style as the match day game involves. The easy way is to stack the midfield. I remember the days of no subs if someone got hurt you played with 10
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Post by midfieldgeneral on Sept 9, 2017 8:13:24 GMT
When I was coaching, I preferred to play a flexible 5-3-2/3-5-2, because you could switch from defence to attack very easily.
Just get the 3 biggest defenders and the two biggest forwards, that you can find.
Mark Wright used a similar formation, with Bolland, Guyett and Collins, when we won the conference.
Although, like any system, you need the players who are capable of operating it.
McCarthy's long ball game with the squad we have was a none starter. With the players we have some kind of 4-4-2 and a passing game is required, although we lack the creativity that a Rooney or a Durrell can provide, to unlock defences. Mahon needs to perform to a high standard consistently.
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Post by sqzl on Sept 9, 2017 8:22:55 GMT
It's all fashion IMO, lower leagues trying to copy successful premier league styles with players who can't understand or perform to that level in the new system. A simple 4-4-2 was what we played during that brilliant run last season, it's all we need at conference level. Two central players taking turns to join the attack, wingers with pace and strikers that don't change each week so they gain understanding of one another. Problem is, my opinion is that we have 1 decent winger in the whole squad. Two of you count waters as a winger but for whatever reason he doesn't make the squad, super chaps does.
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Post by The Angry Agenda on Sept 9, 2017 9:28:15 GMT
In my day it was 4-4-2, with none of this holding midfielder rubbish. Your midfielders were box to box players and that's it.
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Post by btb on Sept 9, 2017 11:43:41 GMT
Always been a 4-4-2 man but to me the most balanced and adaptable formation is 3-5-2 if you have the players to play it. I just couldn't understand why we have been playing the hoof ball game when we quite obviously didn't have the players to suit those tactics.
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Post by paulcrossleyshair on Sept 9, 2017 13:36:48 GMT
In my school football team in the early 80's our Teacher loved attacking football - we played a 2-3-5 formation.
2 Central defenders, 3 centre mids and 5 up front!
I was goalkeeper and hardly had anything to do for 2 years :-D
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Post by billyw on Sept 10, 2017 18:35:21 GMT
Right Back. Left Back Right Half. Centre Half. Left Half Inside Right Inside Left Outside Right. Centre Forward. Outside Left. SORTED  |
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Post by spencerwhelanleftpeg on Sept 10, 2017 18:52:58 GMT
In my school football team in the early 80's our Teacher loved attacking football - we played a 2-3-5 formation. 2 Central defenders, 3 centre mids and 5 up front! I was goalkeeper and hardly had anything to do for 2 years :-D They must of been some side in front of you 😀😀 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 19:19:13 GMT
was quite amazed with how shaw set up yesterday very brave and refreshing to see him change it about when needed to
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Post by imadeva on Sept 10, 2017 19:58:41 GMT
Played football all my life ,watched football all my life.End of the day play 442. 433 451 4411 it doesn't matter you have 11 players each one marks one of their players who wins more battles usually wins more games end of .easy as that
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Post by bing on Sept 10, 2017 20:06:37 GMT
Right Back. Left Back Right Half. Centre Half. Left Half Inside Right Inside Left Outside Right. Centre Forward. Outside Left. SORTED Love the old fashioned positions. Bit brave not fielding a goalie though! |
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Post by southernblue on Sept 11, 2017 20:15:13 GMT
Right Back. Left Back Right Half. Centre Half. Left Half Inside Right Inside Left Outside Right. Centre Forward. Outside Left. SORTED That looks like a 2-3-2-3 formation. I remember my first match for St. Thomas of Canterbury middle school, I was inside left. We got mullerred 8-0. When I began watching Chester play in the mid 80s 4-3-3 was the norm for most teams, a 4-4-2 was seen as quite a conservative defensive formation. Within a few years it became the norm. |
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