What tactics can we use for the last 4 games as the current ones aren't working.

[Finnegan]

Ironically, the 352 is at its best against stronger teams. 

 

So, to be honest, if Rodgers was to stick with it against Southampton, Newcastle and Palace, etc, then swap back to play these last three games I'd probably be angrier? 

 

Chelsea and Tottenham are likely to need / want to beat us, we can afford to sit back a bit and play the counter attacking game and try to pick them off which is likely to go better for us than playing a high line trying to take it to them. 

 

As much as I dislike 352 generally, tactics didn't lose us the Newcastle game. A lack of bottle, confidence, arrogance and outright mental toughness did. 

[Chrysalis]

I do feel we need to be more direct, by direct I mean players dribbling forward with the ball, for some reason fofana stopped doing it, and maddison as well.

 

If we are to pass it about, it needs to be at their final 3rd. not on our backline in our own half.  

 

But ultimately we need to put faith in what the manager decides, its what the players have trained on, and we have got this far.

[kyleolly]

4-4-2 diamond formation 

[filbertway]

2 hours ago, Finnegan said:

Ironically, the 352 is at its best against stronger teams. 

 

So, to be honest, if Rodgers was to stick with it against Southampton, Newcastle and Palace, etc, then swap back to play these last three games I'd probably be angrier? 

 

Chelsea and Tottenham are likely to need / want to beat us, we can afford to sit back a bit and play the counter attacking game and try to pick them off which is likely to go better for us than playing a high line trying to take it to them. 

 

As much as I dislike 352 generally, tactics didn't lose us the Newcastle game. A lack of bottle, confidence, arrogance and outright mental toughness did. 

And allowing Maxi and Wilson about 40 yards of grass to run into while setting up in such a way that we rarely have a forward pass available

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, filbertway said:

And allowing Maxi and Wilson about 40 yards of grass to run into while setting up in such a way that we rarely have a forward pass available

Isn’t that just lack of movement rather than a specific formation? Lack of movement is something that does my nut in. 

[filbertway]

9 of our players are in a central positions though. Were very narrow and easy to defend against because of that. It's only when we change shape in second half that we really have people available across the top of the pitch.

 

If the players pull out wide then theres nobody in the box.

 

It's a real shame to see so many players of this quality being made to look average.

 

I think Finnegan is actually probably right in that the 3 4 1 2 will make sense if Rodgers plans to sit in and counter attack.

 

When we want to dominate possession though, it completely stifles us. We need to be more direct like Atalanta. Get the ball forward and men in the box quickly.

[Beachyboy]

3 hours ago, enmac said:

Wasn't Under warming up yesterday? Didn't see it myself but sure I heard it mentioned. 

I don't know, if we get away with playing him for any part of 2-3 games of our 4 games, without having to sign him, I would be keen to do it, even if its for less than 60 mins combined game time, I do think he offers something different to what we have. 

[Out Foxed]

drop maddison stat

[enmac]

Just now, Out Foxed said:

drop maddison stat

Agree. Start Perez.