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Author Topic: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.  (Read 7817 times)

Offline nigel

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #45 on: June 23, 2020, 02:40:00 PM »
                           Nyland

             Konsa.      Luiz.      Mings
           
                           Nakamba
 Gilbert.                                          Targett

                 McGinn.             Grealish

                        Davis.    Samatta

Offline hilts_coolerking

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #46 on: June 23, 2020, 02:44:49 PM »
                           Nyland

             Konsa.      Luiz.      Mings
           
                           Nakamba
 Gilbert.                                          Targett

                 McGinn.             Grealish

                        Davis.    Samatta
Does Luiz have any experience in a three man defence?

Offline nigel

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #47 on: June 23, 2020, 02:59:00 PM »
                           Nyland

             Konsa.      Luiz.      Mings
           
                           Nakamba
 Gilbert.                                          Targett

                 McGinn.             Grealish

                        Davis.    Samatta
Does Luiz have any experience in a three man defence?

My lad was saying he’d played CB before.
Someone mentioned it earlier on this thread, too.

Offline hilts_coolerking

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #48 on: June 23, 2020, 03:03:15 PM »
Does Luiz have any experience in a three man defence?

My lad was saying he’d played CB before.
Someone mentioned it earlier on this thread, too.
Fair enough.  Ta.

Offline usav

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #49 on: June 23, 2020, 03:08:22 PM »
How about 4-4-2, or is that a crazy thought?

Offline chrisw1

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #50 on: June 23, 2020, 03:26:46 PM »
Chucking Luiz in defence would be an act of desperation.

Offline Mister E

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #51 on: June 23, 2020, 03:34:39 PM »
If we go 3 / 5 at the back, doesn't that mean all our fit defenders have to play 90 mins every single game with Taylor as our only potential cover?

If so, is that realistic / wise for the next 8 games in quick succession?
Try Mungo Bridge as a back-up (he played in the team that won at the Kingpower in the recent friendly).

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #52 on: June 23, 2020, 03:56:54 PM »
                           Nyland

             Konsa.      Luiz.      Mings
           
                           Nakamba
 Gilbert.                                          Targett

                 McGinn.             Grealish

                        Davis.    Samatta
Does Luiz have any experience in a three man defence?

I think he played the odd game there for Girona as they played 3 at the back pretty regularly last season.

Offline nigel

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #53 on: June 23, 2020, 06:03:58 PM »
Chucking Luiz in defence would be an act of desperation.

You're probably right, mate. I was just playing with a formation and thought 'why not?'
Good on the ball, good passer, good in the tackle and looks decent in the air, too.


Probably harsh on Hause, though, as I think he's done pretty well the past two games.

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #54 on: June 23, 2020, 06:42:05 PM »
How about 4-4-2, or is that a crazy thought?
Shhhhh it will never catch on

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #55 on: June 23, 2020, 08:56:25 PM »
How about 4-4-2, or is that a crazy thought?
Shhhhh it will never catch on
Not enough traps

Offline Steve67

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #56 on: June 23, 2020, 09:42:59 PM »
We should try 3-4-1-2, if we have anything decent to select.

                        Nyland
             Konsa  Mings  Hause
Guilbert   Luiz      McGinn      Targett
                       Grealish
                Samatta   Davis

None of it works as we have no physicality and make too many stupid mistakes.  Four or five of that line up needs an upgrade.

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #57 on: June 23, 2020, 10:30:46 PM »
We should try 3-4-1-2, if we have anything decent to select.

                        Nyland
             Konsa  Mings  Hause
Guilbert   Luiz      McGinn      Targett
                       Grealish
                Samatta   Davis

None of it works as we have no physicality and make too many stupid mistakes.  Four or five of that line up needs an upgrade.
it soon becomes 5 2 3 and we get over run in midfield.

Offline Nii Lamptey

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Re: 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
« Reply #58 on: June 23, 2020, 10:36:20 PM »
We should try 3-4-1-2, if we have anything decent to select.

                        Nyland
             Konsa  Mings  Hause
Guilbert   Luiz      McGinn      Targett
                       Grealish
                Samatta   Davis

None of it works as we have no physicality and make too many stupid mistakes.  Four or five of that line up needs an upgrade.
it soon becomes 5 2 3 and we get over run in midfield.


This. We've seen it time and time again.... 

I'd go 442 with the diamond.

                Steer
Guilbert  Konsa  Mings  Hause
            Nakamba
     Luiz  McGinn Grealish
         Samatta  Davies

 


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