| Squad XI v Kieran XI 11:02 - Feb 4 with 1537 views | blueysbackside |
If could build your own 11 out of what we have in the squad (including Szmodics), who would be in it?
Would you be playing 4-4-2?
And would your XI beat Kieran’s 4-2-3-1 with everyone fit (so Wes on the right)?
Reason I ask? Well, I was just wondering whether there WAS a possibility of Szmodics or Akpom playing regularly in an XI?
I am gutted Sam left and can see Akpom riding into the sunser come the end of the season having done very little.
Such a waste. |  | | |  |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 11:29 - Feb 4 with 1425 views | Herbivore |
I don't really see a system in which Akpom and Szmodics work that effectively together, unless you play Szmodics on the left and Akpom centrally, but then you're dropping Philogene/Clarke who are superior players. Akpom and Szmodics haven't really offered anything here to suggest they should be in the side ahead of others, let alone that they warrant a change of system to try and accommodate them. [Post edited 4 Feb 11:41]
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 11:29 - Feb 4 with 1423 views | norfsufblue |
Can I have Muric? |  | | |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 11:44 - Feb 4 with 1357 views | Matt_Netherlands |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 11:29 - Feb 4 by norfsufblue |
Can I have Muric? |
Harsh on Button. |  | | |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 12:00 - Feb 4 with 1322 views | J2BLUE |
Palmer
Davis
Kipre
O'Shea
Furlong
Matusiwa
Neil
Philogene
Nunez
Burns
Akpom |  |
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 12:59 - Feb 4 with 1164 views | gsoly |
There's a reason why essentially no modern football sides play 4-4-2. |  | | |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 13:08 - Feb 4 with 1101 views | BseaBlue |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 12:59 - Feb 4 by gsoly |
There's a reason why essentially no modern football sides play 4-4-2. |
Quite interesting that the two up top has started to come back recently (Albeit in variations of formation) |  | | |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 21:05 - Feb 4 with 863 views | FrimleyBlue |
Walton
Oshea
Greaves
Kipre
Burns
Azor
Neil
Davis
Mehmeti
Philogene
Akpom
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 09:09 - Feb 5 with 684 views | billlm |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 21:05 - Feb 4 by FrimleyBlue |
Walton
Oshea
Greaves
Kipre
Burns
Azor
Neil
Davis
Mehmeti
Philogene
Akpom
3 4 2 1 [Post edited 4 Feb 21:07]
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That would keep us solid in defence and destroy teams in this league,
Good formation,
I may just swap out akpom for azon, |  | | |
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 09:15 - Feb 5 with 676 views | Herbivore |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 09:09 - Feb 5 by billlm |
That would keep us solid in defence and destroy teams in this league,
Good formation,
I may just swap out akpom for azon, |
I'm not sure how swapping a right back for a centre back and going more defensive overall is going to turn us into a destroying machine. In effect it's not that different to how we play currently except you've got O'Shea playing Furlong's role and offering even less going forward than Furlong does. | |
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 16:15 - Feb 5 with 515 views | billlm |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 09:15 - Feb 5 by Herbivore |
I'm not sure how swapping a right back for a centre back and going more defensive overall is going to turn us into a destroying machine. In effect it's not that different to how we play currently except you've got O'Shea playing Furlong's role and offering even less going forward than Furlong does. |
Burns and davis will be slightly higher up and we would be more attacking, then more solid in a 5 at the back, give mehmeti and philliogene to roam more, | | | |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 16:50 - Feb 5 with 490 views | goperryrevs |
I'd confidently bet that whatever side you or I, or the vast majority of people on TWTD put out is not going to beat a team put out by Kieran.
Coaching/Managing is so much more than just picking 11 players. And every match is contextual anyway. The right 11 to pick will vary from opponent to opponent. | | | |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 17:02 - Feb 5 with 479 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 11:29 - Feb 4 by norfsufblue |
Can I have Muric? |
Can I have John Wark too? |  |
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 17:13 - Feb 5 with 463 views | Herbivore |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 16:15 - Feb 5 by billlm |
Burns and davis will be slightly higher up and we would be more attacking, then more solid in a 5 at the back, give mehmeti and philliogene to roam more, |
Not convinced by that argument. Our right wingers are playing right up the pitch this season often on the shoulder of the last man so I don't think Burns would be any higher in that system, especially if he's expected to also act as a wing back. Davis already plays high up the pitch mostly and this season Furlong has often been pushed up too because we're generally dominating the ball and facing a low block. I can't see how this would address any of our issues, if anything it'd make it harder for us to break teams down. | |
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 17:13 - Feb 5 with 461 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Until you see how players play together in a particular system you never know. On top of that, players change in form, progress and have ceilings. Clearly there is a balance between playing the best team we can right now and developing one for the future. There always is.
Where do you get the best out of Clarke/Philogene/Mehmeti/Nunez? Where do you get the most effective defensive shape (I doubt it would be better than what we currently have)? Where do you get the best from Burns/Egeli/McAteer? What's the best formation for Davis? Which combinations form the most effective partnerships? | |
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 18:38 - Feb 5 with 434 views | Vic |
I think KM pretty much players the best team from the squad hhe has. Even in this thread there is very little variation to what he picks. Plus he has the little advantage of actually knowing the players and watching them in training. I know they are both minor points but those little details help. |  |
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 19:52 - Feb 5 with 382 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 17:13 - Feb 5 by Herbivore |
Not convinced by that argument. Our right wingers are playing right up the pitch this season often on the shoulder of the last man so I don't think Burns would be any higher in that system, especially if he's expected to also act as a wing back. Davis already plays high up the pitch mostly and this season Furlong has often been pushed up too because we're generally dominating the ball and facing a low block. I can't see how this would address any of our issues, if anything it'd make it harder for us to break teams down. |
My side was based on facing a Kieran xI which wouldn't be sitting in a low block.
But as we're talking about low block this one
Walton
Furlong
Oshea
Greaves
Davis
Azor
Neil
Nunez
Mehmeti
Philogene
Akpom
4 3 2 1 lots of creativitiy, flying wingers not needed, so need someone who can gain quick yards and thread balls in for others, with 2 ball players in Nunez and Mehmeti, lots of creativity in the side.
I've chosen Greaves, solely so we have a left footed CB in the side so its quicker to zip the ball to davis on that side. And I feel greaves is more dangerous at set pieces. | |
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| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 08:57 - Feb 6 with 248 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Squad XI v Kieran XI on 19:52 - Feb 5 by FrimleyBlue |
My side was based on facing a Kieran xI which wouldn't be sitting in a low block.
But as we're talking about low block this one
Walton
Furlong
Oshea
Greaves
Davis
Azor
Neil
Nunez
Mehmeti
Philogene
Akpom
4 3 2 1 lots of creativitiy, flying wingers not needed, so need someone who can gain quick yards and thread balls in for others, with 2 ball players in Nunez and Mehmeti, lots of creativity in the side.
I've chosen Greaves, solely so we have a left footed CB in the side so its quicker to zip the ball to davis on that side. And I feel greaves is more dangerous at set pieces. |
Lots of creativity with no width. You say we wouldn't need width, but that would make us very one-dimensional and easy to defend even more narrow against (suits a low block perfectly). The outcome would be Mehmeti and Philogene naturally drifting wider and Nunez pushing up into the space in the middle. I wonder what that formation looks like?
I have said it many times before, but our actual formation has a fair amount of fluidity to it as well. | |
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