[Football] We need two up front

[Frankworthington]

This may seem a little bizarre to many but I would go to Newcastle, who are nearly safe and get Dwight Gayle in on loan to play alongside GM up front with Maupay to come off of the bench.

Seriously?

 

[warmleyseagull]

They were just saying that to make him feel better. It’s like the school nurse saying nits only like clean hair.

Not at all. The latter is true.

 

[warmleyseagull]

This may seem a little bizarre to many but I would go to Newcastle, who are nearly safe and get Dwight Gayle in on loan to play alongside GM up front with Maupay to come off of the bench.

No 'seem' about it.

 

[studio150]

And that is Giroud, but we will never spend that much.
I have always liked Giroud, always pops up and scores important goals just when needed, but never been a fans favourite or gets a decent run in a team, except for a while at Arsenal where he scored regularly but was not well liked by Gooners.
Bizarre.

Giroud + £40m for Dunk?

 

[Perkino]

I used to agree with this, always two up front but over the years many clubs have created formations where 1 centre forward is supported by a guy who fills a whole in between midfield and defence in a 4-5-1
Drogba with Lampard. Torres with Gerrard. But most recently Kane with Alli, Vardy with Maddison or even Abraham with Mount.

The exceptional teams play a similar way but a different emphasis with the 3 central midfielders who now regain possession and move the ball forward to allow the 3 attackers to create width and enable the other 2 to get into the box in a 4-3-3. Ronaldo, Benzema & Bale. Neymar, Messi & Suarez. Sterling, Aguero & De Bruyne. Salah, Firminho & Mane. This is only achievable by having exceptional skills with passing.

There is also another collection of teams starting to operate with a 4-2-3-1 which is an adaptation of the previously very successful 4-5-1 but now instead of having 1 deep sitting midfielder in the mould of Makelele who is amazing they have 2 deep lying central midfielders who protect the defence and can pass the ball. I see us moving in this direction with Mooy being allowed to fill the central creative fulcrum of the 3 and the wider players both supporting attacks and doing a job defensively.

Two up front is an outdated system

 

[Albion Prem]

We could get Katie Price on a free

On a free WHAT!!!!!

 

[AmexRuislip]

On a free WHAT!!!!!

Well she's Skint, as already posted she can takes ball from the back from deep, more front than Brighton and her voice will make the oppositions GK ears bleed, resulting in ball in back of net.

 

[Weststander]

I used to agree with this, always two up front but over the years many clubs have created formations where 1 centre forward is supported by a guy who fills a whole in between midfield and defence in a 4-5-1
Drogba with Lampard. Torres with Gerrard. But most recently Kane with Alli, Vardy with Maddison or even Abraham with Mount.

The exceptional teams play a similar way but a different emphasis with the 3 central midfielders who now regain possession and move the ball forward to allow the 3 attackers to create width and enable the other 2 to get into the box in a 4-3-3. Ronaldo, Benzema & Bale. Neymar, Messi & Suarez. Sterling, Aguero & De Bruyne. Salah, Firminho & Mane. This is only achievable by having exceptional skills with passing.

There is also another collection of teams starting to operate with a 4-2-3-1 which is an adaptation of the previously very successful 4-5-1 but now instead of having 1 deep sitting midfielder in the mould of Makelele who is amazing they have 2 deep lying central midfielders who protect the defence and can pass the ball. I see us moving in this direction with Mooy being allowed to fill the central creative fulcrum of the 3 and the wider players both supporting attacks and doing a job defensively.

Two up front is an outdated system

This.

Two upfront, unless you have brilliant, pacey midfielders behind them, invariably leads to losing the critical CM battle in numbers. Most opponents whether it be Watford, CP or Spurs pack the CM with 3 players.

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

We could get Katie Price on a free

Then we’d be really loose at the back - balls flying in, left, right and centre.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Then we’d be really loose at the back - balls flying in, left, right and centre.

Thanks a lot, you've just put me off my coffee and croissant

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Thanks a lot, you've just put me off my coffee and croissant

You set them up and I’ll knock them out of the park.

 

[AmexRuislip]

You set them up and I’ll knock them out of the park.

President Trump, Prince Harry and Ed Sheeran were walking through Central Park one morning, when a CNN journo asked a question about global warming..........

 

[Taybha]

We just need Mike Small, problem solved.

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

President Trump, Prince Harry and Ed Sheeran were walking through Central Park one morning, when a CNN journo asked a question about global warming..........

A new study from Trump University shows that people with orange hair and skin produce twice as much carbon dioxide? How do plan on reducing your carbon emissions?

 

[Hamilton]

We just need Mike Small, problem solved.

With Robert Codner in the middle.


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[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Back in the day, both Rooney and Owen said they played better when Heskey was partnered with them. Murray can do the Heskey hold up/flick/link play stuff and he's a lot better finisher. Would be good to see how Maupay would fare if partnered with muzza.

I’ve no doubt that is part of the plan, but Potter seems reluctant to demand too much from Murray, Naylor mentioned the club want a striker with similar attributes to Murray so there’s definitely something to it, but why Glenn isn’t getting more game time only Potter (and his staff) knows.

 

[sydney]

Actually a long way into December Stephens had around a 90% pass completion but in the last games it been around 70% (67% last night) which is frankly a very, very bad ratio for a central midfielder with mainly defensive tasks.

About Stephens shooting... I think he likes to do it and I dont think he is bad at it - he had some decent attempts this season - but most of the time you see him have a shot, its not really about scoring but about preventing counter attacks.

Dont have numbers for this but I feel two thirds of his attempts has been after corners that has been headed away etc, and if you dont shoot quickly you could lose the ball and have a very dangerous counter attack against you. So a lot of his shots are weird volleys or from poor or messy angles and it makes him look worse at it than he really is.

ok mate .....his goal scoring record shot he is .....we've been watching him for a while now..... we are , as a team , incredibly shot shy.

 

[fleet]

We could get Katie Price on a free

Doubt it would be free

 

[blue-shifted]

I’ve no doubt that is part of the plan, but Potter seems reluctant to demand too much from Murray, Naylor mentioned the club want a striker with similar attributes to Murray so there’s definitely something to it, but why Glenn isn’t getting more game time only Potter (and his staff) knows.

The fact that he can hardly run any more is my guess

 

[majnoon]

Does Potter know what he is doing, he does not inspire any confidence in me