One from a corner, there were at least 2 free kicks that sailed over everyone's heads in the first half. Delivery needs to be consistent, especially with the lack of chances we create from open play.Got 2 assists didn't he?
One from a corner, there were at least 2 free kicks that sailed over everyone's heads in the first half. Delivery needs to be consistent, especially with the lack of chances we create from open play.Got 2 assists didn't he?
That's pretty much how Luton have been playing! And Burnley with 1 at the back. And he's out of position. They outgunned the Championship so easily, they look like a team that has forgotten how to defend and are now suffering due to the massive step up in opposition. Luckily for us, of course.We should be moving to a back 10!
???? Think we might have been playing a back 4 in that game?Burnley 4-0
The three points were great life savers though.All them 1-0 wins we got towards the back end of last season were still **** to watch.
Yet Kilman keeps making bad decisionsPlay 4 at the back with Bueno & Kilman when Burno is ready so we can play a high line. Until then play Toti & Kilman
Coady is not essential to playing in a back five. Kilman and Bueno are both very good ball-playing centre backs, who would have more freedom to advance the ball as RCB/LCB. Dawson would be less reliant on pace in that 'sweeper' role (envisioning him in that Thiago Silva role), while being a huge upgrade on Coady from a purely defensive standpoint.i’ll say it. should have kept Coady.
Quite like that, but if we were playing with a true back three with very little help from Doc/Neto in that system, I think Bueno has to come in for Dawson.I think there's arguments to move to 3 centre backs, but that doesn't necessarily mean becoming more defensive. I think more of a 3-2-3-2 would work.
It does fit with a lot of strengths of our players.
Neto is best on the left, with targets to aim at in the box. Doherty is one of our better attacking threats. We stand more of a chance of scoring when playing with two up top, but need to balance this with not opening ourselves up too much at the back.
I'd maybe try something like this.....
The back 3, plus 2 DMs should give us a very stable defensive structure.
Sa
Dawson--Kilman--Toti
Lemina---Gomes
Doherty----Bellegarde-----Neto
Sasa--Cunha
Doherty and Neto giving us the width, but playing more as right and left midfield options than wing-backs. The formation easily becomes more of a 442/4411 with Doherty dropping in, Bellegarde pushing wider on the right and Toti pushing out to left back.
Ait-Nouri and/or Bueno are options on the left instead of Neto, or Semedo or Jonny options instead of Doherty. Silva and Hwang options as the second striker. Sarabia or Gonzalez are options as the more attacking CM instead of Bellegarde.
Quite like that, but if we were playing with a true back three with very little help from Doc/Neto in that system, I think Bueno has to come in for Dawson.
The whole defence lacks leadership and direction and right now Coady usurps Kilman for sure, who has fallen off a cliff.Coady is not essential to playing in a back five. Kilman and Bueno are both very good ball-playing centre backs, who would have more freedom to advance the ball as RCB/LCB. Dawson would be less reliant on pace in that 'sweeper' role (envisioning him in that Thiago Silva role), while being a huge upgrade on Coady from a purely defensive standpoint.
If we wanted to be really aggressive with it and play a very high line, a true 3-4-3 rather than a back five, then Toti could come in for Dawson. That would potentially better suit us in games against the lower half sides where we want to control the games rather than sit back and hit on the counter.
I think we need to play to the strengths of this squad, and our full backs are best suited as wingbacks, and our centre backs are better suited to playing in a back three.
Pointless discussion to have now anyway. Dawson can replace Coady in the middle of a back three just fine. A back three of Kilman-Dawson-Bueno should, on paper, be better than Boly-Coady-Bennett, if we decided to go with a three.The whole defence lacks leadership and direction and right now Coady usurps Kilman for sure, who has fallen off a cliff.
impossible imo to rate Bueno until he starts to play in the team.
I think there's arguments to move to 3 centre backs, but that doesn't necessarily mean becoming more defensive. I think more of a 3-2-3-2 would work.
It does fit with a lot of strengths of our players.
Neto is best on the left, with targets to aim at in the box. Doherty is one of our better attacking threats. We stand more of a chance of scoring when playing with two up top, but need to balance this with not opening ourselves up too much at the back.
I'd maybe try something like this.....
The back 3, plus 2 DMs should give us a very stable defensive structure.
Sa
Dawson--Kilman--Toti
Lemina---Gomes
Doherty----Bellegarde-----Neto
Sasa--Cunha
Doherty and Neto giving us the width, but playing more as right and left midfield options than wing-backs. The formation easily becomes more of a 442/4411 with Doherty dropping in, Bellegarde pushing wider on the right and Toti pushing out to left back.
Ait-Nouri and/or Bueno are options on the left instead of Neto, or Semedo or Jonny options instead of Doherty. Silva and Hwang options as the second striker. Sarabia or Gonzalez are options as the more attacking CM instead of Bellegarde.
I probably agree.Pointless discussion to have now anyway. Dawson can replace Coady in the middle of a back three just fine. A back three of Kilman-Dawson-Bueno should, on paper, be better than Boly-Coady-Bennett, if we decided to go with a three.
Both not been up to standardAll this talk about dropping dawson
It’s kilman who should be dropped
How many times did me and other people keep saying we have to go back to what we know best IT WORKSResurrecting this thread after today's performance... it just suits this group of players doesn't it?
In my view, you play 3-5-2 with Hwang and Neto up front with either Bellegarde or a Cunha in the hole behind them.I think ran and semedo as wbs are fantastic for us, ran is really doing well this year.
Think you have take a decision on how you get bellegarde in with 5 at the back but fantastic!! Hwang is unstoppable as is Neto