not sure that it's an either/or

Rashica, Tzolis, PLM, Sargent all come to us with great workrate stats for winning the ball back up the pitch. Defending is done across the whole pitch.

Yesterday we looked like we were caught between our old tactics and whatever new style we're looking to develop - which left big gaps in the middle of the park. Stuffing Skipp in there would only help in that he's more familiar with how the defensive set up, but I'm not sure it would have made a difference (yesterday). Having PLM and Gilmour really in tune with each other will help (Rupp/McLean/Sorenson too) knowing when to push forward and when they do, who drops back. It's also pretty important how the front 2/3 gel in terms of when and how the midfield break to support the attacks.

Ultimately Liverpool were the more settled side yesterday and that made a big difference too (apart from the obvious that they're a top notch side).

Would still love to see Skipp (or similar) back.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on August 15th 2021 at 11:12:18

Message Thread

So *if* we do buy a CDM and revert to 4-2-3-1 (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 15, 09:50:00
- yeah exactly which is why I am not convinced they are going to buy a CDM (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 15, 10:07:36
  - You might be right, and it’s a concern defensively (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 15, 10:22:51
  - Doh....here is the article (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 15, 10:09:45
    - That's a great article for all the people asking "what does Rupp do?" (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 13:22:17
      - Tbf, it might be a bit complicated for those people (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 15, 13:45:16
- Yes - I think so (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 15, 09:58:51
  - I agree, I think it is all about the options to play different formations (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Aug 15, 11:02:36
  - If we get the players we need... (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 15, 10:25:41
    - Agreed. Keeping clean sheets so you can pinch points from tight games is (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 10:31:14
      - we did that under Hughton and you hated it (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Aug 15, 10:35:36
        
        It’s a balance isn’t it. Highton was tom far one way, I think at present we are too far (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 10:42:34
        
        not sure that it's an either/or (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 15, 11:12:18
        
        That’s what I’m saying really. I like how we play but we need one of the midfielders (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 12:34:54
  - Not sure Todd is suited to playing as wide forward in a 4-3-3 (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 15, 10:19:56

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.