sylofox Posted 3 July 2016 Posted 3 July 2016 I'm not saying it's what I want, but we do seem to be overstocking on CB's and CM's, more than just squad strengthening? You maybe right but we don't know who is going. Revisit this a week before we start when we know the in's and outs.
JayPittardBlueatheart Posted 3 July 2016 Posted 3 July 2016 Kasper New RB Morgan Huth Fuchs Drinkwater Kante (pls) Mendy Mahrez Vardy Musa Subs: Zieler, Schlupp, Hernandez, Amartey, Brady, Ulloa, King CL winners Is what I want No Albrighton or Okazaki???
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 3 July 2016 Posted 3 July 2016 Good post OP. 352 has been proved to be successful for us, mainly in the great escape chapter. Perhaps it's something for us to consider. The postive is, is that we have the players who are versatile & adaptable, meaning it gives us more opportunities to explore in terms of formations and set ups.
st albans fox Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 For the final time 4-3-3 Can't say as I agree with it but that's what I'm being told will be our preferred formation this coming season if we can get the right personnel in Answers on a postcard with what's wrong with 4-4-2 I can't see us playing a rigid 4-3-3. In the modern game, it's only 4-3-3 with the ball anyway. Without, it becomes 4-5-1 and we spend a lot of time without! I think we will vary our formation depending on the personnel CR chooses. More tinkering this season. Riyad generally less effective when played more centrally. Too much physicality coming from all directions. Suspect the management want us to be less predictable this season when all the opposition will be taking us much more seriously!
The_77 Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 When was the last time Ranieri played with a back 3? What is this? If anything, we may go with a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 at times. Ranieri does like to play twin CMs. With the amount of games we'll have to play, I could easily see us moving a player into the midfield at times. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
CosbehFox Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 No. Won't work in the champions league imo Tell Juventus that
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 Hope he carries on with 4-4-2. Just don't like 4-3-3, for whatever reason, prefer 2 strikers up front
Babylon Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 Hope he carries on with 4-4-2. Just don't like 4-3-3, for whatever reason, prefer 2 strikers up front We never used it right when Pearson tried it, I'd trust Ranieri to drill the players to play it properly.
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 We never used it right when Pearson tried it, I'd trust Ranieri to drill the players to play it properly. Yeah, he'd do it well, but I still find it boring no matter who plays it - much prefer 2 strikers playing off each other, and also think Vardy thrives with a partner
Babylon Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 Yeah, he'd do it well, but I still find it boring no matter who plays it - much prefer 2 strikers playing off each other, and also think Vardy thrives with a partner Know what you mean, need to get the wide men near Vardy otherwise him plodding around on his own would be pointless.
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 Know what you mean, need to get the wide men near Vardy otherwise him plodding around on his own would be pointless. Yes, we don't want a repeat of the Sterling - Kane - Sturridge fiasco!!!
Jobyfox Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 I agree that formations should be dictated by the players that you have at your disposal. We got away with only playing 2 in midfield last season as we had the energy of Drinkwater and Kante in the middle. Pearson regularly failed to make 4-4-2 work and struggled to find the balance between creativity and defence at times. But that was BK (before Kante). I really can’t see CR abandoning 4 at the back next season. I think that is the foundation of his team formations rather than any preference for 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 (or any other set up beyond the initial 4 at the back). With 3 at the back you need full backs to provide the width, centre backs comfortable at covering the space they leave and a CM who is prepared to drop in to the back line. I don’t see us setting up like this. In reality Ranieri played with a 4-4-1-1 for most of last season. I suspect this season we’ll see further varieties of 4-4-2 with either 4-4-2, 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1. In a way 4-2-3-1 excites me as I could envisage Kante and Drinkwater as the holding two, Musa and Mahrez as the wide two in a 3 and Vardy up top. It’s only the centre position of the 3 that makes me scratch my head a little.
foxes21 Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 Its simple really, 4-3-3 against the stronger teams & 4-4-2 against the weaker sides
Sooper Steve's shin Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 Why change? Teams knew our formation after the first few weeks of last season - and couldn't do much about it. We only lost three Premier League matches! If we keep/improve the personnel, I don't see why we would have a wholesale change in formation. If it's not working in a particular game then you adjust one or two people or slightly change emphasis (as we did with Ulloa on for Okazaki or changing Albrighton, Schlupp, Gray etc). Switching to a completely different system rarely brings about results - it's the Roy Hodgson type desperation of chucking on four or five strikers.
treer Posted 4 July 2016 Posted 4 July 2016 whatever CR decides, not only did we have the best team last year, it looks like we are going to have the best squad this year.
Walshy5 Posted 5 July 2016 Posted 5 July 2016 Why are people obsessed with changing formation when we won the league playing 4-4-2/4-4-1-1? If ain't broke don't fix it and all that. Dilly ding dilly dong!
Phube Posted 5 July 2016 Author Posted 5 July 2016 Why are people obsessed with changing formation when we won the league playing 4-4-2/4-4-1-1? If ain't broke don't fix it and all that. Dilly ding dilly dong! It's not us wanting change, it's speculation that it might change, especially with the players we are buying (& keeping).
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