Can’t believe the numpties over on stevesweb. “We have to play 6 up front” otherwise we will play hoof ball and they will eat that up type of posts.
Playing Mane Pelle Tadic & JRod up front is a recipe for disaster because they simply will not get the ball, didn’t ANYONE watch Midgetlands tactics?
They will press us, squeeze out the space to build from the back by isolating the defence & DM’s from our forward players, that leaves a gap needing a long ball OR we end up with our attackers dropping deep to pick up the ball and adding to the mess.
It was like watching my old Pub team play football - we had lines across the pitch and 10-20 yard gaps between the lines so everyone goes hoof rather than moving the ball in groups of 3 or 4 players in short 5 yard passes. We let them isolate uys at SMS and being over attacking rather than being possessive in build up will be a recipe for disaster
------------Stickleback-------
-------Caulker–Fonte-- Maya
------------- Romeu-----------
Cedric/Tadic-Read/Davis-JWP–Targett/Davis
----------------Mane/Juanmi-------
------------------Pelle----------------
Cedric is the perfect wing back in our squad BUT lacks height and has been suffering that whack to the head since last week Tadic HAS to step up to the plate and deliver, but as a wing back will he do his defensive duties? If we put JWP there who do we have left in CM to actually hold the ball and make a pass?
Targett as a wing back is the best defensive option we have but is he effective enough when he gets forwards hence my question over where Davis will play.
Mane is first choice to start but has his dead leg/ knock cleared up enough?
Oh and also in ALL this build up why hasn’t anyone asked the clearly obvious - I HOPE WE HAVE BEEN PRACTISING PENALTIES question