we want four four two

[skintmanblues]

We want four four two we eant four four two for **** sake sami we want four four two letsvsing this in the northstand v millwall

 

[Rookie]

No ta, just a competent manager

 

[nwgull]

We want four four two we eant four four two for **** sake sami we want four four two letsvsing this in the northstand v millwall

We did for 20 mins! Then KLL got injured and replaced by a central defensive midfielder.

 

[Bob!]

We want four four two we eant four four two for **** sake sami we want four four two letsvsing this in the northstand v millwall

We did for 20 mins! Then KLL got injured and replaced by a central defensive midfielder.

Until KLL went off Colunga was playing just behind Bent, with Lua Lua on the left & benno on the right.
It was working well IMO

 

[brightonmark1234]

We did for 20 mins! Then KLL got injured and replaced by a central defensive midfielder.

it was more like 4-4-1-1

 

[BensGrandad]

If you listen to SH on his post march interview on Radio Sussex that will never happen. As he said if you have a way that you want to play you should never change it or deviate from it.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

If you listen to SH on his post march interview on Radio Sussex that will never happen. As he said if you have a way that you want to play you should never change it or deviate from it.

He changed it himself by replacing a fast outside winger type with a slow, central, defensive midfielder

 

[GT49er]

it was more like 4-4-1-1

That's close enough to 4-4-2 for me!

 

[brightonmark1234]

That's close enough to 4-4-2 for me!

this is what we played for about 20 minutes yesterday untill kaz went off
stockdale

bruno dunk hughes bennett

bennett caskey gardner lua lua

colunga
bent

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

I actually think our team yesterday bar JFC was probably the strongest in the circumstances but it was a joke to break from the 4411 which was working so well until LuaLua went off, after which we fell to pieces

 

[nwgull]

it was more like 4-4-1-1

Fair enough, but it is generally the case in most 442 formations that one of the strikers will play a bit deeper; they'd be getting in each other's way otherwise.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Which did beg the question, if it was working well as we started the game, why not replace Kaz with March?

Ince - Gardner - JFC, even when we were desperately chasing the game seemed to be holding station around the centre circle. Really bizarre that regardless of managerial instructions, the 3 of them didn't realise at least 2 of them needed to be getting in and around the box.

 

[Bob!]

Which did beg the question, if it was working well as we started the game, why not replace Kaz with March?

........

Because March wasn't ready for 70 minutes football after being out for months?

 

[GT49er]

Because March wasn't ready for 70 minutes football after being out for months?

Agreed. So why wasn't McCourt on the bench?

 

[Bob!]

Agreed. So why wasn't McCourt on the bench?

.....or Texeira

 

[GT49er]

.....or Texeira

OK by me - but would that have been exceeding our permitted number of loanees in the squad?

 

[Frutos]

I get mine delivered every month, saves the hassle of going to the newsagents for it.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Agreed. So why wasn't McCourt on the bench?

Because he also isn't ready for 70 minutes football

 

[GT49er]

Because he also isn't ready for 70 minutes football

Probably a lot more ready than March.

 

[Whitechapel]

I honestly think that with the players we have our best option is a 4-2-3-1. With a fully fit squad we could put out:

Stockdale
Bruno Hughes Dunk Bennett
Stephens Holla
Bennett Caskey LuaLua
Bent

Subs: Walton, Greer, Calderon, Ince, March, McCourt, Baldock​

That squad would have some decent back-up going forward too, Colugna, Gardener, Crofts & Portuguese Tex being the stand out players. I'm the first to admit that our squad is the weakest it has been over the last 3 seasons, but you can not tell me that a squad with that much talent should be in the bottom half of this league, let alone the bottom 3! Caskey often reminds me of Jack Wilshere, a young (slight over-hyped) midfielder who is very good when just behind a striker but fades massively when put in a central midfield role where he's expected to defend more than he attacks. I honestly reckon with a competent manager, that XI would challenge for the top 6.