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Central midfield who should we play?

Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:44 pm

Seems we still haven't found the right combination in midfield.

Roughly speaking; The purpose of a central midfielder is to provide service for the strikers, direct the attacking play and/ or to prevent the opposition from having the opportunity to strike from just outside your penalty area, break up their game, etc.
Dikgacoi and adeyemi seems like they can do the latter, whitts, eikrem, daehli,Kim can see a pass. I would say Gunnar doesn't do either effectively.
With that in mind how would you set up midfield and in what formation?

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:51 pm

Adeyemi and KG the defensive 2, Whittingham and Eikrem the second 2 then Daehli and Morrison then Macheda/KJ and ALF

4-2-2-2

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:08 pm

KG

Adeyemi
Witts
Daelhi

Macheda
Le Fondra

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:17 pm

....... Cala Hudson

Fabio Dicihoi Brayford

Deahli Tom A Whitts

Macheda Jones


2 wing backs with a sitting defensive almost a third centre half.

3 midfiled playing quite narrow

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:20 pm

Your all putting quite a lot of faith on Adeyemi.

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:12 pm

Marshall
Brayford
Connolly
Kene
Fabio
Derkojie
Ardesie
Whitts
Matts
Morrison
Jones

Keeper
John
Calca
Wolf or Gunner
Noone
Fondra or Maynard
Guerra or Macheda

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:55 pm

Digakoi and Adeyemi, with Daehli in front abd Burgstaller wide

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:58 pm

Digakoi and Adeyemi, with Daehli in front abd Burgstaller wide

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:58 pm

I have read a report that Wittingham is injured.....true or false ?

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:03 am

Dikgacoi or Adayemi holding, Whitts and Kim in the centre. Daehli playing the free role. When Nooney is back I'd change it up but unsure how as we only have one winger

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:27 am

4-3-3

Adeyemi- Digacoi - whitts

Noone - Striker - Daehli

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:28 am

PartyWithOle wrote:Adeyemi and KG the defensive 2, Whittingham and Eikrem the second 2 then Daehli and Morrison then Macheda/KJ and ALF

4-2-2-2


Morrison.
When did he sign for us?

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:28 am

Kenwyne Jones and Turner

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:50 am

Burgstaller Whitts Adeyemi Noone
Maynard
Jones

With all fit, this this is best combination.

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:28 pm

PartyWithOle wrote:Adeyemi and KG the defensive 2, Whittingham and Eikrem the second 2 then Daehli and Morrison then Macheda/KJ and ALF

4-2-2-2


8 playerd in 6 slots

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:01 pm

nubbsy wrote:
PartyWithOle wrote:Adeyemi and KG the defensive 2, Whittingham and Eikrem the second 2 then Daehli and Morrison then Macheda/KJ and ALF

4-2-2-2


8 playerd in 6 slots

Well done you can count :ayatollah:

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:29 pm

Playing with just 2 in central midfield these days is a big gamble in my eyes. Modern day football sees most team setting up with 5-3-2/3-5-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3 etc. If we continue to play with 2 we're more than likely going to be overran and will find it hard to control games.

Id like us to either sacrifice a striker (very unlikely with Ole) and play a 4-2-3-1 or alternatively sacrifice our wingers and play a 4-1-2-1-2, the latter I think would suit us more right now with Noone being out. Brayford and Fabio love to get forward so could provide our width and then I think we would have a nice balance in central midfield with a sitter, Adeyemi as our engine room, Whitts can create and play Daehli off the strikers.

Re: Central midfield who should we play?

Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:14 pm

If 4-4-2: Diamond formation with dikgacoi holding, whitts and adeyemi in front of him and daehli behind the 2 strikers.
Away play 1 striker, two holding adeyemi and dikgacoi behind whitts, burgstaller/Kim and daehli.