We’re caught in the middle

Our players aren’t good enough to beat teams playing possession based intricate football, we’re not going to pass through the middle of good teams (to be fair, we even struggled with that under Farke).

We don’t have fast, athletic forwards that can run at the opposition and hit them on the break.

I totally get what you’re saying about the style and formation being disjointed, but equally I don’t think there are any easy answers. What formation suits both Sargent and Pukki? It’s not 4-3-3 and it’s not 4-2-3-1 either. I think we should think about 4-4-2 or a variant thereof, but that probably makes me a total dinosaur. If we persist with 1 up front, perhaps that should be Sargent.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on October 16th 2022 at 10:41:23

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Was going to do a proper post about last night (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Oct 16, 08:07:22
- Hayden looks like what we need on the pitch tho (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Oct 16, 09:51:43
- Sarge's penalty shout. Definitely a push in the back. Ref in a great position. (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Oct 16, 09:17:35
  - I wasn't even that annoyed about it, it was probably s penalty (NCFC) - jAC, Oct 16, 10:20:28
    - So not do (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Oct 16, 10:20:39
- I'm a big fan of Gibbs but asking him to play that holding role against Watfords's (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Oct 16, 09:15:52
- For me we know we can compete in this league with our squad, (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Oct 16, 08:49:20
  - Out of interest, which players from our midfield / attack would get in the Watford side? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 16, 10:33:21
    - I thought Watford were very average apart from Sarr and their physical threat (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 12:47:32
    - i may be remembering incorrectly but didn’t Farke want (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Oct 16, 11:33:18
      - Agreed (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 16, 11:38:20
        
        Unfair to lump Sargent in with those other two. He is certainly athletic and has grown in (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Oct 16, 12:00:47
- Regarding the desire, is like there’s a complacency for me. We only played v PNE (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Oct 16, 08:40:19
  - I wonder if it comes from there being no settled team, no settled style and, as you say, (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 16, 09:33:32
    - They look like they are playing a new style or formation every game (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 10:13:00
      - We’re caught in the middle (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 16, 10:41:23
        
        He maybe has to bite the bullet and play Sargent or Pukki or play (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 11:01:04
        
        I can’t see the wood from the trees with it any more Jim (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 16, 11:05:31
        
        Also if you want to play 4-3-3 why send Rashica out on loan? I can’t think (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 11:04:26
        
        Or Tzolis to be fair (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 16, 11:06:29
        
        I’ve never seen a player play as badly as he did when he came on last night (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 11:18:30
      - That's what I think. It can't help. I know the talk has been, wait for Hayden to get fit (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 16, 10:38:06
        
        I’m not sure coaching can fix the square pegs / rounds holes issue on its own (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 16, 10:43:45

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