Kaboul was excellent I thought. He made it through the whole 90 for what must be the first time in about a year!
Think playing with Capoue holding (although he did look a bit slow and unfit) really freed up Paulinho and Bentaleb (who had a stormer)
I was skeptical of Dembele playing on the wing, but fair play to him he did well... Windy on twitter was saying that having Dembele out of the midfield helped to up the tempo.
Lennon had a really good game too after a few poor performances. Plus it was god to see Townsend get some minutes
Above all check Chadli's goal it was a beauty
Wouldn't Dembele be better playing just behind the front? With the run in play Soldado alongside Adebayor and drop Lennon.
Cheers App
I love Dembele but I think there's something to the idea of him slowing play - I couldn't tell you what his best position is though.
I like the 4-1-4-1 position and when Sandro comes back I think Sherwood has to play him in that holding role. Against weaker teams the formation easily converts into an attacking 4-3-3
Adopt a 4-2-4 against the top teams.
there's something to the idea of him slowing play
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I think it's why him and Paulinho never really played too well as a pair in midfield. Paulinho seems to be very quick 1 or 2 touches and run on. Whereas Dembele is more patient wants to run it past a few people before picking out passes
We played well, but against the real top sides we must find a way to be less open. A really clinical side such as City (or sadly Liverpool) would and already have taken us apart when we have tried to simply outscore the opposition.
With all that said we are still hanging on Liverpool's coat tails but its ok apparently United can still win the league
Morning Guys, I watched the game at 2am this morning after getting back from Cyprus.
Thought we looked much more positive than V Everton on Sunday. Kaboul looked a tad rusty but had some very good momements & his enthusiasm & pleasure at playing were there for all to see. If we can just keep him fit, it is not only like signing a new player, he could just be the difference needed in the run in.
Once again Lloris looked strong & so did Verts
Ade has been tremendous (most of the time) since his return from exile, and whilst they were not the greatest goals you will see, it is nice for us to get the rub of the green for a change.
Chadli's goal was superb, a lot of fans don't like him however I think he is one of those players that grow on you gradually & could become an important member of the squad.
Nice touches too from Soldado in his short cameo role. With regard to Dembele, he looked quicker than usual last night or was it just my imagination or even slanted highlights?
Whilst I am not certain Sherwood is the man to take us forward, hats off to him last night & his team selection. I do hope he actually proves me wrong!
Timmy's line up and formation had me scratching my head at the start. When you're left questioning the manager and you come away with an excellent result then you simply have to salute them for proving you wrong.
It wouldn't work in the majority of games but I'm glad Timothy is mixing things up and having success with it, rather than sticking stubbornly to the 4-4-2. Shows he's adapting.
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Genius.
Completely agree. I think we gambled that with them in awful form and missing half their best players we could afford to be very attacking and still deal with them breaking on us. You're totally right though if we played like that against a better team they'd have scored a few.
Windy always said Sherwood was a lot more tactical than people gave him credit. Yes he talks like 'arry but I think he's really different. He's adjusted the team a lot depending on who we play.
Also it's lovely to see us finally just trounce a team, a massive win, we have a tough run coming, but so do all the teams around us. This could have geuninely be the match that really kicks us into gear
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posted on 13/2/14
Kaboul was excellent I thought. He made it through the whole 90 for what must be the first time in about a year!
Think playing with Capoue holding (although he did look a bit slow and unfit) really freed up Paulinho and Bentaleb (who had a stormer)
I was skeptical of Dembele playing on the wing, but fair play to him he did well... Windy on twitter was saying that having Dembele out of the midfield helped to up the tempo.
Lennon had a really good game too after a few poor performances. Plus it was god to see Townsend get some minutes
Above all check Chadli's goal it was a beauty
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Wouldn't Dembele be better playing just behind the front? With the run in play Soldado alongside Adebayor and drop Lennon.
posted on 13/2/14
Cheers App
I love Dembele but I think there's something to the idea of him slowing play - I couldn't tell you what his best position is though.
I like the 4-1-4-1 position and when Sandro comes back I think Sherwood has to play him in that holding role. Against weaker teams the formation easily converts into an attacking 4-3-3
posted on 13/2/14
Adopt a 4-2-4 against the top teams.
posted on 13/2/14
there's something to the idea of him slowing play
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I think it's why him and Paulinho never really played too well as a pair in midfield. Paulinho seems to be very quick 1 or 2 touches and run on. Whereas Dembele is more patient wants to run it past a few people before picking out passes
posted on 13/2/14
We played well, but against the real top sides we must find a way to be less open. A really clinical side such as City (or sadly Liverpool) would and already have taken us apart when we have tried to simply outscore the opposition.
With all that said we are still hanging on Liverpool's coat tails but its ok apparently United can still win the league
posted on 13/2/14
Morning Guys, I watched the game at 2am this morning after getting back from Cyprus.
Thought we looked much more positive than V Everton on Sunday. Kaboul looked a tad rusty but had some very good momements & his enthusiasm & pleasure at playing were there for all to see. If we can just keep him fit, it is not only like signing a new player, he could just be the difference needed in the run in.
Once again Lloris looked strong & so did Verts
Ade has been tremendous (most of the time) since his return from exile, and whilst they were not the greatest goals you will see, it is nice for us to get the rub of the green for a change.
Chadli's goal was superb, a lot of fans don't like him however I think he is one of those players that grow on you gradually & could become an important member of the squad.
Nice touches too from Soldado in his short cameo role. With regard to Dembele, he looked quicker than usual last night or was it just my imagination or even slanted highlights?
Whilst I am not certain Sherwood is the man to take us forward, hats off to him last night & his team selection. I do hope he actually proves me wrong!
posted on 13/2/14
Timmy's line up and formation had me scratching my head at the start. When you're left questioning the manager and you come away with an excellent result then you simply have to salute them for proving you wrong.
It wouldn't work in the majority of games but I'm glad Timothy is mixing things up and having success with it, rather than sticking stubbornly to the 4-4-2. Shows he's adapting.
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Genius.
Completely agree. I think we gambled that with them in awful form and missing half their best players we could afford to be very attacking and still deal with them breaking on us. You're totally right though if we played like that against a better team they'd have scored a few.
Windy always said Sherwood was a lot more tactical than people gave him credit. Yes he talks like 'arry but I think he's really different. He's adjusted the team a lot depending on who we play.
Also it's lovely to see us finally just trounce a team, a massive win, we have a tough run coming, but so do all the teams around us. This could have geuninely be the match that really kicks us into gear
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