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Norwich (Hughton) were not really a passing side:
http://www.whoscored.com/Regions/25...amStatistics/England-Premier-League-2013-2014
Checking shapes played:
4-4-1-1
http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/720780/Live/England-Premier-League-2013-2014-Norwich-Stoke
4-4-2
http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/72...League-2013-2014-Norwich-West-Bromwich-Albion
4-4-2
http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/720814/Live/England-Premier-League-2013-2014-Swansea-Norwich
It would be a novelty. I can't remember the last time we played 4-4-2. I think it tends to be more rigid and defensive than 4-3-3. And I have only just got used to 4-2-3-1 which might suit the Albion right now. I favour 4-3-3 which can quickly change to 4-4-2 if the going gets tough. 4-4-2 fans would like to have two wingers (not me), but often tends to have no wingers at all. If it is two wingers I would call it 4-2-4. Capello played a 4-4-2 with a deep-lying winger who was expected to work defensively.
4-3-3 & 4-2-3-1 & 4-2-1-2-1 to me requires a central midfielder that is a cut above the rest and right now the Albion midfield there is not one player that is sufficiently good at keeping the ball and passing to fill this role.
For an ordinary team in the lower reaches of the PL, 4-4-2 makes sense. For any team down the bottom of the League, two banks of four have been difficult to break down at the Amex.
What is really boring is if two sides both play 4-4-2 and they cancel each other out.
Norwich (Hughton) were not really a passing side:
http://www.whoscored.com/Regions/25...amStatistics/England-Premier-League-2013-2014
Checking shapes played:
4-4-1-1
http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/720780/Live/England-Premier-League-2013-2014-Norwich-Stoke
4-4-2
http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/72...League-2013-2014-Norwich-West-Bromwich-Albion
4-4-2
http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/720814/Live/England-Premier-League-2013-2014-Swansea-Norwich
It would be a novelty. I can't remember the last time we played 4-4-2. I think it tends to be more rigid and defensive than 4-3-3. And I have only just got used to 4-2-3-1 which might suit the Albion right now. I favour 4-3-3 which can quickly change to 4-4-2 if the going gets tough. 4-4-2 fans would like to have two wingers (not me), but often tends to have no wingers at all. If it is two wingers I would call it 4-2-4. Capello played a 4-4-2 with a deep-lying winger who was expected to work defensively.
4-3-3 & 4-2-3-1 & 4-2-1-2-1 to me requires a central midfielder that is a cut above the rest and right now the Albion midfield there is not one player that is sufficiently good at keeping the ball and passing to fill this role.
For an ordinary team in the lower reaches of the PL, 4-4-2 makes sense. For any team down the bottom of the League, two banks of four have been difficult to break down at the Amex.
What is really boring is if two sides both play 4-4-2 and they cancel each other out.
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