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« Reply #30 on: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 10:07:25 » |
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It's interesting to see Roberts deployed on the left by KMAC as I thought he looked at his best here when he was playing on the right when we didn't have a manager. I'd like to see him there again personally.
I don't like the formation personally but I accept that every manager prefers different formations etc and this is obviously one KMAC believes in. Also we saw yesterday that he is willing to change it in order to pose more of a threat up top. It's just a shame he doesn't change it sooner.
Interestingly the formation might actually work for us in a 2 legged semi play off game. Not sure it would at Wembley mind.
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« Reply #31 on: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 13:15:44 » |
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How is the formation gonna make the strikers take their chances? The formation is not the problem,the personel is.
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« Reply #32 on: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 13:20:53 » |
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How is the formation gonna make the strikers take their chances? The formation is not the problem,the personel is.
Depends if you argree we make more chances with 4-4-2 or not. The more chances we make the better! |
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« Reply #33 on: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 14:02:46 » |
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In light of yesterday should we not be playing something like 2-3-5 as with 5 strikers on the pitch we may actually take a chance.
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« Reply #34 on: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 14:18:55 » |
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We created enough chances to win the game with both formations.
After all, Williams is getting stick for his missed chances & they all happened when we were playing 4-5-1.
The thing that was noticeable when playing that way, was the lack of midfield payers making runs into the box, which surely you need when playing that formation.
The other concern was that we (particularly towards the end of the first half) decided to pump balls forward for Williams in the air, where the two CH's for Oldham just won virtually everything in the air.
With the extra bodies (and quality) in midfield, surely we should look to try & pass our way around the big old lumps at the back.
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« Reply #35 on: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 21:06:39 » |
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I think what I should have asked is.... Is KMAC doing a good job?
Hmm, ask me at the end of the season. Not convinced. |
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« Reply #36 on: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 21:07:46 » |
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Not a fan of the 451, we're much better when we play 442.
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« Reply #37 on: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 08:44:35 » |
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442, 451, 433, does it really make a huge difference? We are creating chances with all these formations. The problem is we're not converting enough of them. All this bollocks about 451 is rubbish anyway. It's a fluid formation that quickly changes to 433 when we've got possession. As for KMac, his record so far is pretty decent. So what if he isn't as demonstrative as PdC? I go to watch the football, not the dugout. He comes across as calm, considered and composed. Not a bad combination imo.
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« Reply #38 on: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 08:51:55 » |
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442, 451, 433, does it really make a huge difference? We are creating chances with all these formations. The problem is we're not converting enough of them. All this bollocks about 451 is rubbish anyway. It's a fluid formation that quickly changes to 433 when we've got possession. As for KMac, his record so far is pretty decent. So what if he isn't as demonstrative as PdC? I go to watch the football, not the dugout. He comes across as calm, considered and composed. Not a bad combination imo.
Absolutely spot on. |
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« Reply #39 on: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 09:11:21 » |
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442, 451, 433, does it really make a huge difference? We are creating chances with all these formations. The problem is we're not converting enough of them. All this bollocks about 451 is rubbish anyway. It's a fluid formation that quickly changes to 433 when we've got possession. As for KMac, his record so far is pretty decent. So what if he isn't as demonstrative as PdC? I go to watch the football, not the dugout. He comes across as calm, considered and composed. Not a bad combination imo.
Spot on! We created 20 odd attempts on goal on Friday, and we're playing some good football. I left the ground feeling frustrated, not because of the way we played, but because of our missed chances (again). |
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« Reply #40 on: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 09:20:04 » |
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442, 451, 433, does it really make a huge difference? We are creating chances with all these formations. The problem is we're not converting enough of them. All this bollocks about 451 is rubbish anyway. It's a fluid formation that quickly changes to 433 when we've got possession. As for KMac, his record so far is pretty decent. So what if he isn't as demonstrative as PdC? I go to watch the football, not the dugout. He comes across as calm, considered and composed. Not a bad combination imo.
As I said before, it depends if you agree we create more chances with 4-4-2 or not. By simple laws of average creating more chances = more goals. Even if we currently have 1 in 20 strikers! Kmac - nothing bad to say about him really, other than not working our Ferry is playing too much out of position.. |
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« Reply #41 on: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 09:30:59 » |
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I think what I should have asked is.... Is KMAC doing a good job?
MacDonald needs to be judged on next season, if he is here. The proviso being added because of DoB's contention that there'll be new owners. |
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« Reply #42 on: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 10:03:53 » |
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Eat my stats...
Team Result Shots (On target + off target)
Crawley 3-0 8 (5+3)
MK 1-0 10 (4+6)
Orient 0-1 5 (3+2)
Muff 4-0 14 (7+7)
Colchester 0-1 7 (2+5)
Coventry 2-2 10 (7+3)
Scunthorpe 1-1 6 (1+5)
Sheff U 0-0 11 (3+8)
Yeovil 4-1 18 (7+11)
Brentford 0-1 10 (2+8)
Doncaster 1-1 9 (4+5)
Tranmere 5-0 17 (13+4)
Portsmouth 5-0 15 (9+6)
Carlisle 4-0 19 (8+11)
Shrews 2-0 12 (5+7 )
Hartlepool 1-1 14 (6+8)
Preston 1-1 (no stats)
Bury 0-1 8 (3+5)
Walsall 2-2 8 (4+4 )
NOtts Co 0-0 11 (6+5)
Oldham 1-1 20 (5+15)
Against Oldham we created more chances than any other home league game of the season. The 'not even chances' theory is just not washing.
I'd go as far as to sat that we may even create fewer chances with a 4-4-2.
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« Reply #43 on: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 10:15:51 » |
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I think you're ignoring the fact that we created more chances after we switched to 4-4-2
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« Reply #44 on: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 10:19:28 » |
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I didn't think of that until after I had posted.
Still though. It's had to blame the result on formation when we create that many chances. We should be putting them away.
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