Sounds about right

It was a bit like an extension of how we were defending further up the pitch.

My (hazy) recollection is that players worked in triangles with one always available to press and another couple to back up/mop up.

Culverhouse used to tidy up and provide some passing out from the back, allowing polsten or Newman to go break up play or tackle without leaving as much of a gap.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on November 9th 2020 at 15:46:07

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Posting again for the day shift: Mike Walker's Sweeper System (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 9, 15:00:29
- Aaaaah Ian Culverhouse and Crooky, the best passer in the game. (n/m) (NCFC) - Biggles, Nov 9, 17:19:36
- At Bayern it was 1-3-4-2 (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 9, 16:43:41
  - YESSSS (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 9, 20:30:02
  - Was a curious system... (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 9, 16:44:38
- Think It Was A 1-4-4-1 (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Nov 9, 15:34:38
  - In Milan we had Sutton & Ekoku playing (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 9, 16:35:05
    - That was mostly due to players being unavailable though wasn't it (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Nov 9, 16:53:12
  - Yes Culverhouse was definitely sweeper but I don't remember how the others set up (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Nov 9, 15:51:21
    - Zimmerman doesn't have the mobility for it in my eyes (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 9, 15:59:26
      - Of our CB Zimmermann is by far the most mobile, (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Nov 9, 16:19:38
        
        Does anyone play with a sweeper anymore? (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Nov 9, 17:29:26
  - Sounds about right (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Nov 9, 15:46:07
    - This feels right. So basically Cully would step into whichever gap was left by 1 of the 4 (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 9, 15:57:36
      - We've basically been playing an adjustment of that system the previous two years anyway wi (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Nov 9, 17:23:48
        
        That only seems to happen when we're playing out from the back rather than something that (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 9, 20:35:13
      - We had a few decent wide left players during that period though (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Nov 9, 16:27:22
      - What It Does Show... (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Nov 9, 16:14:53
  - i tHINK i cONCUR wITH mp (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Nov 9, 15:40:11

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