oh, I thought you were talking about setting up well to beat the top sides

which was probably Hughton's biggest tactical strength.

He often got the balance right between defending, but offering just enough of a threat on the break.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on May 4th 2014 at 15:26:08

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A park the bus formation probably, 2 down after 20 minutes. Chelsea fall asleep (NCFC) - pants, May 4, 15:08:19
- park the bus and hit them on the break. The only tactics for today.... (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 15:32:46
- he was damned for picking an attacking formation against Liverpool, we can't out football (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 4, 15:14:33
  - like hughton did fairly often? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 15:17:38
    - Hughton's teams never played attacking, no matter what the formation was (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 15:33:22
    - He may've picked attacking formations on paper but,he never had full backs overlapping the (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 4, 15:24:04
      - Hughton was shit - let it go ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, May 4, 15:26:33
        
        let what go? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 15:27:09
      - oh, I thought you were talking about setting up well to beat the top sides (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 15:26:08
        
        shame he was sacked before he had to play 4 of them then... (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, May 4, 15:29:26
        
        Yeah he was awesome ha ha. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, May 4, 15:27:12
        
        let it go (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 15:27:32
- Or 6-0 (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, May 4, 15:11:08
  - exactly (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 15:12:16
- unfortunately if Chelsea want any hope of winning the league (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 15:10:27
  - We are done whatever the formation... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, May 4, 15:11:56
  - oh well, fans wanted something different (NCFC) - pants, May 4, 15:11:40
    - agreed - this is a more defensive line-up than anything Hughton put out (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 15:13:42
      - Who is that then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, May 4, 15:25:35
        
        I think he means the doc ;-) (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, May 4, 15:28:30
    - I think we wanted a change in effort, not necessarily tactics (NCFC) - Sanity, May 4, 15:13:40

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