teblin Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Strangest thing about the 5 at the back is that we've dropped our best defender in the process too for some reason Last time I checked Huth had been playing!
Callabinho Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Last time I checked Huth had been playing! Morgan playing diminishes any defensive solidarity.
surrifox Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Facts not allowed in here, lynch mob mentality only please. hmm- in relation to my original post I must once again challenge your understanding as to what a "fact" is or a "lynch mob mentality" come to that
MHC Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Slim margins. We didn’t. Do enough. When. We had the ball. We. Couldn’t. KEEP. Possession. And ultimately that’s what’s cost us. That can't be far off what Pearson's post match interview will sound like. Why he feels the need to pause after every couple of words I'll never know, he says the same thing every week so he should have it memorised by now.
Fox Ulike Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Imagine if we played 541 at home against Hull City, fvck me. Hull have bagged a whopping 11 goals in 14 away from home. That's a net-busting 0.7 goals... every single game! PLAY SIX AT THE BACK, NIGE!! It's the only way to counter such fire-power.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 That's the problem mate, pearson should have had a game plan/ formation in the summer. Researched what formation works or does well, in the premier league, and then get his team/ signings, or lack of them, used to the formation, and comfortable in them, and settled, and forming partnerships and understanding, not constant chopping and changing of formations in desperation during a season. Playing players in the right positions helps, and leaving out players who have looked better than his favourites out, also causes problems. The bloke hasn't got a clue what to do, or how to save the seasons, in my opinion. And a bloke that doesn't remove players after costly mistakes, after costly mistake, deserves everything he gets. This is what I mean. Pearson HAS LEARNT NOTHING, throughout the season. He is hopelessly lost, and the side is in a total mess. Shocking management, and totally unacceptable. He deserves to be sacked come the end of the season.
benpicko Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Last time I checked Huth had been playing! And yet we could have Huth and Was playing rather than having Upson and Morgan in there
foxfan92 Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Had a change of heart ... Schwarzer RDL Huth Upson Schlupp Hammond James Cambiasso Mahrez Nugent Kramaric Subs - Hamer, Was, Simpson, Drinkwater, King, Vardy, Ulloa
Donut Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 The idea of greater numbers at the back, is so the attacking players are free to attack more, not less And then when you've got Kram dropping deep or pulling wide, it creates so much space for Schlupp/Mahrez to run into & attack. Sound tactics imo. But since then Schlupp & Mahrez have been woeful & of no use whatsoever... and it's that that has lead us to be more toothless than we otherwise might have been, not the tactics themselves... There's certainly no sitting back involved, we create as many opportunities as we need to to win the game What?!? So you think that playing a back 5 somehow makes us more fluid going forward because it frees up our forward minded players? Please explain how that one works when we recover possession but in doing so we recover the ball so deep we are near our 18 yard box and Kramaric is up front on his own and needs binoculars to see a team mate. We dont want Kramaric dropping deep and pulling wide, in other words LOOKING FOR THE BALL. We want him up front and prowling the penalty box where he can hurt teams. "Creating space for Schlupp"? you think that all of a sudden hes become a false 9? And to suggest theres no "sitting back involved"......it takes the team going one or two down before they come out of their 5-4-1 shell and start getting the ball into dangerous areas and committing men forward. Is there any point in waiting till youre in a losing position to do this? And creating enough chances to win games? We barely created anything up until changing it at Everton who were europa league hungover and struggling for confidence, playing this system from a losing position, Villa put us out of the cup and out performance wasnt exactly creative that day, and Man City still created about 25 chances in spite of the defensive reinforcements.
Swiss_tony Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 I think it gives us a good platform to move forward. With Burnley playing Man city and QPR playing Palace, we have to win to close the gap. You not think? what's the point in closing the gap on them they're in the bottom 3. we need to close the gap with villa in 17th, and they're playing sunderland. the best we can hope for is to be 4 pts off safety. but i reckon a draw in that game would be better for us.
biggs Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 NP selects formations and team selection like he's picking lotto numbers. Got a few favorites in there and the rest are up for grabs
adamlcfcbevo85 Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Had a change of heart ... Schwarzer RDL Huth Upson Schlupp Hammond James Cambiasso Mahrez Nugent Kramaric Subs - Hamer, Was, Simpson, Drinkwater, King, Vardy, Ulloa that is the same formation I would of put but wasl for upson
Guest Col city fan Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 This is a game I WOULD NO WAY play the 5 at the back thing. Let's come out fighting... its time for Pablo's fabled 4-4-2. We need to win in front of an expectant crowd. Let's be fearless, hit em with pace and score more than they do. It's time for Nigel bloody Pearson to quite simply secure a good, home win. No more bloody excuses. The season has been full of them.
SecretPro Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Had a change of heart ... Schwarzer RDL Huth Upson Schlupp Hammond James Cambiasso Mahrez Nugent Kramaric Subs - Hamer, Was, Simpson, Drinkwater, King, Vardy, Ulloa Why are people putting Upson ahead of Was? I'm baffled.
SecretPro Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 The idea of greater numbers at the back, is so the attacking players are free to attack more, not less And then when you've got Kram dropping deep or pulling wide, it creates so much space for Schlupp/Mahrez to run into & attack. Sound tactics imo. But since then Schlupp & Mahrez have been woeful & of no use whatsoever... and it's that that has lead us to be more toothless than we otherwise might have been, not the tactics themselves... There's certainly no sitting back involved, we create as many opportunities as we need to to win the game Cant tell if joke?
smudger63 Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Since we`ve started playing 5 at the back, we`ve conceded 2 at Arsenal, 2 at Villa, 2 at Everton and 2 at Man City. Well at least we`ve been consistent! Though it hardly smacks of us being better defensively with five at the back. Not to mention the fact, that the way in which we are using the 5 at the back, is actually meaning that the bloke we bought to score our goals and hopefully save us, is being forced to play up front on his own, and spend much of his time running his arse off, with very little chance to actually do what he was brought here to do.
FoxinNotts Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 I'd go with: Schmiechel. Wasyl. Huth. Upson. Delaet. Cambiasso. James Schlupp. Mahrez. Nugent. Kramarić.
st albans fox Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Come five o clock on Saturday we will either be able to see some light at the end of the tunnel or even the managers most fervent supporters will have to admit he is clueless. Not going to prejudge it as some here who seem certain they know what he is going to do.
kingfox Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Schwarzer De Laet Morgan Huth Konchesky Mahrez James Hammond Cambiasso Vardy Kramaric Subs - Schmeichel, Wasilewski, King, Drinkwater, Schlupp, Nugent, Ulloa
Strokes Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 Hamer Morgan Huth Upson De laet Konchesky Cambiasso James Schlupp Mahrez Kramaric Easy 3 points
Clever Fox Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 NO HE HAS NOT STATED THAT AT ALL. The Mercury have stated it, he hasn't. Here are all of the quotes from Nigel Pearson that appear in that article... "Formations are not the be all and end all," "We have got some Premier League know-how out there now and it has also freed up some of our more creative players. "I am not saying it is going to be the only way to go but it has proved to be a decent system." . "I think this system is good and we have used it in some tough away games," "It is interesting because we haven't really used it at home yet. I think in the games we have played it in have been the right choice. "The performances have maybe shown that, if not the results." --- Now as there's no quote where Nigel has said he's sticking with it for this specific game, and I can think of no example of Pearson ever revealing team news days in advance of a match, I think it's fair to assume that the Mercury are talking out their arse. Well we'll both know for sure on Saturday. I'm sure the Mercury gets it's information from him or some spoke person at the club. Some of the quotes you attribute to him were actually said by Upson not Pearson. One comment that is attributed to Pearson is that he doesn't see the system as a negative approach. How could it be seen otherwise. Isn't it the essence of trying to prevent Teams from scoring against us. Also if he thought that was the correct approach why has it taken him 26 games to realise it. ? The position we're in now. ( His doing no one elses ) surely an attacking approach is needed as we need wins or maybe you haven't noticed we're running out of games. I've been a big fan of what NP has done for the Club. However I'm not so blind as to see that he's totally destroyed our season back in the premiership. How is it so many of our fans could see the shortcomings of the squad for a long while now yet NP couldn't. Despite reportedly having the funds to deal with them.
Ricey Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 That's everything wrong with us Barely any of us willing to wait until 5pm on saturday Sure, there's no patience left after the season we're having, but what help is that to the players with 90 do or die minutes ahead of them Luckily the none of the players know me or follow me on Twitter, so I'm sure my anger won't effect them one bit! I will support the team as ever during the match.
Ricey Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 We could play 6 at the back and still concede a couple a match. All season we've conceded due to individual errors, not because we are opened up or lose our shape. There's no benefit in having the extra central defender defender, One area we have struggled with all season is possession and winning the midfield battle, It's a no brainer for me that 4-5-1/4-3-3 is our best system, but Pearson hasn't given it a fair crack this season.
Clever Fox Posted 11 March 2015 Posted 11 March 2015 The idea of greater numbers at the back, is so the attacking players are free to attack more, not less And then when you've got Kram dropping deep or pulling wide, it creates so much space for Schlupp/Mahrez to run into & attack. Sound tactics imo. But since then Schlupp & Mahrez have been woeful & of no use whatsoever... and it's that that has lead us to be more toothless than we otherwise might have been, not the tactics themselves... There's certainly no sitting back involved, we create as many opportunities as we need to to win the game How do you figure that one out. First of all to attack you have to have the Ball. We simply don't hold on to it long enough simply because we don't have players good enough to do that. We don't have a CF where the Ball sticks either, Despite having 5 Wingers in the squad NP doesn't seem to want to play them. Preferring to rely on wing backs to provide width and as said they've been poor recently. Krameric shows lots of promise. But to be fair to the lad too much is being expected of him right now.I don't believe he's reached a proper fitness level for the Premiership yet. If we're to have any success on the run in a different system is going to be needed. One which provides width combined with better midfield support. Even if this means taking a little gamble at the back at times. We've simply now got to start winning games.
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