Nigeyman
Chris Armstrong
we average 7-10 shots a game we have scored 8 goals in six games, lets be honest since Bale left (who was basically papering over the cracks) even when we had Bale we have really struggled to bang in the goals, just wondered what people's thoughts are, is anyone else tired of us playing the lone striker when we don't have the player to pull off that difficult role? anyone else want to see us go with 2 strikers for a run of games?
The reason we had such a dreadful season last year against the sky 4 was because in football your confidence is shattered when you don't believe there are goals in the team, against arsenal we adopted a sensible approach because going toe to toe against them would have been murder for us, we could have had 4 goals on Saturday if we countered effectively, with the chances we had on the break we should have had at least two. Our team don't believe in themselves because we dont score enough goals, therefore mentally against the big sides our players go into their shells.
I know I know deep lying play maker (none since modders left) that is what were screaming out for right? I just worry that even if we had Pirlo & Gerrard in our team they would struggle to make incisive passes due to the woeful movement of our forward players.
Working with what we have here and now
So who are our most creative players???? Eriksen, Lamela I hear you cry! ok ok my thoughts are in order to get the best out of Eriksen I think we need to play him centre of midfield and build the majority of our attacking play through him, he has the biggest creative brain in our squad, he doesn't enjoy pressing, in my mind he is a classic no 10 a player who loves to 1 touch pass and move, my argument to people who say (but nige you silly little man his best peformances have come from playing on the left!) I would argue that his lack of defensive cover for our lb or his desire to do a job defensively in that position negates that argument. Playing such an undefensive player at cm obviously means we need to offset that by playing a destroyer next to him to equal out world harmony so that would be Benji but preferably Capoue.......so my thoughts on getting us amongst the goals are:
Hugo
Walker--- KAB--- Verts--- Rose
Chadli---Eriksen---Capoue---Townsend
Lamela
Soldado
Kane back up for Lamela, Ade for Soldado, yes its 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1 whatever you like but it gets our most creative players Eriksen & Lamela central, Townsend & Chadli offer more of a direct threat on the wings, they can cut in to allow our attacking full backs to do a job, we can play a diamond or stretch wide giving us options in the game, we can bring on a more defensive cm if we build up a lead or even dare I say it get Paulie in behind the striker to drop in if we are struggling centrally or getting outnumbered......I am sick of possesion just want goals! I know we will be weaker defensively and in cm but I am sure this will get us amongst the goals! The big teams can get away with one up top because they have the players to do it! if you only play one striker a team always struggles to score goals if they dont have a beast in that position.
That to me gives us a nice 11 with the right blend of defensive and attack minded players, not playing three cm's will also force us to quicken our passing as for the longest while our build up play is painfully slow. Old Timmeh had an upturn with goals playing 4-4-2....I just wonder if we could do even better with a fully fit Lamela behind the striker and Eriksen playing centrally for a run of games.
Us playing with one striker hasn't worked for years! and it doesnt look as if we sign a striker suited to that role anytime soon! have I made any decent points? or is our lack of goals turned me into a rambling loonie?
The reason we had such a dreadful season last year against the sky 4 was because in football your confidence is shattered when you don't believe there are goals in the team, against arsenal we adopted a sensible approach because going toe to toe against them would have been murder for us, we could have had 4 goals on Saturday if we countered effectively, with the chances we had on the break we should have had at least two. Our team don't believe in themselves because we dont score enough goals, therefore mentally against the big sides our players go into their shells.
I know I know deep lying play maker (none since modders left) that is what were screaming out for right? I just worry that even if we had Pirlo & Gerrard in our team they would struggle to make incisive passes due to the woeful movement of our forward players.
Working with what we have here and now
So who are our most creative players???? Eriksen, Lamela I hear you cry! ok ok my thoughts are in order to get the best out of Eriksen I think we need to play him centre of midfield and build the majority of our attacking play through him, he has the biggest creative brain in our squad, he doesn't enjoy pressing, in my mind he is a classic no 10 a player who loves to 1 touch pass and move, my argument to people who say (but nige you silly little man his best peformances have come from playing on the left!) I would argue that his lack of defensive cover for our lb or his desire to do a job defensively in that position negates that argument. Playing such an undefensive player at cm obviously means we need to offset that by playing a destroyer next to him to equal out world harmony so that would be Benji but preferably Capoue.......so my thoughts on getting us amongst the goals are:
Hugo
Walker--- KAB--- Verts--- Rose
Chadli---Eriksen---Capoue---Townsend
Lamela
Soldado
Kane back up for Lamela, Ade for Soldado, yes its 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1 whatever you like but it gets our most creative players Eriksen & Lamela central, Townsend & Chadli offer more of a direct threat on the wings, they can cut in to allow our attacking full backs to do a job, we can play a diamond or stretch wide giving us options in the game, we can bring on a more defensive cm if we build up a lead or even dare I say it get Paulie in behind the striker to drop in if we are struggling centrally or getting outnumbered......I am sick of possesion just want goals! I know we will be weaker defensively and in cm but I am sure this will get us amongst the goals! The big teams can get away with one up top because they have the players to do it! if you only play one striker a team always struggles to score goals if they dont have a beast in that position.
That to me gives us a nice 11 with the right blend of defensive and attack minded players, not playing three cm's will also force us to quicken our passing as for the longest while our build up play is painfully slow. Old Timmeh had an upturn with goals playing 4-4-2....I just wonder if we could do even better with a fully fit Lamela behind the striker and Eriksen playing centrally for a run of games.
Us playing with one striker hasn't worked for years! and it doesnt look as if we sign a striker suited to that role anytime soon! have I made any decent points? or is our lack of goals turned me into a rambling loonie?
