Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: Mansfield v City | League 2 | 17 October

Happy with that. 4-4-2 and everyone sounded like they knew what they were doing.

Then Kenny Black comes on the radio and starts talking about matching teams up. No! Come on man. Just stick with what seems to suit us.

 

Well done City today. Good to see Pritchard start and have a good game.

Please Stuart, stick to 4-4-2 going forward, dont pick a stupid diamond, or any other formation for that matter, to counter sides in the league. Let the opposition worry about us.

 

Which of the worlds most successful teams play 442 right now? None that I know of

 

No, but it makes as much sense as saying one defeat is the end of our season.
P.S. No need to shout.

 

I don't think one win sorts everything out in the same way I don't think one loss is the end of the world. I criticise when we play poorly and I give credit when it's deserved. That's kind of how it works for me.

 

If you think Liverpool play 4-4-2 then you need to get out of 1980 and get into 2020.

 

But this is the point, if we keep swapping and changing every week how the hell are we supposed to get a settled side that get better by playing with each other. Today was a good result with some good football played, let the lads keep the shirt for a few games and let the opposition worry about us for a change.

 

Exactly. The Harrogate game showed what can happen when players are played out of position, Evans and Sutton being asked to play unfamiliar roles thus negating the effectiveness of two players who had started the season well in Clarke and Watt. This then put pressure on everyone else especially our full backs. Just by asking Evans and Sutton to try and do something not attributed to their best assets you effectively shut down the whole team.
Yesterday, either by good management or force of hand by injuries, players actually looked comfortable in their roles albeit against poor opposition. Its no coincidence that everyone had a decent game yesterday primarily because we weren't carrying any passengers on the pitch.
Thats why you stick with something your players can work with.

 

Good performance. Stick everyone in their normal position, do the basics well and avoid mistakes. At this level, it doesnt take much more to be at least top half.

 

100%. I think we've got 2 games a week now right up to Christmas and obviously that means there is going to have to be some rotation of players at times, so let's keep it simple and stick to the same formation so that is only the personal that changes at times, not the shape!

 

If he's a liability what about their keeper??

 

You just can't bring yourself to admit that was a good team performance can you?

 

I'm all for having a plan b for if things aren't going our way, but we should always start by playing the way we are most comfortable and confident with.

 

Must admit, that comment from Black wound me up. Too much respect for mediocre league 2 clubs, why?. Let's stick to playing players in their best position and 4-4-2 and take the game to the opposition every week in this poor looking league.

If we had been better at recruitment this summer, especially up front, this league was there for the taking this strange season

 

We dont have to stick to 4-4-2 because of one result against admittedly awful opposition but please no more of this diamond rubbish and players clearly playing out of position to try and accommodate this.

 

Out of interest, why would you make those changes? BRE has done well in both games he's played in (and we've won them both), and DMH linked up well with Hosannah on Saturday and I think that partnership deserves to be given a couple of games at least to see how it develops.
I'm not a fan of swapping and changing for the sake of it, especially after a win. The 11 that started on Saturday deserve to keep the shirts imo.

 

We need a non tinkering dinosaur who knows of no formation but 4 4 2 to please this forum!