Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[Pressure]

Didn't see that coming

 

[Ukbrotha]

I like Poch. Would definitely have him at United.

 

[hood b. goode]

 

[Roid Jones]

Poch finally out

 

[SCORCH]

@SCORCH got his wish.
Poch is out.

It's a beautiful summer's day.

 

[bigdaddy88]

Poch to bayern here we go

 

[Liu Kang]

Poch actually did good work. Chelsea can't see past short term, it's crazy

 

[Yayo Toure]

Where Todd gonna find the bread to pay another manager? Don't worry about it.

 

[Liu Kang]

You can make the 352/3142 work by starting off with 4 man defence. Have the FB's (needs to be Walker Shaw/Gomez tho) stay back (thus leaves Maguire as the middle CB and has the pace alongside him) push Stones into midfield and be the DM and/or alongside Rice. Which allows Rice to play as a b2b player/ball winner and/or higher up. Stones naturally plays on the right and Rice does the same on the left. Your keeping players in zones that they are comfortable and natural to them especially when your more forward players are roaming/rotating more. Gives you the option of a box or diamond in midfield.

Now this is the complicated part the Jude/Foden conundrum. One of them has to be the CM when defending. Jude is the obvious one because he's the better defensive player with the blocks ball winning and interceptions and hes played in a 2 man pivot previously. But his off the ball runs box crashing and going beyond Kane when he drops deep from CAM role is just as important. I suggest a bait and switch when in possession. Present Foden as the #10/ss but plays more as the 8/10 and Jude go do Jude things with more freedom and space to run into. Foden is at his best on the RHS Jude is at his best on the LHS. Allow those 2 to go cause chaos. As you have Stones and Rice midfield cover plus the back 3. And the 2 wingers basically just stay where they are.

Notvsure you guys will have enough time to make it work properly. Sounds like France 2002-2004, a team with a weird shape tying to fit all midfielders.

I'd go with a 442 diamond with Jude-Kane up front. Stones as a DM and your FBs handling the width by themselves. You sacrifice your wingers but you fit all your midfield at their right position.

 

[MVike28]

Top 4 next year they said.

 

[Ukbrotha]

Poch to bayern here we go

Kane probably like.

 

[bigdaddy88]

Where Todd gonna find the bread to pay another manager? Don't worry about it.

sadly for you hating on chelsea aint popular no more, but valid question

 

[DapMeUp!]

Notvsure you guys will have enough time to make it work properly. Sounds like France 2002-2004, a team with a weird shape tying to fit all midfielders.

I'd go with a 442 diamond with Jude-Kane up front. Stones as a DM and your FBs handling the width by themselves. You sacrifice your wingers but you fit all your midfield at their right position.

Waistcoat not playing no damn diamond Man is uncomfortable playing a simple 4-3-3

 

[Pseudo]

Poch gone

Hoeness or RDZ for me

 

[null]

be grateful that I'm even including the russian's plaything in the big club list at all.

yeah "not a mess" ...