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Going 5 3 2 was mentioned on another thread and I thought it might be worthy of its own discussion. We do have 3 decentish centre backs, a couple of attacking full-backs, 3 central midfielders (at least) and all of us reckon we need 2 up top, so what would your 5 3 2 team be? I will kick it off with:
GK Fitzsimons
WB Tootle
WB Jones
CB Duffer
CB Brisley
CB Hall
MF Hewitt
MF Nobler
MF Husin
ST Stead
ST Ameobi/Forte
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Yes, I love a 5-3-2 me . . .
GK Fitzsimons
WB Tootle
WB Jones
CB Duffer
CB Brisley
CB Hall
MF Hawk
MF Hewitt
MF Grant
ST Stead
ST Forte
Just about the best we can hope for in this formation with what we have available although I still think there is room for Husin in there somewhere, I still think him, Hewitt and a n other could forge a fruitful, solid midfield for us.
Unfortunately out of all of those above I could count on one hand the players I would want to keep for next season . . .regardless of what league we are in!
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I've got an unusual idea, but please bear with me on this.
For the first half of the season we were winning matches and creating chances whilst starting in a 4-4-2 formation - why don't we just revert back to that?
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I don't think that is being disputed? The OP asked what would be your best 5-3-2. Maybe we can start another fred asking what would be your favourite 4-4-2?Originally Posted by Mapperleypie
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Because its too f**king easy Mapperley.
Last edited by Bridg4d_Pie_; 22-02-2018 at 08:53 AM.
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Best thing about the post is calling it what it is - 5-3-2, and not going for the football manager's con job of picking 5 defenders and calling it a 3-5-2.
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Only thing wrong with people's teams above, you've all picked Duffy, that's worrying.
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Very true, but unless you move Hewitt back there, with that formation who else do we have?
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Alternatively this .
Fitz
Tootle
Brisley
Hall
Jones
Hewitt
Grant
Husin
Allesandra
Stead
Forte
Grant in a more central role behind strikers . Hewitt sitting in front of centre backs when fullbacks push forward.
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The Martin Allen system, in effect.
Hewitt is our best defensively minded midfielder, but actually he's more than that. He genuinely can go box to box and pose an attacking threat too, so restricting him to a truly defensive position probably loses some of what he can offer. He really is best suited to being an all action midfielder in a 4-4-2, and could do with a similar player alongside him to ensure a 2-man central mid that can work hard enough defensively and offensively to combat the teams who pack midfield with 3 or 5 players. In my opinion, the player best suited to join him in that role (as he proved alongside Gary Liddle or Josh Vela in Derry's Great Escape season) is currently on loan at Wycombe. The next best candidate is probably Milsom, if his fitness holds up.
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