by ferrarilover » 04 Jul 2013, 17:20
Craig is one part of the puzzle, certainly. I may have an incomplete list in my mind, but our genuine midfielders (not Lathrope/Cruise) are Bodin, Manse, Craig and Tommo. Now, for me, that's lovely. Bodin and Tommo providing pace and width (and some goal threat), Manse going box to box and Craig pulling strings. Lovely, until one of them is sent off/injured. We need three midfielders really, a big, tall fecker (Mozika?), another battler and a utility wideman/striker/defensive cover (a little like Jarvis crossed with Lathrope). That gives us options. We van be big and horrible by playing Manse, Mozika and Utility and one other. We can be pacy, with Bodin and Tommo alongside Mozika and Craig. We can be a mix of both. We can be direct (utility, Manse, Mozika further forward and a big striker [Manset]).
Our other option is to just be one dimensional and go from there. Pick a thing and get really good at it. It worked last year. Northampton were shit, let's not pretend they weren't, their football was virtually non-existent. However, they were big and strong and they played on it to great effect. Similarly, Cheltenham, they offer nothing but pace. Pace, pace, pace and it works. The year before last, we did the same thing. We sat back, defended deep, hit teams on the counter and came within a cheating manager/gullible referee combo of promotion. I don't think this is Knilly's style, I think he'll prefer winning 4-3 to 1-0, but if the budget doesn't stretch to this, 1-0 ain't a bad way to win a match.
Matt.
Craig is one part of the puzzle, certainly. I may have an incomplete list in my mind, but our genuine midfielders (not Lathrope/Cruise) are Bodin, Manse, Craig and Tommo. Now, for me, that's lovely. Bodin and Tommo providing pace and width (and some goal threat), Manse going box to box and Craig pulling strings. Lovely, until one of them is sent off/injured. We need three midfielders really, a big, tall fecker (Mozika?), another battler and a utility wideman/striker/defensive cover (a little like Jarvis crossed with Lathrope). That gives us options. We van be big and horrible by playing Manse, Mozika and Utility and one other. We can be pacy, with Bodin and Tommo alongside Mozika and Craig. We can be a mix of both. We can be direct (utility, Manse, Mozika further forward and a big striker [Manset]).
Our other option is to just be one dimensional and go from there. Pick a thing and get really good at it. It worked last year. Northampton were shit, let's not pretend they weren't, their football was virtually non-existent. However, they were big and strong and they played on it to great effect. Similarly, Cheltenham, they offer nothing but pace. Pace, pace, pace and it works. The year before last, we did the same thing. We sat back, defended deep, hit teams on the counter and came within a cheating manager/gullible referee combo of promotion. I don't think this is Knilly's style, I think he'll prefer winning 4-3 to 1-0, but if the budget doesn't stretch to this, 1-0 ain't a bad way to win a match.
Matt.
