by chunkygull » 10 Sep 2013, 17:07
PhilGull wrote:The way AK has put this squad together it's hard to play anything other than the current pacy 4-4-2 but I think it can be done.
We could be playing a modern "ticka-tacka" 4-2-3-1.
Rice
Tonge Downes Pearce Cruise
Lathrope Harding
Bodin Craig Chappell
Hawley
Harding can be swapped for Mansell or Mozika when he's ready. Any one of the attacking three can be swapped with Cameron/Thompson/Sullivan/Yeoman even Hawley or Benyon could be tried in there.
But to be honest I think the most important thing, regardless of formation is the players need to be told to keep the ball on the floor and always look for the easy option - and the easy option is never to look for the head or chest of the striker at the other end of the pitch but the team mate closest to you. Just play the simple pass, move in to space and look for the return. SIMPLES :cool:
love this post, my thoughts exactly (especially the bit in bold), the formation is easily interchangable through the game if needs must, but the main thing is passing it simple and on the floor to nearest team-mates, this is the most basic fundamental of football and also the most effective and threatening kind of football, its very hard to defend against and tires out the opposition.
people moaned and slagged off the 2nd half spell v hartlepool where we kept the ball and knocked it around a bit, spread the play and tried to pull the opposition around, a killer ball was lacking and a few passes went astray, but i would much rather see us play like that and keep the ball than play hoofball, giving our forwards hardly any chance to get it under control, have to run themselves into the ground and we keep losing the bloody ball.
you can bet players would prefer to try and play this way, because it is more enjoyable , each would see more of the ball, its less tiring and the chance of winning games is greater.
if players are incapable of passing the ball on the deck simply to each other, then they should not be professional footballers, also this asks the question again, what the hell do they do in training all week?
long balls can be effective if you have a team of hulks or real battlers, but you still need players who can pass it accurately and creatively into spaces or to the frontmen. it is still a tactic that has to be practised and mastered, rather than just hoof and hope.
[quote="PhilGull"]The way AK has put this squad together it's hard to play anything other than the current pacy 4-4-2 but I think it can be done.
We could be playing a modern "ticka-tacka" 4-2-3-1.
Rice
Tonge Downes Pearce Cruise
Lathrope Harding
Bodin Craig Chappell
Hawley
Harding can be swapped for Mansell or Mozika when he's ready. Any one of the attacking three can be swapped with Cameron/Thompson/Sullivan/Yeoman even Hawley or Benyon could be tried in there.
[b]But to be honest I think the most important thing, regardless of formation is the players need to be told to keep the ball on the floor and always look for the easy option - and the easy option is never to look for the head or chest of the striker at the other end of the pitch but the team mate closest to you. Just play the simple pass, move in to space and look for the return. SIMPLES :cool[/b]:[/quote]
[b]love this post[/b], my thoughts exactly (especially the bit in bold), the formation is easily interchangable through the game if needs must, but the main thing is passing it simple and on the floor to nearest team-mates, this is the most basic fundamental of football and also the most effective and threatening kind of football, its very hard to defend against and tires out the opposition.
people moaned and slagged off the 2nd half spell v hartlepool where we kept the ball and knocked it around a bit, spread the play and tried to pull the opposition around, a killer ball was lacking and a few passes went astray, but i would much rather see us play like that and keep the ball than play hoofball, giving our forwards hardly any chance to get it under control, have to run themselves into the ground and we keep losing the bloody ball.
you can bet players would prefer to try and play this way, because it is more enjoyable , each would see more of the ball, its less tiring and the chance of winning games is greater.
if players are incapable of passing the ball on the deck simply to each other, then they should not be professional footballers, also this asks the question again, what the hell do they do in training all week?
long balls can be effective if you have a team of hulks or real battlers, but you still need players who can pass it accurately and creatively into spaces or to the frontmen. it is still a tactic that has to be practised and mastered, rather than just hoof and hope.
