Two strikers and two wingers... look what happens.

[Foolg]

Ulloa, Lingard, Buckley and Lua Lua all on the pitch, and suddenly we look a much better side. Hopefully Oscar goes for it a bit more often from now on!

Cracking result!

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

Technically Lingard is a midfielder and we were still set up in a 4-5-1 but yes we should go more attacking at home.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

It's really not that simple, is it?

His setup and substitutions won us the game. What would have happened if we had started like that, nobody knows.

He's also got the players fit and available to do that now (touch wood).

 

[KZNSeagull]

Lingard's not a striker, but never mind. It was a very positive substitution which paid dividends. Don't think it would have worked from the start.

 

[Mackenzie]

I wasn't expecting to see Lualua, Lingard and Buckley on the pitch at the same time. Ever.

Garcia surprised me tonight.

 

[Simster]

If he'd started with that formation, we'd have lost the game by half time.

 

[shaolinpunk]

It was 4-2-3-1 when we scored

 

[Beach Hut]

Amazing result

 

[stss30]

People don't seem to grasp that if we started with that line up against the better teams we'd get picked apart. Great tactics from Oscar.

 

[n1 gull]

It was correct today although I was wanting Lua Lua on earlier if I'm honest

 

[Beach Hut]

People don't seem to grasp that if we started with that line up against the better teams we'd get picked apart. Great tactics from Oscar.

Spot on the tactics were brilliant, defensive all 1st half then slowly QPR were making errors and then go attacking style.

 

[Silkster365]

It was correct today although I was wanting Lua Lua on earlier if I'm honest

This. Oscar got away with it I think. He was 5 mins from the crowd getting on his back

 

[bhawoddy]

This. Oscar got away with it I think. He was 5 mins from the crowd getting on his back

Absolutely this... People behind me were very vocal in his direction... They soon shut up though when we scored...

 

[Max Paper]

This. Oscar got away with it I think. He was 5 mins from the crowd getting on his back

I won't lie, 5 mins before the substitution I WAS getting on his back. Tacticle genius or flukey ****er...

 

[Silkster365]

I won't lie, 5 mins before the substitution I WAS getting on his back. Tacticle genius or flukey ****er...

Me too - one of those moments when everyone in the stadium could see what was needed about 15 mins before the manager did

 

[portslade seagull]

Until we scored we were playing to the Arsenal method passing sideways and never taking the shot on, Andrews had a great chance to shoot then beat himself

 

[pottert]

If he'd started with that formation, we'd have lost the game by half time.

100% correct

QPR were the best team we have played this season by a mile.

We battered Wigan & lost
We were totally outplayed by QPR & won

It sounds very simplistic but having the ability to put the ball in the net is what counts.

 

[Stat Brother]

What makes tonight so incredible is the FACT that Oscar is Spanish.

A foreigner coming over here and out thinking, performing, classing, pronouncing, not just any old manager.
But England's greatest ever manager, financial genius and bankruptcy specialist.

Clearly it was a fluke result.

 

[Weststander]

It's really not that simple, is it?

His setup and substitutions won us the game. What would have happened if we had started like that, nobody knows.

He's also got the players fit and available to do that now (touch wood).

Well said.
The initial post conveniently forgot to say that the formation he drooled over was towards the end of the match.

 

[martin tyler]

Thought he timed the chsnge just right. Lucky or genius i don t care. I will happily day it was a touch of genius.