Our next game is against Guilford.....don't panic ....but, this is now an away game! Yes, we are on that dreaded road to Hell again..... but at least this game is in the hood. We trounced Guilford at home earlier in the season and like Newtown before them, they will be out for revenge. They are a tough team and if they get their tails up they will be tough to beat. We just have to hit the form we seem to reserve for our home field...We know we have a number of players missing for the game...... Jodinho, Hamid, Carlos? So we need our usual 'strong" squad.
Maybe we can discuss some tactics below in the comments page but i would like to see us try and line up with two centre backs allowing the full backs to move up the field more. The sweeper/stopper set up is not even used by the best teams in the World and it's a really difficult system to operate....my opinion.
This means we need a holding/defensive midfielder just in front of the back four. In some teams these players are also the 'playmaker' so they have to be good on the ball, good at passing and good at tackling....tough position. You can also have an attacking mid that sits just behind the front two leaving the other two left and right mids to squeeze into the middle more. This would make us less prone to have huge gaps in the middle of the field.
What do you think?
La Boca told me he is out this week.
ReplyDeleteJohn,
ReplyDeleteYour ideas of defensive formation are right on, so let’s try it. I can play defensive midfield role, which is what I am generally trying to do, and Carlos/Scott are good attacking midfielders. Danny and I both think that 4:3:3 is also a better and more normal formation, and we should discuss this option too
Captain Roniildo…
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ReplyDeletegreat, although it looks like Danny is out this weekend....still the formation should be able to work
ReplyDeleteYour blog indicates that this is an away game, while coach T. said Madison on his e-mail??? I would hate to have the whole field for myself in Madison - I'm not that fit to be chasing the ball for both team! Where are we playing?
ReplyDeleteFrom previous posting;
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know that we will be playing at Cox School in Guilford. The school is located across Bishop Farm.
Coming from Madison on Boston Post Road in Guilford:
Left on Dunk Rock road (street before Bishop Farm) and another left onto Farmview and the school will be on the right had side. We will be playing at one of the fields in back of the school.
Tom
Please be there by 9:30 am
iwill call danny...he did say he would try to come back from MA for the match
ReplyDeletedoes anyone know if Cox school has a "rain rule" like our field? Could be a bit wet over the weekend....
ReplyDeletei could be a doubt for the game on Sunday.... i have been off the last couple of days with a cold and i have been coughing up my lungs every 5 minutes....lovely. I'll do a fitness test on Sunday morning....
ReplyDeletecall the guilford team manager...he would know
ReplyDeletetom the coach should know....?
ReplyDeleteno comments from the rest of the team on possible formation tactics but at least Roniildo and La Boca agree. Any other thoughts? Any other tactical formations that we should try? 4-3-3, 4-4-2 5-4-1, 6-4-0??
ReplyDeleteThe Guilford web site says all fields are CLOSED.
ReplyDeleteTOM, please confirm the game is cancelled.
Does the Cox School Field come under the town fields. Tom can you confirm Yes or No with the Guilford manager before 8.30AM.
ReplyDeleteWe will need to call Tom....although he says his system is that if he doesn't call us the game is on......but that was a lot of rain last night!
ReplyDeleteTom thinks the game is on. He has heard nothing from Guilford as of 2 mins ago. See everyone there!!!
ReplyDeleteJust got off the phone with Tom A. He spoke to the Guilford Manager and the game is still on.
ReplyDeleteSee you down there
I tried to text him nd no response. I do not have Zacks number to call him and get confirmation
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