DrunkenSaint

Boruc is crap and as some Celtic fans put it "a Clown". Gazza is good, made some good saves to keep us in the game if only we had a good defence half of the goals he has conceded probably wouldn't of been goals. Boruc, well i don't think i've seen him save anything, he's put the defence under more pressure in more than 1 occasion and some of the goals he's conceded has been his fault. Time with Boruc could mean more goals conceded while time with Gazza would give him the experience he needs.

Finally someone gets it, been saying for ages this is the formation we need to be playing although id have Gazza in goal, i dont trust Boruc. Lallana is a little iffy atm for me also, like what other ppl have said, he does not cover enough down the left but maybe he wont have to with the extra CM in there. Davis has been very poor in my eyes for us, jwp gives it all and thats what we need in the middle. I'd take a risky backlash but id drop Lallana and have Mayuka in there to try and get some much needed pace in there.

Yes would be a great catch to get him as manager but if anyone still thinks the 442 formation still works in the premier/europe they need their heads checking. That type of formation is very much like what Brazil often use and i could see us using this type of formation with some success. If we were to use that formation i would prefer Cork/Jwp or even Hammond in that CM role not Davis, he has not convinced me at all as that role would mean he would have to do alot of running and closing down that is not Davis at all.

Great find and read, could be the answer.

lol most of our players will jump ship if we go down

If we play 3 Cm's to stop their midfield i think we might just win but if he continues to play this 4231 with all the attacking players and Jrod out of position, we'll lose.

Tom will be Man Utd bound but Phillips would be a good buy but im not sure where he'd fit in with Ramirez , lallana, lambo upfront and his obsession in playing JRod anywhere just to recoup some money back

- - - - - - - -Gazza- - - - - - - - Clyne - -Fonte- - Yoshi- - - Reeves - - - - - - - -Morgan- - - - - - - - - - - - -Cork - - - - - - - - JWP- - - - - - - - -Lallana- - -Ramirez- - - - - - - - - - - -Lambo- - - - - - - Need 3 CM's that will help cover the flanks much better and it's something we have not tried and with the 4231 formation not working we need to test something else out. Both attacking mids of course have a free role to go wide when they feel. I feel we have too many attacking minded players playing always, lambo and JRod both strikers but only 1 striker spot? lallana, punch and Ramirez or Guly it all weakens the midfield which in turn weakens the defence. Why Jwp? our midfield at the start of the season was far better when Davis was not fully fit.

- - - - - - - Gazza - - - - - - Clyne - Fonte - Yoshi - Shaw - - - - - - Morgan - - - - - - - - - Davis - - - - JWP- - - - Mayuka - - - - - - - Lallana - - - - - - - Lambert - - - - - - This is more of a 433 formation that Barca play of whom we're suppose to be trying to follow. We're playing more like 4231 which aint working (too many attacking minded players). Can't play both JRod and Lambo. Need to play with 3 CM's atm we have too many attacking midfielder's playing. Don't let Guly anywhere near the team.

Yep great news, great player his movement off the ball is what we're missing atm in the premier and he is a very very good finisher again something we're missing apart from the defence of course. Him and Ramirez would be a great pairing.

Tbh i like the team although i'd prefer JRod upfront instead of Guly but still a nice team with lots of pace, hope Lee and Mayuka plays well and pushes for starting place for the weekend

Utter madness, he's our best keeper so Boruc throws a bottle at the crowd and get number 1 shirt, Guly gets busted for drink driving and still gets picked ahead of better players maybe thats how you get into the saints team now, be bad.

Shaw has a great free kick and could be our answer to left back with Reeves as sub, as for Davis, i've said it a lot this season already, JWP is much better but i would keep him in til Cork is back and play Jwp as well as morgan in a 3 man cm midfield. Mayuka is a great player why it's taken this amount of time for him to get that much play time is unreal, he should of been starting every game since Ramirez got injured, how Guly was picked over Mayuka last week was a very very strange choice. Jrod, i like him but atm Mayuka, Lallana and Ramirez are much better choices to play behind the striker. My midfield/forward line up when all is fit would be... ---Cork---Morgan----Jwp---- ----Mayuka/Lallana-----Ramirez- ----------Lambert/JRod---------- I think that has a better shape and should suit us a lot more, having 3 CM's should provide good defensive cover with the attacking midfielders behind the striker going wide when possible. Having Jrod playing behind the striker is just a waste, although played better today he's far better as a main striker, would be a good sub and cover for Lambo played in his correct position. Btw the 442 formation didnt work today in the first half and we should never try it again, too many teams now play a 5 man midfield which counters out the 442.

Oh great just saw the line up, we're screwed, Jrod out of position again, fox not very good defensive. If we're playing a 442 should of started with Mayuka for his pace not Jrod.

I really hope not, Guly is terrible and Maya isnt a left back. --------------Gazza------------ Clyne---- Fonte--Maya-----Shaw --------Morgan JWP Davis------- ------Lallana--------Punch------ -------------Lambert----------- More of a 433 formation, yes less attacking but a bit more defensive but it's what we need, 1-0 victory is just as good as 4-3

I'd welcome him back but only if he does not spend spend spend and place all of his signings on ridiculous wages and he keeps the youngsters in mind. Also he is not allowed to walk out if England go asking if he starts to do well for us. Probably would sort out the defence with some good signings and keep our style of play.

Since we're not playing a 433 i reckon 433 will work, we're playing 4231 atm which aint working -------------------Gazza---------------------- Clyne-------Fonte---------Yoshida---------Shaw -------Cork-----Morgan-----JWP-------- ------------Lallana---------Ramirez------- ------------------Lambo/Lee-----------

I'd sack cause if this carries on too long we'll be in big trouble and even a new manager in the 2nd half of the season wouldnt help. Thing is i do like him but he's put this all on himself, he's cocky and wants to do it his way and he never says he made a mistake and always blames it on his defence, it's about time someone close to him and tells him some of his players are just not good enough. Guly, Fox and even JRod are just not good enough for this level (JRod is suppose to be for the future not now). Quality not experience gets you results, Shaw is a great player, Arsenal and Chelsea were after him so give him ago? He could be the next Bale we'll never know til he starts playing. JWP is so much better than Davis, yes he's young and has to learn a few more things but he'll never learn without playing he, imo he gives much more than Davis on the pitch. Mayuka's pace is also what we should be using, him playing just behind the striker would be great for counter attacking football but NA leaves it way to late bringing him on each time, start with Guly or Mayuka? not really a hard choice. I don't like the 442 formation but i think til we get our players back from injury i think we should go back to the standard 442 (mayuka + lambo upfront) none of the diamond crap that failed badly against everton, least with that we might get something against Spurs. Just hope Bale will be kind to us and play ****.

He has to go sadly, that team today was terrible. He shouldn't of bought Jrod when we were getting 2 better choices and we still had Lee and Lambert. 7 mil on 2 defenders would have gone a long way. He wanted a bit more pace upfront today so why didn't he play Mayuka from the start, probably our fastest player and he's been going on about defence so he played Guly down the left where he does not track back and help the defence? I think JWP is a lot better than Davis but he picks Davis cause he is more experienced, quality before experience imo. Dear oh dear he hasn't helped himself at all.

We're doomed. Guly down the left so Yoshida wont get any protection and he isnt a left back oh good one Adkins. JRod hasn't had one good game in the premier, i like him as a player but he just isnt premier ready yet. I think this is just a mess of a team, why can't we play shaw? even if was played at left mid least he would give the left back more protection.

Id give it something different... --------------------Davis------------------- Clyne---------Fonte------Yoshida--------Shaw -------------Morgan--------JWP-------------- --------------------Chappers----------------- ---------Lallana-------------------Ramirez---- -----------------------Lee------------------- Fox is being aimed as our weakest link, quite a lot of chances are being taken down our left, lets see what Shaw is capable of. Lets play 2 defensive midfielders and then a box-box midfielder in Chappers (I don't rate Davis that much). Lee has great movement, pace and plays as a lone striker for Japan so he's used to it, him and Ramirez would work well together. Pitty on Punch since he's played well but im sure he would come on as a sub. Changes are needed it's about testing and seeing who works well together, we not seen Lee this season or shaw in action yet, give them ago!

You lot who said he's be a good signing are ****ing insane. He the biggest waste of space ever to put on an England shirt since Heskey.

Just watched Swansea on motd, thats how u play 433/451 Na take note, drop Guly drop Rod and get 2 proper wingers in. lee can play left but really need a right sided with pace, flair and the ability to cross.

if u play Rod you cant play lambo, in this new formation i dont care what ppl say, you play 1 striker end of with 2 wide midfielders either side and 3 cm in the centre, i keep saying it but NA is trying to keep to many players happy by playing Rod, Lambo and Guly at the same time. Guly isnt a right winger and Rod isnt a left winger, we have ppl who can play there so play them, my mate came back from the game today ranting about how **** Guly is, if NA keeps playing these players out of position week in week out he'll be down the job centre by november. We did so well last weekend somehow i knew this was gonna happen.

looks like a 442, got a bad feeling, should of stuck with our 5 man midfield its our strongest part of our squad, NA is trying to keep too many players happy, i personally would of stuck with the same tactics as last week inc the subs