The evolution of our team

[Gerard]

I'm getting increasingly concerned that 4-4-2 no longer works for us that effectively without Okazaki and Kante.

 

Slimani and Vardy play more of a traditional 4-4-2 that the 4-4-1-1 we did with Okazaki. Slimani is an obvious upgrade on Okazaki and much more of a goal threat but we don't have enough of the ball to justify playing 4-4-2 with two number nines. If we persist with this I can see us beating a lot of the lesser sides but losing to the better sides.

 

It's hard not to pick both Vardy and Slimani so maybe we'll evolve into a 4-3-3 side with Vardy playing left side and Slimani through the middle?  Maybe it explains why we're interested in Silva from Sporting who is a creative CM and not what we need in a 4-4-2. Whatever happens we can't continue to play both Slimani and Vardy as No 9's as we don't have enough possession to justify it.

[desertfox2]

Seems kind of simple to me. 442 at home and against sides we should be beating. Away at places like top 6 clubs we need that extra man in the middle. It will be interesting to see a 5 man midfield with mendy drinky and Amartey against a top side away. That would be hard for anyone to break down. 

[foxes21]

4-4-2 at home, Vardy & Slimani.

4-4-1-1 away from home, Musa & Okazaki.

[Will1981]

at the moment I do not think we have enough central midfielders to play 4-3-3 as Mendy and James have their fitness issue's and we always tend to struggle when King starts.

 

I think a better formation to fit Vardy and Slimani would be a 3-4-1-2 or 5-2-1-2:

 

Schmeichel

 

Hernandez - Morgan - Huth

 

Albrighton - Drinkwater - Amartey - Fuchs

 

Mahrez

 

Vardy - Slimani

 

with Mahrez given a free role to play where he wants.

[Gerard]

Just now, foxes21 said:

4-4-2 at home, Vardy & Slimani.

4-4-1-1 away from home, Musa & Okazaki.

That's not happening.

[foxinsocks]

We dont have the personelle for 433 . .

We only have drinky and amarty as viable mid fielders at the moment

[Koke]

2 hours ago, Will1981 said:

at the moment I do not think we have enough central midfielders to play 4-3-3 as Mendy and James have their fitness issue's and we always tend to struggle when King starts.

 

I think a better formation to fit Vardy and Slimani would be a 3-4-1-2 or 5-2-1-2:

 

Schmeichel

 

Hernandez - Morgan - Huth

 

Albrighton - Drinkwater - Amartey - Fuchs

 

Mahrez

 

Vardy - Slimani

 

with Mahrez given a free role to play where he wants.

 

I'm pretty sure at some point Ranieri will try that. Although that requires Mahrez to put a shift in and I dont see him doing that. 

[foxes21]

2 hours ago, Gerard said:

That's not happening.

Why not?

 

 

 

[AYLESBURY FOX 1961]

mahrez certainly put a shift in last night - blimey he was leaping like a salmon to win headers and that NEVER happens usually

[FireFox]

"4-4-2 does't work without Kante and Okazaki."

"Drop Albrighton." (Because that's what 433 would mean)

 

Maybe 433 would work.

Maybe Amartey and a fit Mendy both deserve to start ahead of Albrighton.

Maybe Vardy needs a rest, or should be pushed wide, or Slim needs a rest, or Musa/Gray deserve a start...

 

But until we need to change it (to rest a player, there is an injury, or two poor performances in a row), I doubt we will.

[Mark]

I thought we could be in trouble early in the first half as we weren't progressing up the pitch, the defence had a lot of the ball and the gap between midfield and attack was massive, neither were really dropping back either but in the end we won  I share the same concern though with both playing as out and out strikers.

[Fox92]

The midfield has looked good at home in a 442. It's the away games where we've got overrun. Even at Hull. Drinkwater has looked good but he needs helped. We need a 5 ot Okazaki just in front in the away games, especially at the top clubs. Going to Old Trafford with a 442 was criminal.