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4-4-2 formation
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How many games have we started with 4 4 2 and been comfortable? I'm a season ticket holder and I cannot remember one. Our midfield is not good or strong enough for that formation. Gravesen today was marking Lee Carsley instead of supporting the front two, he upsets the side: get rid now.
Colin Malone, Posted 05/01/2008 at 18:34:59
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Dave Jeanrenaud
2 Posted 05/01/2008 at 19:50:31
2 Posted 05/01/2008 at 19:50:31
Spot on in that every time we play 442 we struggle.
Carsley and Gravesen are not mobile enough to play in a 2 in the centre of midfield. Osman is not strong enough in a 2. Cahill is ineffective in a 2 and Neville is not good enough.
It’s 451 or nothing with the present squad and Cahill is the key to playing that formation. If he gets injured long term then we are knackered.
On the plus side maybe Manny is on the way and he is a proper midfielder in my eyes.
Carsley and Gravesen are not mobile enough to play in a 2 in the centre of midfield. Osman is not strong enough in a 2. Cahill is ineffective in a 2 and Neville is not good enough.
It’s 451 or nothing with the present squad and Cahill is the key to playing that formation. If he gets injured long term then we are knackered.
On the plus side maybe Manny is on the way and he is a proper midfielder in my eyes.
Stuart Mitchell
3 Posted 05/01/2008 at 20:27:58
3 Posted 05/01/2008 at 20:27:58
Howard
Neville
Baines
Yobo
Lescott
Carsley
Cahill
Fernandes
Johnson
Yakubu
Anichebe
We are to short of midfielders to play 4 or 5 in midfield, so why not just play 3 in the middle with Johnson and Anichebe going wide and moving in when needed and interchanging.
Baines and Neville are good enough at whipping the crosses in.
Just a thought anyway
Neville
Baines
Yobo
Lescott
Carsley
Cahill
Fernandes
Johnson
Yakubu
Anichebe
We are to short of midfielders to play 4 or 5 in midfield, so why not just play 3 in the middle with Johnson and Anichebe going wide and moving in when needed and interchanging.
Baines and Neville are good enough at whipping the crosses in.
Just a thought anyway
Stuart Mitchell
4 Posted 05/01/2008 at 20:32:07
4 Posted 05/01/2008 at 20:32:07
That was assuming we get Fernandes, otherwise we are screwed.
Gravesen and McFadden will just not cut it for me!
Gravesen and McFadden will just not cut it for me!
Stuart Mitchell
5 Posted 05/01/2008 at 20:36:22
5 Posted 05/01/2008 at 20:36:22
Alternatively play Baines left wing in and bring either valente or Jags in.
Nelly Blythe
6 Posted 06/01/2008 at 11:01:07
6 Posted 06/01/2008 at 11:01:07
Hibbert, Gravesen, McFadden....GET RID NOW !!!
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1 Posted 05/01/2008 at 18:45:15
Why not set an example to our red brethren and donate this weeks wages to Luton because you certainly have not earned them!
One last thing - Gravesen needs to go. He is not interested and apart from a brief spell on his first stay at Everton, when he was playing for a contract, he has shown little effort and a poor attitude.