perfectOzblue Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I reckon 4-3-3 is the now the best formation for us to adopt. Price is not an out-and-out striker (hence his goalscoring record). He is like Keigan Parker, an 'attacker' (although hopefully he will actually be able to play football). I think we should play Pav as the central striker, with Taylor and Price either side of him. If Aljofree has signed, he can play right-back. Goodwin can move into centre mid as the ball-winner with Stephens and either Furman/Whitaker as the attacking midfielder. The only danger is that this may actually make Latics a semi-attacking team, which David Penney seems vehemently opposed to. Let's give it a go though. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmr Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Whenever we have tried to play 4-3-3 or similar with abbott acting as lone striker we have been s**te, the two up front wide players just dont get forward fast enough, or at all, they play like usual wingers and spend most of their time defending as we never get forward and when we do, they are busy defending. The whole team just seems clueless on how to play one up front, we cant counter attack for s**t. Whenever we gain posession its hoofed up to abbott who has no or little support and we lose possession, either that or we simply lose it because we dont have one player atm who can hold onto the ball, pick a pass or take a man on. If we play 4-3-3 expect us to lose the next 5 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLegend Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Wouldn't mind Penney adopting a 4-4-3 formation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornbloweroafc Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I reckon 4-3-3 is the now the best formation for us to adopt. Price is not an out-and-out striker (hence his goalscoring record). He is like Keigan Parker, an 'attacker' (although hopefully he will actually be able to play football). I think we should play Pav as the central striker, with Taylor and Price either side of him. If Aljofree has signed, he can play right-back. Goodwin can move into centre mid as the ball-winner with Stephens and either Furman/Whitaker as the attacking midfielder. The only danger is that this may actually make Latics a semi-attacking team, which David Penney seems vehemently opposed to. Let's give it a go though. Thoughts? Aljofree is a left back but i like your idea. tThe 4-4-3 can become 4-5-1 when defending (or away) with taylor and Price becoming midfiled/wingers ready for any counter attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Nah, crazy talk: Brill McKerr Hazell Gregan Al Jaffrey Jacobson Goodwin :censored: Furman Stephens Abbott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLee Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Nah, crazy talk: Brill McKerr Hazell Gregan Al Jaffrey Jacobson Goodwin :censored: Furman Stephens Abbott dont know if you noticed mate but scoring seems to be our problem, so a defensive formation wont help our cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) dont know if you noticed mate but scoring seems to be our problem, so a defensive formation wont help our cause That's a fair point: Brill McKerr Hazell Gregan Al Jaffrey Jacobson Goodwin :censored: Furman Stephens Parker Edited February 4, 2010 by OldhamSheridan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLee Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 That's a fair point: Brill McKerr Hazell Gregan Al Jaffrey Jacobson Goodwin :censored: Furman Stephens Parker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I reckon 4-3-3 is the now the best formation for us to adopt. Price is not an out-and-out striker (hence his goalscoring record). He is like Keigan Parker, an 'attacker' (although hopefully he will actually be able to play football). I think we should play Pav as the central striker, with Taylor and Price either side of him. If Aljofree has signed, he can play right-back. Goodwin can move into centre mid as the ball-winner with Stephens and either Furman/Whitaker as the attacking midfielder. The only danger is that this may actually make Latics a semi-attacking team, which David Penney seems vehemently opposed to. Let's give it a go though. Thoughts? One of the few teams I have seen who play 4-3-3 are Droylsden, and they have scored 57 goals in 23 matches this season - with all the front three reaching double figures. The secret is mobility of the front runners and a constant supply to them, good quality distribution is essential and all players should be comfortable on the ball. The flaw is more goals may be conceded under this system as attacking full backs and midfielders can leave gaps at the back if counter attacked, or if they are muscled out of the game. I like this system, but you need the right sort of players to make it work, I'm not sure if Latics have them - particularly the distribution aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Slight tangent, but Jonathan Wilson's Inverting the Pyramid is a fascinating read on football tactics like 4-3-3, and makes a lot of sense talking about certain formations falling out of fashion (e.g. why playing three at the back has largely disappeared because it's easy to counter). He write some very good columns in The Guardian on tactics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I'd like to see: Brill Jacobson, Gregan, Hazell, any 1 from 15 Taylor, :censored:, Goodwin, Smalley Abbott, Price This is basically using the central midfield to break a few legs and stop the other side playing, get the ball and give it to the wingers to supply the front men. But this means dropping our best midfielder at the mo in Stephens which is a shame. This football manager lark isn't as easy as it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch_KTF Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Slight tangent, but Jonathan Wilson's Inverting the Pyramid is a fascinating read on football tactics like 4-3-3, and makes a lot of sense talking about certain formations falling out of fashion (e.g. why playing three at the back has largely disappeared because it's easy to counter). He write some very good columns in The Guardian on tactics. Whilst looking that up I came across this which looks even more interesting... Why England Lose Could be one for leeslover and GeorgeHarveyBone to digest and debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 The Wilson book is fascinating on the history - I've also got that one you mentioned but so far it seems a bit like Freakonomics lite for football fans. I could be being a bit harsh, mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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