Pre-season Friendlies Match Thread

[Dave]

Apparently the Feyenoord Line-Up:

__________________Van Dijk______________________
Fernandez___Leerdam___Martins Indi_________Lumb__
__________________Mokotjo______________________
________Van Haaren_________Auassar_____________
_Wijnaldum_______Castaignos____________Cabral___

[Villa'Zawg]

Guzan, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock, Downing, Young, Albrighton, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Beye, Agbonlahor. Subs: Friedel, Bannan, Davies, Lichaj, Clark, Sidwell, Shorey, Carew, Delfouneso, Heskey.

[Legion]

4-5-1?

[Villa'Zawg]

Lone striker again. Ash in behind?

[Dave]

Looks that way.

Promising as well for Albrighton, he seems to have started most games this pre-season.

[Toronto Villa]

4-5-1?

possibly. How about this? So a 4-2-2-1-1 maybe?

-------------------------------GUZAN-----------------------------------------

-----BEYE----------------DUNNE---------CUELLAR---------WARNOCK-----

---------------------------PETROV---------NRC-------------------------
--ALBRIGHTON-------------------------------------------------DOWNING----
-----------------------------ASH----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------GABBY-------------------------------

[Dave]

4-5-1?

possibly. How about this? So a 4-2-2-1-1 maybe?

-------------------------------GUZAN-----------------------------------------

-----BEYE----------------DUNNE---------CUELLAR---------WARNOCK-----

---------------------------PETROV---------NRC-------------------------
--ALBRIGHTON-------------------------------------------------DOWNING----
-----------------------------ASH----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------GABBY-------------------------------

Isn't that exactly the same as a 4-5-1 though?

[villa `cross the mersey]

Where`s Wally ? (sorry, Milner?) - injured, rested or on Moss side?

[supertom]

Good line up. I'm glad to see that Martin is trying to improve our play and move away from the rigid 4-4-2.

Ash could certainly step up a whole new level playing the Yorke role for us.

[Nelly]

Unbelievable stream on Veetle - thanks for the link! :)

[Toronto Villa]

4-5-1?

possibly. How about this? So a 4-2-2-1-1 maybe?

-------------------------------GUZAN-----------------------------------------

-----BEYE----------------DUNNE---------CUELLAR---------WARNOCK-----

---------------------------PETROV---------NRC-------------------------
--ALBRIGHTON-------------------------------------------------DOWNING----
-----------------------------ASH----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------GABBY-------------------------------

Isn't that exactly the same as a 4-5-1 though?

similar. I think we'll play 2 holding midfield players with 2 wide. Ash would be in a free role, so a more rigid 4-5-1 defensively perhaps, but a more versatile system going forward

[march]

like the formation a lot, my preferred one

[Dave]

As SoccerHQ has said a couple of times, I still fully expect us to line up 4-4-2 against West Ham.

[Toronto Villa]

As SoccerHQ has said a couple of times, I still fully expect us to line up 4-4-2 against West Ham.

I don't think the tests with new formations though should be dismissed. I hope/think that MON knows that something needs to change at home. It will be interesting to see our shape in the home game vs Valencia.

[Olneythelonely]

As SoccerHQ has said a couple of times, I still fully expect us to line up 4-4-2 against West Ham.

Me too. Good to know that another formation exists though, should we need it.