DontSellKnockaert Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 This is the formation that everyone is playing at the moment, with two holding midfielders and then three attacking midfielders then a striker up by himself. Palace have played a similar formation this season and that's meant that Glen Murray has had great service from the flanks with Bolassie and Zaha, then defensively they've done well with Jedinak and Dickagio (however you spell his name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Yeah but can you HOOOOOF it at someones face in that formation? If not, then we aren't interested I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 I thought that. Having Schlupp and Marshall (maybe) on the wings and Knockeart just behind a striker would be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheFox07 Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Just because they play that formation doesn`t mean we have the player`s to implement it aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderbyFox Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 We don't have the players to play this formation, which of our two centre mids would you class as being defensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackiepas Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Tbh formations are irrelevant if the players arnt up for the battle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontSellKnockaert Posted 17 March 2013 Author Share Posted 17 March 2013 Yeah but can you HOOOOOF it at someones face in that formation? If not, then we aren't interested I'm afraid. Haha, it'd be good with Schmeichel De Laet Keane/Whitbread/SSL Morgan Konchesky Wellens James Knockaert King Nugent/Lloyd/Marshall Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC_FAN_1995 Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 This is the formation that everyone is playing at the moment, with two holding midfielders and then three attacking midfielders then a striker up by himself. Palace have played a similar formation this season and that's meant that Glen Murray has had great service from the flanks with Bolassie and Zaha, then defensively they've done well with Jedinak and Dickagio (however you spell his name) we played it when kane came on at cardiff and he looked good in it, when james is back i'd like to play that with king playing behind the striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontSellKnockaert Posted 17 March 2013 Author Share Posted 17 March 2013 we played it when kane came on at cardiff and he looked good in it, when james is back i'd like to play that with king playing behind the striker Totally agree with you. Apart from no way in hell are we playing Kane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderbyFox Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Last time King was continuously played behind the striker he was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza M Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 For me against Millwall, I would go back to 4-4-2, and assuming everyone is fit: Kasper Konchesky St Ledger Morgan De Laet Schlupp James Drinkwater Knockaert Wood Nugent Some big if's there, but think that could be a creative side and I think we have tried changing formations and it isn't doing anything for us. The big question is will Pearson be in charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbelladave Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 We don't have the players to play this formation, which of our two centre mids would you class as being defensive? Just because they play that formation doesn`t mean we have the player`s to implement it aswell. We have the right players for that, no problem. The holding players are not purely defensive, there are 2 of them after all, any pairing of King, Drinkwater or James would be fine. With 3 attacking players in front of them and runners from fullback, De Laet and Schlupp preferably, they would have attacking options aplenty and no real need to get that far forward. They must not sit too deep though, support the front 4 by all means, just keep an eye out for who needs the cover, usually the fullbacks. Sadly I do not think NFP has a clue how to play that style properly, we actually got quite close earlier in the season when Knockaert and Marshall were given some freedom to roam but that was entirely accidental and too rich for NFP who quickly knocked it on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC FOX Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Kasper De Laet (if fit) Morgan Keane Koncheskey Wellens King Schlupp Knockaert Dyer Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Probably won't work, Wood or Nugent need a partner. Two up front is the best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbelladave Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Probably won't work, Wood or Nugent need a partner. Two up front is the best option. Why? Serious question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unreachable Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 What's the point of discussing formations when according to the manager the team both lacks desire and quality? It's all very academic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Why? Serious question. Because when we have had two up front it has worked for the majority of the season. That's what got us in the play-offs in the first place, for me the formation we have been playing now often turns into a 4-5-1, we have played it before and it is the most frustrating formation I have seen us play. Wood basically becomes a lone striker, up on his own and he struggles. Therefore I think he needs a partner to help him, him and Kane were excellent together against Blackburn, they haven't partnered each other since, while Nugent and Wood has also worked at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUltimateWinner Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Kasper De Laet SSL Morgan Konchesky King James Schlupp Knockaert (Free Role) Dyer Nugent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theessexfox Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Kasper De Laet Morgan Keane Konchesky (preferable anyone else but lets ignore that) James Wellens/King/Drinky Marshall Knockaert Schlupp Wood/Nugent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Kasper De Laet Morgan Keane Konchesky (preferable anyone else but lets ignore that) James Wellens/King/Drinky Marshall Knockaert Schlupp Wood/Nugent Exactly how I'd go.. Bring natural width back. Nugent is not a winger so he could play central in this formation (or Wood). Schlupp over Dyer for me as well. James and Drinkwater covering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbelladave Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Because when we have had two up front it has worked for the majority of the season. That's what got us in the play-offs in the first place, for me the formation we have been playing now often turns into a 4-5-1, we have played it before and it is the most frustrating formation I have seen us play. Wood basically becomes a lone striker, up on his own and he struggles. Therefore I think he needs a partner to help him, him and Kane were excellent together against Blackburn, they haven't partnered each other since, while Nugent and Wood has also worked at times. Extremely fair comment, 4-4-2 once we allowed Knockaert and Marshall the licence to be creative was by far the best we have played this season, sadly with our recent, 'tucked in to keep the shape' formation nothing is working. I does not alter the fact that we are a natural fit for 4-2-3-1, all we need is a coach who knows how to play it........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineker's Left Foot Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Wellens and James at DM for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockmyster Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Im gonna go slightly mike bassett here but, 4 4 ****ING 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbelladave Posted 17 March 2013 Share Posted 17 March 2013 Wellens and James at DM for me Really... James is injured and Wellens is even less fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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