Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Dave]

2 up front for me. need to get away from ratboy formations. He's gone.

Which successful teams are currently using a two-striker system?

I reckon Inter, and that's about it.

As I said there's variations. One playing just behind the other.

An attacker playing behind a striker with two wide players is what a 4-2-3-1 is.

So we need to get away from a 4-2-3-1 and play more of a 4-2-3-1. Unless you're suggesting we shouldn't have two wide attackers in this ideal formation and play central attackers behind the attacker behind the striker. Like some sort of weird relay race.

In which case I apologise for my presumptuousness.

[sickbeggar]

as I said dave there are variations.. a diamond you have 4 in the midfield and 2 up front.

[Des Little]

We don't take care of the ball enough and we're not strong enough off it in midfield.

Exactly this. Bullied and bossed today.

[sickbeggar]

I think 2 up top would be a terrible idea, except from possibly when chasing a game. We need to control the midfield and 2 up top won’t allow that.

doesn't seem to be working too well as it is. what did Watford play today 4-1-4-1?

[sickbeggar]

Suit yourself but the only ideas I've seen so far is

1. keep the current formation
2. shoehorn in Watkins behind ings and probably negate his effectiveness
3. or drop 1 of them.
4. hope and pray someone buys a good centre midfielder

[Hairbandinho]

I wouldn’t leap to judge Buendia, he’s a cracking player.

Is he just that in the championship though? I don't think he was fully fit today but the question needs asking..he is our record signing

[Malandro]

I wouldn’t leap to judge Buendia, he’s a cracking player.

Is he just that in the championship though? I don't think he was fully fit today but the question needs asking..he is our record signing

His stats were good in the Premier league, with a crap Norwich side.

He shouldn't have played today, he's not fit.

[ASHTONVILLA]

I wouldn’t leap to judge Buendia, he’s a cracking player.

Is he just that in the championship though? I don't think he was fully fit today but the question needs asking..he is our record signing

Nah he was very good the season Norwich went down, and thought we should have gone for home then. Convinced he can be a good player for us.

Our problem is the same as it has been for years, a set of players that you can't fit into any formation without there being a glaring problem somewhere. We need to find the 1-2 players that allow us to pick a coherent team.

For that we need a DM, and a 10. Instead we bought an extra 9, a centre back and lots of right wingers. All of the players that have come in are good players, but we need the DM and the 10.

[ozzjim]

And he's not a 10, he's a right sided attacking mid. Play him there, he'll be fine.

[ASHTONVILLA]

And he's not a 10, he's a right sided attacking mid. Play him there, he'll be fine.

Exactly.

Ings isn't a 10 either, leastwise not one than can function with a lightweight midfield.

We have bought in some excellent players, but not filled the two most important vacancies. I suspect the club know this, and there have been plenty of links to the type of players we need. What I am hoping is that we do get them in, and that we don't decide to risk it and go with what we have.

Last season we did just that with the striker position we needed, and then struggled when Ollie ran out of steam or had patches of poor form. Last season I understood why, as we had spent a lot of cash and had FFP to consider. This year we have made a profit on transfers, and have guilbert, Hourihane, Wesley and AEG linked with moves away which would free up more cash and wage bill. It would be almost negligent if we made a transfer profit and went with the current midfield options. That is why I think we will sign two more players.

[Steve67]

Wesley wasn't in the squad today was he?  Is he injured? Hourihane not involved either?

[Matt C]

Wesley wasn't in the squad today was he?  Is he injured? Hourihane not involved either?

Wesley was on the bench but Guilbert and Hourihane were not.

[Steve67]

Wesley wasn't in the squad today was he?  Is he injured? Hourihane not involved either?

Wesley was on the bench but Guilbert and Hourihane were not.

Thanks Matt.  I missed that.

[Malandro]

You have to trust Smith on Guilbert, but it's odd he looks really decent when he plays.

[SoccerHQ]

Davis wasn't in the squad either. Apparently injured but possibly close to loan move you'd think.