442

[BN9 BHA]

Is it the 1970's again?

1976-1979 very entertaining times watching the Albion

Where is [MENTION=12839]Goldstone Rapper[/MENTION] with his videos of those times?

 

[TonyW]

Looks like Chris may be going with a predominantly 442 formation this season, based on what we saw at Crawley and the publicised information that this is his preferred set up.

Thank **** I say. Let's forget all the fancy dan formations which are all very nice and flexible etc but can come unstuck at this level -see Derby away last term.

You won't find a better box to box central midfield pairing than Stephens and Kayal anywhere in this league. Full backs are sorted, as is the forward line (many pairings, just need to get the right balance). The centre back two are a bit light in depth as are the right and left midfield, although we have some options.

I am feeling quite confident.

Couldn't agree more.
If/when he works out his best front pairing, we could do some real damage this season.

 

[TonyW]

Disappointing. Dinosaur football.

With goals and points.

 

[The Birdman]

I love mix and match.

 

[BN9 BHA]

I love mix and match.

 

[Marshy]

with the fitness of March and Lua LUa, those that want 4-4-2 better get used to having Calderon right wing and Crofts\JFC on the left then....


I really really cant see us going 4-4-2.

This season is all about getting our midfield nearer our Lone front man in my opinion.. quick defenders are the key to us defending higher up the pitch.

 

[Doc Lynam]

What formations have given him the most success in his past?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I wasn't at Crawley, and I keep reading on here that we played 442. The club twitter 100% listed the side as 4231, with Baldock in a three (with March and Lualua) behind Hemed.

Which actually was it?

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I wasn't at Crawley, and I keep reading on here that we played 442. The club twitter 100% listed the side as 4231, with Baldock in a three (with March and Lualua) behind Hemed.

Which actually was it?

4-4-2. Both March (whilst on) and KLL hugged the wings, when Calderon came on he pushed inside a little more than March, but then he doesn't have any pace. However, he was predominantly wide.

Hemed was up front with Baldock generally just off him, if you are being pedantic you could make an argument for 4-4-1-1, as Baldock also dropped off slightly when we didn't have possession and roamed about quite a bit, but primarily in my eyes it was 4-4-2.

 

[OvingdeanSeagull]

Almost every team that gets promoted in this division uses a 2 up front formation. If we can create an effective striking partnership, such as Baldock and Hemed, then they will score far more than if we were to play Hemed on his own with Baldock on the wing again, for example. They will bring the best out of each other, and this has been shown by Watford (Deeney & Ighalo), Bournemouth (Wilson & Kermorgant), Leicester (Nugent & Vardy), Burnley (Vokes & Ings) and many more successful championship sides over the last few years. I think it's quite exciting to see how we've set up over the last few friendlies.

 

[matski_98]

Even if we start scoring goals? Last season was depressing.

I doubt us playing 442 last season would have made any difference to the scoreline with the players we had up front.

 

[pasty]

Almost every team that gets promoted in this division uses a 2 up front formation. If we can create an effective striking partnership, such as Baldock and Hemed, then they will score far more than if we were to play Hemed on his own with Baldock on the wing again, for example. They will bring the best out of each other, and this has been shown by Watford (Deeney & Ighalo), Bournemouth (Wilson & Kermorgant), Leicester (Nugent & Vardy), Burnley (Vokes & Ings) and many more successful championship sides over the last few years. I think it's quite exciting to see how we've set up over the last few friendlies.

Big fat THIS

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The football for the last 2 seasons has been so boring, predictable and crap!

You want boring and predictable then 442 is your formation. Can't imagine any of the more exciting teams in football think 442 is the way forward. Come to think of it, it's just the English who clamour for it.

 

[El Sid]

Whatever happened to sweepers?

 

[GT49er]

Lot of b0110cks on here about 442 being prehistoric, boring, primitive, whatever. Possibly some idiot might even have managed to get the derogatory term 'hoofball' in somewhere, although I haven't actually seen it!
There's no reason why you can't play modern progressive possession football - pwoper football - with a 442 formation. What is there about a 442 formation to stop us playing Stockdale to Greer, Greer to Rosenior, Rosenior to Dunk, Dunk to Bong, Bong back to Dunk, Dunk to a random midfielder, then straight back to Greer, to Stockdale, to Rosenior, to Greer, to Dunk, all within ten yards of our penalty area, slowly, scientifically and keeping possession? Surely we can do that with a 442 just as well as with any other system?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Lot of b0110cks on here about 442 being prehistoric, boring, primitive, whatever. Possibly some idiot might even have managed to get the derogatory term 'hoofball' in somewhere, although I haven't actually seen it!
There's no reason why you can't play modern progressive possession football - pwoper football - with a 442 formation. What is there about a 442 formation to stop us playing Stockdale to Greer, Greer to Rosenior, Rosenior to Dunk, Dunk to Bong, Bong back to Dunk, Dunk to a random midfielder, then straight back to Greer, to Stockdale, to Rosenior, to Greer, to Dunk, all within ten yards of our penalty area, slowly, scientifically and keeping possession? Surely we can do that with a 442 just as well as with any other system?

yeah. I can just imagine Jogi Löw thinking "what we need right now is two solid banks of 4 and some strikers" as he decides how to unpick a team. And when this, inevitably fails, is plan B the "tall fella"?

 

[sir albion]

442 is so uninspiring. I really hope this does not become a thing as it would be so depressing.

Leicester and Burnley were far from uninspiring
Christ if 442 is uninspiring then God knows what our recent football is.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

What is there about a 442 formation to stop us playing Stockdale to Greer, Greer to Rosenior, Rosenior to Dunk, Dunk to Bong, Bong back to Dunk, Dunk to a random midfielder, then straight back to Greer, to Stockdale, to Rosenior, to Greer, to Dunk, all within ten yards of our penalty area, slowly, scientifically and keeping possession? Surely we can do that with a 442 just as well as with any other system?

It's a very predictable system to play against though. You know exactly where each and every player is.

 

[severnside gull]

I'm still pretty convinced that we will play 4 3 3 or 4 5 1 whichever way you look at it when the season kicks off, if we can get further up the field defensively then our attacking players will look much better and will be Able to support a lone front man without the risk of being over run centrally.

Way to go

 

[Mellotron]

I want a formation that would allow Ince, Stephens and Kayal all through the middle. Those 3 could OWN games between them.