SempiternalVillain Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Wet Spam signed Ramis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazdavies79 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Ah the classic 4-3-3-1 formation. Anybody on here got transfer predictions, everybody has predicted **** all yet, well done VT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I predict we'll sign Vlaar by Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW7494 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I have heard we are interested in Jordan Rhodes, would be a quality signing if we got him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limvillian Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 just seen that LB george friend has signed for middlesbough. does that now mean that bennett will be on his way to villa What's your logic? We have already been linked with bennett and now Friend could be bennetts replacement. We shall see Middlesbro' sign a player from Doncaster to replace someone who plays for Ipswich? :? You do realise Bennett is a Middlesbrough player? It's Creswell who plays for Ipswich . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I have heard we are interested in Jordan Rhodes, would be a quality signing if we got him. They'd probably demand crazy money for him. Could be a very expensive gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 29, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29, 2012 Seeing as Albrighton is out for a while we must be looking at another winger? Unless Lambert feels Gabby can do a job there :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Who is also injured. I doubt it. I think he'll be certainly looking at a wide player although Holman and N'Zogbia are available as narrower wingers/inside forwards or whatever. Then there's players like Carruthers (can play wide), Grealish and Graham to come in. But another wide player would be on his list I'm sure. Hopefully Adam Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 29, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29, 2012 Adam Johnson would be fantastic. I thought Gabby was only out for 2weeks? But yeah, we really do need another winger. Shame as I think Albrighton would show some good form under Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swaib2004 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Not if he is playing narrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Especially so. It's his natural position. A position he excelled at when skinning Man Utd alive for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Seeing as Albrighton is out for a while we must be looking at another winger? Unless Lambert feels Gabby can do a job there :| Lambert doesn't really play with wingers all that much he hasn't in the pre-season games anyway. He's played a more narrow set up with all 4 midfielders playing through the middle with not much happening out wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Seeing as Albrighton is out for a while we must be looking at another winger? Unless Lambert feels Gabby can do a job there :| Lambert doesn't really play with wingers all that much he hasn't in the pre-season games anyway. He's played a more narrow set up with all 4 midfielders playing through the middle with not much happening out wide. I think we've played with no wide men in Pre season because we've only got one proper winger in nzogbia. I'm sure he played with wingers at Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousHolteUnion Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 ^ Not really, he did in a few games. His most common formation was: --------GK RB-CB-CB-LB -------DM ----CM--CM -------AM ----Str--Str with the fullbacks providing the width. He changes his teams and formations a lot though so he doesn't really have one set way of playing. But the above, very narrow (bar fullbacks) was the most common formation and I think he used it around 25 times last season for Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousHolteUnion Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Tell a lie, according to Wiki he used that formation 12 times. It was still the most common formation. From Wiki: Norwich Foramtions in 11/12 season: Qty Formation 12 4–1–2–1–2 9 4–2–3–1 7 4–4–2 1 5–3–2 1 4-5-1 So yeah, he can use wingers but he prefers to play narrow in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 ^ Not really, he did in a few games. His most common formation was: --------GK RB-CB-CB-LB -------DM ----CM--CM -------AM ----Str--Str with the fullbacks providing the width. He changes his teams and formations a lot though so he doesn't really have one set way of playing. But the above, very narrow (bar fullbacks) was the most common formation and I think he used it around 25 times last season for Norwich. I was always a big fan of that formation and I think Carlo Ancellotti perfected it at AC Milan, he had cafu & maldini in the full back positions, but later he had zambrotta and jankuloski both of whom got forward very well and made it seem like a midfield 6 at times. He had Pirlo in the DM play maker role and Gattuso as a work horse, with the technically brilliant Seedorf beside him, and Kaka of Sheva & Inzaghi. Id love to see Lambert doing something similar with Bannan KAE Holman/Makoun Ireland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Tell a lie, according to Wiki he used that formation 12 times. It was still the most common formation. From Wiki: Norwich Foramtions in 11/12 season: Qty Formation 12 4–1–2–1–2 9 4–2–3–1 7 4–4–2 1 5–3–2 1 4-5-1 So yeah, he can use wingers but he prefers to play narrow in midfield. That last statistic is a welcome relief! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Would be very happy is we sign that Bennett lad from Middlesbrough as our new LB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 If there's any validity in that it's quite interesting. Never can truly trust wiki tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 He likes to change it up, depending on who we are playing... Adam Johnson would be a fantastic signing, also Guidetti to partner bent Upfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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