Possession football

Regardless of what style of play the team adopts the common denominator would be midfield. You need players in midfield who are ball winners, who are physical, prepared to do the dirty work when needed and able to pick out and provide a forty/ fifty yard pass that opens up opposing defences. Those kind of talented players are hard to find.

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Originally Posted by Canuckpie

Regardless of what style of play the team adopts the common denominator would be midfield. You need players in midfield who are ball winners, who are physical, prepared to do the dirty work when needed and able to pick out and provide a forty/ fifty yard pass that opens up opposing defences. Those kind of talented players are hard to find.

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They are hard to find. But if you have 2 who do the graft and have the physicality, you can afford a luxury player like Crowley. Our problem is apart from Robbo who has brittle bones, we have no physicality. I'll be mocked but Elliott Hewitt is a player who does the dirty stuff well and doesn't pretend to be a baller. Prepared to rest around breaking things up. Two signings with his qualities would suit me fine. Alas, we also need a replacement for Crowley.

We need to get Jorge Grant back.

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Originally Posted by marky

We need to get Jorge Grant back.

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He is out of contract end of season

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Originally Posted by Notts_fan_Ken

As a wing back, I agree entirely on JJ. However, if we tweak to a 4-3-3, Jones and Jarvis would be perfect on opposite flanks.

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Exactly what I was thinking 🤔

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Originally Posted by marky

We need to get Jorge Grant back.

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Dobra from Chesterfield? Falls over very easily but is a very talented and creative player

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Originally Posted by legs77

My point is Jarvis is right footed but prefers the left side that is his position the days of wingers tearing to byline & crossing are gone, how many sides do that all game ?

Well id argue you have to defend in the PL you dont see any Le Tissiers now you have to pull your weight so to speak otherwise you not make it.

I agree wing back system needs to go but whose idea is it as all our coaches under RM as sporting director have played it ?

My hope is they have seen that L2 is way harder than the NL at the top end so we need to find the missing pieces, it?s obviously not that easy in the real world though !

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Jarvis left and JJ Right of a front 3 would be perfect to me, their crying out to be played there, it?s just a waste of attacking talent having them constantly running back and energy.
I?ve always understood why some teams play 352 but finding really good wingbacks isn?t an easy thing to do, especially when you need 4.

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Originally Posted by Rainbowpie

Dobra from Chesterfield? Falls over very easily but is a very talented and creative player

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Can't see him leaving them for us. We're of a pretty similar profile now, and they are likely to at least match what we'd pay. Dobra could play in L1.

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Originally Posted by Could'vebeenacontender

Jarvis is right footed

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So he plays them both on the wrong side, great management.

I?m hopeful a new manager will mix possession with attacking and hard defending.
If I?m honest, I?d lose the possession but, but I?m guessing the bros set that template.