4231, Wazball & 'no fear' football
Given that both our performance and results were better when we played 4231 earlier in the season, is there any room in 'Wazball' or 'no fear' football for it to return, or have we associated it so heavily with our former boss that it's now impossible for Rooney to use.
I'd argue there should be room to play 4231 in a way which is braver than we did at Norwich and is a blend of both. Also, we only have one striker who can both press and score goals (Stansfield), so until Jan at least, it'd be the system that best suites the players we have.
Without knowing what's going on with Sanderson and Drameh injuries, I don't see why we can't start like this for Weds at Cardiff:
--------------------Ruddy------------------
Drameh---Sanderson---Aiwu---Buchanan
-----------James----Sunjic-------
Bacuna-------Miyoshi--------Dembele
----------------Stansfield-----------------
It isn't perfect, but at least it has two full backs, five midfielders and a striker who can all do three key things - control a ball, pass the ball and run. Anyone who can't do all three shouldn't be starting for us e.g. Juke, Bielik, Burke.
I'd argue there should be room to play 4231 in a way which is braver than we did at Norwich and is a blend of both. Also, we only have one striker who can both press and score goals (Stansfield), so until Jan at least, it'd be the system that best suites the players we have.
Without knowing what's going on with Sanderson and Drameh injuries, I don't see why we can't start like this for Weds at Cardiff:
--------------------Ruddy------------------
Drameh---Sanderson---Aiwu---Buchanan
-----------James----Sunjic-------
Bacuna-------Miyoshi--------Dembele
----------------Stansfield-----------------
It isn't perfect, but at least it has two full backs, five midfielders and a striker who can all do three key things - control a ball, pass the ball and run. Anyone who can't do all three shouldn't be starting for us e.g. Juke, Bielik, Burke.