The main thing is that you have named 3 outstanding performers (and I totally agree with all three you mentioned) and each one is from a different line of the formation.
Fair point on Buxton - I wasn't sure why he was offered a new deal but he's showing us why. Not that I ever booed him, just thought we needed a clean slate in the summer.
Buxton is the best defender at the club & this season has added an attacking aspect to his game aswell.
POTM for August & will probably run Madine close this month aswell.
i was just thinking the same today at work, i cant see it quite working that way for JOC though.
on saturday, as mentioned above buxton semedo and madine were excellent but i thought what changed the game was moving JOC out wide and putting lines in the middle, he was brilliant in there . he constantly made himself available and forced the play, i cant remember the last time one of our central midfielders decided to grab the game by its nads and really decided to dictate a game......hope its the start of things to come.
WTID
I had Lines as MOTM with Buxton & Madine close behind.
Two things changed the match for me.
1) Lines took control of the match and passed the ball creatively.
2) We stopped passing the ball to JOC & effectively played with ten men.
I agree that Semedo is growing well into his role. GM has to find a way to incorporate Semedo, Lines & Marshall into a formation that is effective. A rigid 442 with two wingers is roo easy to counteract.
Similar to Saturday after we swapped Lines/JOC I assume.
Play Palmer/Prutton on the right but have them tucked in allowing Lewis 'Cafu' Buxton to bomb on & then have Marshall on the left but with the freedom to go & join in with Madine/AN Other knowing Semedo can cover him with Lines & Palmer/Prutton sliding across to cover the central area.
Also allows any (most likely Lines/Palmer) of the others to join in with the front 2 aswell knowing they have the cover of someone able to slot in the space they've left.
Modern, flexible & covers all bases both defensively & attacking.
Pretty much how Norwich have gone from losing 7-1 at Colchester to the Premier League.
The one area we might be weak is left back unelss Bennett's form picks up again & he produces a bit more going forward.
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posted on 26/9/11
The main thing is that you have named 3 outstanding performers (and I totally agree with all three you mentioned) and each one is from a different line of the formation.
posted on 26/9/11
Fair point on Buxton - I wasn't sure why he was offered a new deal but he's showing us why. Not that I ever booed him, just thought we needed a clean slate in the summer.
posted on 26/9/11
Buxton is the best defender at the club & this season has added an attacking aspect to his game aswell.
POTM for August & will probably run Madine close this month aswell.
posted on 26/9/11
i was just thinking the same today at work, i cant see it quite working that way for JOC though.
on saturday, as mentioned above buxton semedo and madine were excellent but i thought what changed the game was moving JOC out wide and putting lines in the middle, he was brilliant in there . he constantly made himself available and forced the play, i cant remember the last time one of our central midfielders decided to grab the game by its nads and really decided to dictate a game......hope its the start of things to come.
WTID
posted on 28/9/11
I had Lines as MOTM with Buxton & Madine close behind.
Two things changed the match for me.
1) Lines took control of the match and passed the ball creatively.
2) We stopped passing the ball to JOC & effectively played with ten men.
I agree that Semedo is growing well into his role. GM has to find a way to incorporate Semedo, Lines & Marshall into a formation that is effective. A rigid 442 with two wingers is roo easy to counteract.
posted on 28/9/11
Similar to Saturday after we swapped Lines/JOC I assume.
Play Palmer/Prutton on the right but have them tucked in allowing Lewis 'Cafu' Buxton to bomb on & then have Marshall on the left but with the freedom to go & join in with Madine/AN Other knowing Semedo can cover him with Lines & Palmer/Prutton sliding across to cover the central area.
Also allows any (most likely Lines/Palmer) of the others to join in with the front 2 aswell knowing they have the cover of someone able to slot in the space they've left.
Modern, flexible & covers all bases both defensively & attacking.
Pretty much how Norwich have gone from losing 7-1 at Colchester to the Premier League.
The one area we might be weak is left back unelss Bennett's form picks up again & he produces a bit more going forward.
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