4-5-1

[Sippo]

I maybe being a dumbass, but a few months ago wasn't King praising this formation and realting to Everton. Saying how great it was and isn't a defensive tactic.  

Yet after the game on sat, he was slating it saying Walsall played it to get a point. I'm confused.  :roll:

[Simon Pieman]

i thought this was going to be about a new football magazine  :-))(

[Ben Wah Balls]

We played an attacking 4-5-1 when we used it, Walsall were a lot more defensive.

[janaage]

Walsall played it well you mean.  They looked solid and threatening at the same time.  Whereas we looked toothless and weak.

[Sippo]

Walsall played it well you mean.  They looked solid and threatening at the same time.  Whereas we looked toothless and weak.

Exactly..

[walrus]

For me the defensive form of 4-5-1 works if you aren't going to make mistakes, which we do.  It was very effective I felt against Bournemouth with O'Hanlon in midfield.

Our team cannot play 4-5-1 as:
1).  We make mistakes, and you are never going to get many goals in a defensive form
2).  We don't have proper wingers to get forward and support Parkin
3).  Roberts is a striker and will get peed off if he is kept playing on the right.  He is far more effective at the sharp end of things

[Piemonte]

The worst part of the kingy 4-5-1 to me is the pained look on Parkins face just after being beaten to another long Heywood punt by 2 central defenders.

You can see it in his face - "why do I bother? Even if I won that ball, theres no team-mate within 20 metres of me"

Its either that or another tuft of his hair has just fallen out.  

[reeves4england]

I think 4-3-3 against City would surprise them, and lets be honest they don't have much at the back. SSP Fallon and Caton for me!

[walrus]

The one flaw in your argument is that it leaves us with no strikers on the bench.  4-3-3 would not work imo - need to stick with 4-4-2 and stopping pissing around with it.