jackso55 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 IMO i think this formation should be a must in away games an arguably at home too with exceptions (before i get lynched)!! This formation won us many games in the first half of last season and we have proved that it works for yet another away win!!! Thoughts please...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Can we add a "4-5-1 my lord!" verse to the song?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso55 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Can we add a "4-5-1 my lord!" verse to the song?? Great idea!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carew_villa Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Can we add a "4-5-1 my lord!" verse to the song?? Great idea!!! seconded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcohen Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Agreed! Until we sign 2 quality CM, which wont happen for a long while as really who has them bar the top 4 sides, and then even Liverpool struggled today, we should play 4-5-1 as it suits our wing play and adds protection where we need it. 4-5-1 my lord, 4-5-1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronk-villa Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 in a 4-5-1 I think gabby is our best striker. I don't think he'll score many goals in this formation though, but his pace does tend to stretch defences allowing midfield to push on. As much as I love him, Carew doesn't work in a 4-5-1......and as for Heskey....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yes indeed. The midfield looks a lot more organised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wol. Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 We didn't stop playing it before because it was working, teams learnt our style. At home we were finding it difficult to break teams down with 451 so we went 442, we didnt have the players for it so it didnt work either, The point is you have to mix it up, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT3AVFC Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 The reason we went to 442 last season was because so many people were saying that 451 was the reason we struggled to turn draws into wins at home. 451 seems to be the way away from home and will work on occasions at VP (we should have gone 451 against Wigan when it was obvious our midfield was being bypassed) but we shouldn't stick rigidly to any system. Horses for courses as they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I've gone for 4-5-1, BUT formations should vary on teams and different games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 4-5-1 for away games without a doubt and if we can bring in a clever, talented player for the advanced midfield role then I think it would work well at home as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heystally! Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Until we get a top quality central defender, and a top quality central midfielder, we have got to keep playing 4-5-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFy Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Ten years ago, 4-4-2 was the way to play football. It was the formation all the best teams in the league were using. At that time, we were experimenting with 5-3-2 and Christmas tree formations. Over the last few seasons it has changed. Liverpool, Chelsea and Manure are all using the 4-5-1 formation now and it's separating them from the rest of the league by a large margin. 4-5-1 worked well for us last season. It worked very well today. With our current abundance of central midfielders, we could employ this system and switch players regularly, so they don't all become knackered by the middle of February. 4-5-1 every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I've gone for 4-5-1, BUT formations should vary on teams and different games. They should... if you have the players to play different formations. I personally feel that at the moment our combination of midfielders are best as a centre three and that you should play to your own strengths first and foremost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkr Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Can we add a "4-5-1 my lord!" verse to the song?? I was going to suggest the same very thing! If 442 didn't work with Barry then it certainly wont now. 451 with NRC in there and Gabby or Carew up top is how we should roll from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc89 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 4-3-3 would work at home IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 4-4-2 can work equally well if we buy a second striker (possibly Tuncay) who is disciplined enough to drop in when the opposition have the ball as Luke did against Chelski two seasons ago. I think it needs to be mixed up though but I think NRC should play in both formations - our CM desparately needs his energy and drive. He should be skipper for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazzy Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 can someone tell me what the line up was please, ive had a look round, i cant check teletext as weve lost the remote so cant get it up, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heystally! Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 ------------Friedel----------------- Beye--Davies--Cuellar--Shorey ----Sidwell--Petrov--NRC---- Milner---------------------Young -------------Gabby-------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazzy Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 thanks, now that has surprised me, that line up beating liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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