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[Len Finsbury]

I don't understand everyone's obsession with 442.

It's clearly not the formation that Sven likes to adopt so why must we buy players to suit it?

He's playing the popular 433/451. If he needs to buy midfielders it should be so he can revert to a more defensive 451 should the need arise. Take the wider forwards off and have more defensively minded midfielders when the game needs closing.

I can't remember many people asking MON to play 442 when we were doing well.

[themotivator]

i hate 442. used to raaape it with 3 at the back on CM 01. i love having a 3 pronged attack. think that DV-YAK-LD is a force to be reckoned with. also our midfield 3 have been impressive, don't know why it needs to change. don't have a problem with adding strength to it though.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Lazy post i know but basically i agree with marbelladaves post from earlier. Up the Foxes in Sven :sge: we trust

[wellyfox]

I think this season, were allright, we'd have to spend alot of money to do well in the prem if we were promoted next season!

HMMMMMMMM We just took the most expensive sqaud in the prem to a replay in the cup.

With a little more luck in the first game they would not have had the second chance.

6-4 final score says it all there will be clubs in the prem happy with that agragate score come may.

Yes we need to strengthen in depth but if Blackpool can stay up with there budget I am sure we can with Sven and our budget

[Kitchandro]

A settled back 4 is important, but having the right players is important too. Personel wise we have been unbalanced all season, the lack of a dependable left sided center back is a huge issue, Berner's early season form was gash, so the left side of our defence has been unbalanced and unsettled all season.

This remains the case even now, Hobbs is far from comfortable on the left, Mee a tyro and Berner clearly past his best. Settling for what we have, in whatever combination will not be good enough over the rest of the season.

Regarding the comparison with Pearson's defence, I feel a lot of you have very short memories. Under Pearson our back 4 played deep, was covered by 4 sometimes 5 midfielders and was not required to play any footbal, hoof being the order of the day.

Do you really think we could set up our passing game with the ball being constantly hoofed upfield by Brown, Hobbs and the rest? No chance! We have radically changed our style of defending and this is now crucial to the way we play, do we need a more settled back 4? Certainly, but do we have the players to give us that stability, that is the question.

Another center back, left sided preferably and a left back please!...

I disagree, and my point is, I don't know how you can make this judgement. You seem to think Hobbs can't play in the left of the centre. Hobbs may have been inconsistent all season easily as much for the reason that he's played next to Vitor, Davies, Moreno and Morrison, with no settled partner. I saw him perform brilliantly against Man City at home, Swansea at home and Leeds at home in recent games, all of which were games in which he played on the left of central defence.

He deservedly won player of the season last year. You can tell me that switching to the left of centre makes a massive difference but I will never agree with that.

The point is, under Pearson we had a solid, organised defence, even though the personnel was worse. So you saying the personnel isn't good enought his season I can't really understand.

As for playing the ball out of defence - Cunningham and Vitor can do that, yet have both been suspect at the basics of defending. As has Naughton at times. So I'm struggling to understand what personnel you are looking for?

[Fox1651]

Just remember party people in Sven :sge: we trust

[Bob Weasel Fox]

We do have to trust the decisions that Sven makes (in Sven :sge: we trust) because wether they turn out to be good signings or not, he is obviously trying his best to shape a competetive Leicester City side. Up the Foxes

[Lineker's Left Foot]

Left back definately required now Kennedy has gone to Peterboro - he won't be back

Centre half also - (Vitor will never stay beyond the end of the season, and we can't rely on Tunch ever playing again)

Wouldn't be averse to an out and out right winger to give us a credible 442 option.

Keeper - not essential, but if there was any chance of Westwood coming here we should grab it

I know he plays for Chaventry, but I am warming to the idea that Westwood maybe a possibility coming here.... however, SGE is not known for picking up players not outside the 'top flight' of their relative leagues.

[gibwarrior1988]

I disagree, and my point is, I don't know how you can make this judgement. You seem to think Hobbs can't play in the left of the centre. Hobbs may have been inconsistent all season easily as much for the reason that he's played next to Vitor, Davies, Moreno and Morrison, with no settled partner. I saw him perform brilliantly against Man City at home, Swansea at home and Leeds at home in recent games, all of which were games in which he played on the left of central defence.

He deservedly won player of the season last year. You can tell me that switching to the left of centre makes a massive difference but I will never agree with that.

The point is, under Pearson we had a solid, organised defence, even though the personnel was worse. So you saying the personnel isn't good enought his season I can't really understand.

As for playing the ball out of defence - Cunningham and Vitor can do that, yet have both been suspect at the basics of defending. As has Naughton at times. So I'm struggling to understand what personnel you are looking for?

[marbelladave]

I disagree, and my point is, I don't know how you can make this judgement. You seem to think Hobbs can't play in the left of the centre. Hobbs may have been inconsistent all season easily as much for the reason that he's played next to Vitor, Davies, Moreno and Morrison, with no settled partner. I saw him perform brilliantly against Man City at home, Swansea at home and Leeds at home in recent games, all of which were games in which he played on the left of central defence.

He deservedly won player of the season last year. You can tell me that switching to the left of centre makes a massive difference but I will never agree with that.

The point is, under Pearson we had a solid, organised defence, even though the personnel was worse. So you saying the personnel isn't good enought his season I can't really understand.

As for playing the ball out of defence - Cunningham and Vitor can do that, yet have both been suspect at the basics of defending. As has Naughton at times. So I'm struggling to understand what personnel you are looking for?

Sorry to take a while to reply, busy day....

My judgment on Hobbs playing on the left comes from what I see, he is a tough and determined player and sometimes does a job, but even last season he was uncomfortable when required to play there.

He is being asked to change from a deep lying stopper into a more sophisticated, ball playing (to a degree) defender. playing a much higher line and having to do this with less support from his fullback and midfield, a tough job in it's own right. In addition he is required to play on the left, something that clearly unsettles him. Being required to do both is too much in my view.

Sure the lack of a settled back 4 is an issue but playing an inadequate unit in the hope that they will somehow gell and play well is, I think, wishful thinking.

Playing the ball out of defence is now an intrinsic part of our 'passing game', Cunningham is a very young player learning his trade, nowhere near the finished article but he showed considerable promise and did quite well overall and I think Vitor is a fine player held back by his inability to handle the physicality of Championship football, which is a shame.

To answer you question I think Cunningham will become the kind of player we are looking for but Vitor, for all his ability, is too fragile.