3-5-2

[Moto Hello]

Pearson has used this formation tonight and I personally like this formation for us a lot and would like our first XI to be:

Schmeical

Moore Morgan Whitbread

De Laet King James Bakayogo

Knockaert

Nugent Wood

I think this team is very strong for this league and would only need a couple of Defenders (Aké from Chelsea would be perfect where I have put Whitbread) and a central midfielder.

[Aus Fox]

I think that 11 if everyone stays fit and on form goes up this year, I know injuries suspensions and form can be a problem, but don't think we are too far away

[Stadt]

I agree 1 or 2 players will have us in good stead

[GorlestonFox]

Nige seems keen on the 3-5-2 says the players are comftable and capable.

Said it gives us another option coming into the season.

Bout time Nige!

[Happy Fox]

We would need strength in depth to play that formation so another central midfielder and centre back and we would be sorted.

[FoxesFan123]

I'm still not so sure on this formation yet. I mean, it's so dated, are any clubs still playing this formation?

[teblin]

I'm still not so sure on this formation yet. I mean, it's so dated, are any clubs still playing this formation?

Hull got promoted playing it last year and Watford finished 3rd doing the same.

[Legend_in_blue]

Are we more likely to play this with someone dropping back from CM to cover the back three rather than place the extra man in CM behind the front two?

The worry for me is that with Pearson's attitude towards hoofing it forward the formation becomes 532 instead.

We have to be in the opposition faces for this to work imo.

[Leicester_Numan]

Nige seems keen on the 3-5-2 says the players are comftable and capable.

Said it gives us another option coming into the season.

Bout time Nige!

Let's hope it's Plan A and not Plan C

Edit- Just in case people don't get it, Pearson apparently doesn't have a plan B

[fatboy]

I'm still not so sure on this formation yet. I mean, it's so dated, are any clubs still playing this formation?

[FoxesBoyChris]

3-1-4-2 is the formation we should play (basically an adaptation of 3-5-2.

Chalobah would be the best man to play infront of the CB's and behind the two other centre midfielders.

[Grewks]

Formations mean relatively little.

 

 

 

Real madrid play a 4-2-3-1, barcelona play a 4-3-3, and Manchester United usually play a 4-4-2/4-4-1-1.....yet they all still dominate opposition.

[fatboy]

Wigan played many games last year with a 3 man defence, as did Juventus and Fiorentina. Used in the right way it can be very attacking.

[The Horse's Mouth]

Leicester shall be playing 4-4-fvcking-2

[Chilwell_Fox]

We had a fair bit of success with 3-5-2 during the O'Neil years. Key is having a few players comfortable with playing in a few different positions like Savage and Callum Davidson. Your full/wing backs have to have some stamina though.

[Dickov22]

We won't do it unless we sign a new CB.

[DanTheFox07]

Do Watford play 3-5-2? Or is it a 4-3-3...? If Pearson is planning on a Watford style of football then I'm up for that, we do have pace in the side, will be interesting to see how we adapt to such a system and see if he get's playing as a counter attacking side or the opposite where we pressure the opposition.

[dayday]

We had a fair bit of success with 3-5-2 during the O'Neil years. Key is having a few players comfortable with playing in a few different positions like Savage and Callum Davidson. Your full/wing backs have to have some stamina though.

Stamina? I don't recall Steve Guppy getting up and down the pitch and rarely did he take the full back on,he did what Lloyd Dyer cannot... Cross a ball in the box.

[tomtom]

Stamina? I don't recall Steve Guppy getting up and down the pitch and rarely did he take the full back on,he did what Lloyd Dyer cannot... Cross a ball in the box.

To be fair Guppy did have stamina and used to put a shift in, but your bang on about him not needing to beat a man just getting the cross in

[Tielemans63]

Might take is a while to properly adapt to 3-5-2 and be successful at Championship level - we might take a couple of beatings before we start to understand / look comfortable playing it. It'll be interesting to see if the fans are still happy with 3-5-2 if we lose 2 of our first 3 games for example.

I think NP is right to try it though. We need another CB definitely but otherwise we have the personnel for it.

[Leicester_lad_92]

Went to port vale last night and the formation seemed to suit us well could maybe do with another centre half as not too sure about whitbread, distribution is awful:/

Got to say Jamie Vardy looked sharp and showed pace in behind!! Marshall looked comfortable in behind too:)

[fleckneymike]

I think Watford played 343 at times (as did Wigan). Bielsa still uses it at Bilbao

 

http://www.zonalmarking.net/tag/3-4-3/

 

It's certainly been all the rage in Europe

 

http://www.zonalmarking.net/tag/3-5-2/

 

but as has been said, formation is largely immaterial unless you alter your style of play

[Loggy88]

It's good to see Pearson trying something different, and I like 3 5 2 I think it will give us more width and we will more expansive and cause the opposition more problems when were attacking. Hope he starts with it at Middlesborough.

[_Fatboyslow_]

To be fair Guppy did have stamina and used to put a shift in, but your bang on about him not needing to beat a man just getting the cross in

But he never looked happy back tracking, but a great player

[davieG]

Well I doubt any game of football will see a team maintaining a static 352 formation surely the concept is to be more 334 when you're all out attacking more 532 when you're under the cosh defending and only 352 when you're building up an attack/cruising. The whole idea should be to be flexible. You should even be able to slip into a 442 or 433 if the need arises.

What we need apart from the skills is intelligent players.