Protecting the Defense (4 Viewers)

[Bozi]

i would rather have Poulsen or/ad Melo than Sissoko,yes he is a cult hero but he gives the ball away more than he wins. for me he is the first one i would cut

 

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[Ahmed]

i would rather have Poulsen or/ad Melo than Sissoko,yes he is a cult hero but he gives the ball away more than he wins. for me he is the first one i would cut

anything you like Boswell, I'm just saying that that is an ace group of DMFs, provided we get Krasic and Silva flanking Diego with Dzeko as the prima pu(n)ta

 

[Bozi]

if(somehow) we managed to get 2 top notch wide men,and sorted out the defense then a 4-2-3-1 would be acceptable and only then do i think we could use a melo-poulsen partnership and allow Diego a free role



unfortunately i don't envisage us getting those platyers,us only buying defenders,having a static,unbalanced team,dependant on Diego being the sole creative force and then spending the next year bitching about the same things

 

[Ahmed]

like I've said before, the biggest signing we make next year will be...........Antonio Candreva

 

[Bozi]

if thats the case then the best we can hope for next year is

..........Poulsen................Melo

Candreva.............................JoeVinko
.....................Diego........................

.................em....Amauri?.............


this means we are truly fucked

 

[JBF]

And you not mentioning our back four is for the best

 

[Bozi]

its all part of the plane,field a 2-3-1 every week to save cannavaro and Legrotaglie getting sent off


chiellini and caceras will of course still be injured

 

[X Æ A-12]

They are not even worth mentioning these days... a blank hole pretty much sums them up

 

[Bozi]

don't worry they will still be the first names on the list every week,the injury list that is

 

[JBF]

They are not even worth mentioning these days... a blank hole pretty much sums them up

Exactly

 

[MikeM]

Fullback is the most important position in football and we don't have a single one that is even average.

We play 4-3-2-1 and we have players like Sissoko playing wide at times because our fullbacks can't provide that needed width. Then we are open in the middle because despite us having 3 DMs, they're not actually in the middle of the field.

I don't understand trying to play defensive and trying to play in our side of the field when we have no defence or goalkeeper at the moment. Why not try to play in the other team's side of the field? Today was a perfect example. We try to hold on forever but eventually we will be fucked because we have a senior citizen in net. You can't play like that.

4-2-3-1 is the only logical formation but it's never used.

 

[giovanotti]

Protecting Chimenti.

 

[Boksic]

Fullback is the most important position in football and we don't have a single one that is even average.

We play 4-3-2-1 and we have players like Sissoko playing wide at times because our fullbacks can't provide that needed width. Then we are open in the middle because despite us having 3 DMs, they're not actually in the middle of the field.

I don't understand trying to play defensive and trying to play in our side of the field when we have no defence or goalkeeper at the moment. Why not try to play in the other team's side of the field? Today was a perfect example. We try to hold on forever but eventually we will be fucked because we have a senior citizen in net. You can't play like that.

4-2-3-1 is the only logical formation but it's never used.

Its certainly the most important position if you are going to play 4-3-1-2

 

[Bjerknes]

This is what I'm talking about here. Two one-dimensional DM's out there today and we still gave up several chances once again. It's not like Samp was even that great, yet they still were able to get through and test Chimenti. Cassano should have had a hattrick. What did those two destroyers do to protect the defense? Nothing, especially since one gave the ball away 14 fucking times.

 

[Ken]

And they're certainly our weakest positions.

So it makes perfect sense to keep playing the 4-3-1-2 and watching it fail game after game.

 

[blondu]

Protecting Chimenti.

 

[Mr. Gol]

Aside from it not working defensively in this particular case, having two ball-winning midfielders is a tactic that's rarely used these days. Most top teams now have at least one defensive midfielder who is also capable of distributing the ball. Actually I think that when we had Emerson and Vieira it was already one of the most static central midfields in Europe.

 

[Hust]

Yeah. Agreed there. One midfielder that can pass the ball is not enough. Its like trying to win a horse race when your horse only has 3 legs.

 

[Bjerknes]

Aside from it not working defensively in this particular case, having two ball-winning midfielders is a tactic that's rarely used these days. Most top teams now have at least one defensive midfielder who is also capable of distributing the ball. Actually I think that when we had Emerson and Vieira it was already one of the most static central midfields in Europe.

No doubt, Mr. Gol.

And welcome back.

 

[Mr. Gol]

No doubt, Mr. Gol.

And welcome back.

Thanks

But eh... what was your nickname in ye good ol' days?