the_mighty_bosh Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Higdon going back to Sheffield is a blow, but if we look to attack from the start I think we can win. Cornell B Wilson Dieng J Wilson Eckersley Kelly Wellens Philliskirk Jones Yeates Cassidy If Dummigan is fit it would give us a decision to make at the back, but I think keeping the back 5 together would be a positive, as they were very tight from open play on Saturday. Cornell and Coleman are much of a muchness at present so I'd go for continuity. I have a fair amount of faith in Kelly and Wellens in the deep midfield positions. The key to winning will be getting service to Cassidy, which is why Yeates needs to replace Winchester to provide crosses and Jones needs the freedom to break from deep through the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands on Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Here we have the 4 5 1 ( I regard all the 4 something something 1 as 5 midfield oriented players and truly a 4 5 1) again and neither 4 4 2 nor 4 3 3. We are all brain washed. It is a defensive mindset from the start which says don't concede so until we do we are always on the back foot - defending by defending. What Leicester does is start 4 3 3 which gives you a positive attacking front foot approach - defending by attacking - up and at 'em from start to finish (rarely do you see a Leicester striker taking the ball into the corner to waste time, no they go for goal no matter what). They have made possession less important - what matters is what you do when you have the ball. You don't have to be the fastest, although that helps, you just have to be direct and go for goal. I want 4 3 3 with our top scorer Danny as one of the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Here we have the 4 5 1 ( I regard all the 4 something something 1 as 5 midfield oriented players and truly a 4 5 1) again and neither 4 4 2 nor 4 3 3. We are all brain washed. It is a defensive mindset from the start which says don't concede so until we do we are always on the back foot - defending by defending. What Leicester does is start 4 3 3 which gives you a positive attacking front foot approach - defending by attacking - up and at 'em from start to finish (rarely do you see a Leicester striker taking the ball into the corner to waste time, no they go for goal no matter what). They have made possession less important - what matters is what you do when you have the ball. You don't have to be the fastest, although that helps, you just have to be direct and go for goal. I want 4 3 3 with our top scorer Danny as one of the three. 4-3-3 usually becomes 4-5-1 when the wide forwards are pushed back, and if they don't track back then the oppositions full backs and wingers create an overload on the flanks when attacking. I think you're as "brainwashed" as I am. Also Leicester have clearly been playing 4-4-2 with two wingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) 4-3-3 usually becomes 4-5-1 when the wide forwards are pushed back, and if they don't track back then the oppositions full backs and wingers create an overload on the flanks when attacking. I think you're as "brainwashed" as I am. Also Leicester have clearly been playing 4-4-2 with two wingers. Leicester City play the dinasuar formation, it will get them nowhere these days, stick to modern tactics much loved by our own and Manchester United fans. Edited December 21, 2015 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 4-3-3 usually becomes 4-5-1 when the wide forwards are pushed back, and if they don't track back then the oppositions full backs and wingers create an overload on the flanks when attacking. I think you're as "brainwashed" as I am. Also Leicester have clearly been playing 4-4-2 with two wingers. Yep. 4-5-1 without the ball 4-3-3 with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Guru Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yep. 4-5-1 without the ball 4-3-3 with it. The problem with our budget and that formation is finding the personnel that are capable in both attack and defence. Those calibre of players are valuable and usually out of reach. We therefore are pretty rigid in our formations and need to make substitutions to change a formation. Sounds like Dunn prefers the 4-5-1 for damage limitation and the lack of attacking flair in our squad which you need in 4-3-3 IMO Yeates, Poleon and Winchester should be good enough to make a decent attempt at an attacking line up in League 1 however it seems as though Dunn doesn't fancy them much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronoafc Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Where are people sitting for this? Those actually going lol... Which stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Amazed they're opening two stands for us. We'll be lucky to take 750. Depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Amazed they're opening two stands for us. We'll be lucky to take 750. Depressing. I dont think they will be. They WOULD have done, but they probably wont have to. I'm going with 998 and an official figure of 701. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands on Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The point is that although 4 5 1 can become 4 3 3 and 4 3 3 can become 4 5 1 if you start with 4 5 1 your outlook is defensive whereas if you start with 4 3 3 your outlook is attacking. Our league 1 players have difficulty moving into 4 3 3 particularly when every goal scored is bemoaned by the manager as an error. They stay defensive and try not to make errors. If our players were error free they wouldn't be with us so accept the errors and realise that a defensive outlook of 4 5 1 is always, or nearly always, going to result in letting the opposition score first. If once we have conceded it is possible to abandon the defensive outlook it becomes possible to draw and on rare occasions even win a game. Why not start with the 4 3 3 mentality of attacking play and equalise before they score which would lead to fewer draws and more wins and losses. 3 points for a win rewards the attacking style of play it does not and will not reward our backward looking 4 5 1 which puts us at risk of relegation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I dont think they will be. They WOULD have done, but they probably wont have to. I'm going with 998 and an official figure of 701. It is Blackpool, so I wouldn't be surprised if they went against it, but given they've been charging tickets at different prices for the two stands it'd be cheeky to close one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 they've been charging tickets at different prices for the two stands it'd be cheeky to close one That is a very good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 A few Blackpool fans at work looking forward to this now. Apparently they battered Peterborough on Saturday & one said it was the first game in months where there was no booing and negative chants! Funny that when they are winning eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Can we find a way to get Danny Philiskirk playing centrally he does his best work in the penalty area as he appears to anticipate where the ball will go either as a number 10 or as part of a front 2. Edited December 21, 2015 by GlossopLatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_blue Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 It will be the same team as that at Coventry. No changes to the starting 11! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 It will be the same team as that at Coventry. No changes to the starting 11! Not if the match is postponed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrnes boots Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 When When was the last time we kept the same side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 When When was the last time we kept the same side It won't happen again this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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