A question for tacticians and aspiring managers

[the_idiotb_stardson]

OK, let's imagine it is the last game of a hypothetical season and Rotherham need to beat Accrington ( we could also say Wycombe I guess) to win promotion.


With the current squad what team and formation would you choose and what tactics would you employ.


Genuinely interested in this because Wycombe and Accrington have got us sussed and are so difficult to breakdown. I honestly haven't a clue what I would do but thought I would throw the question over to you.

[Brin]

I’m about to start preparing the Sunday lunch. I’ll return after 4pm.

[flourbasher]

Easy one
Take the game to the opposition and put your early chances away
Unfortunately we didn't do the latter in either game at the nys or at Accie

So PW got the tactics right, it was the execution that was a problem

[clarkey1974]

I’m about to start preparing the Sunday lunch. I’ll return after 4pm.

After 4…What you preparing a banquet at castle brin…😜.

[LittleSquirt]

For a start I'd change our wing play to play the ball inside the full back for the wing backs to run on to. Annoys me to death that never happens. Every time, they are stood square rather than running forward, so when they get the ball they are too deep and then have to beat the defender in front of them. Ogbene has pace to burn, but we don't use it. Grigg tried a couple of times to do that but Ogbene wasn't moving. Its not his fault, all our wide players have done that for the last few seasons so they are obviously told to do that. Change the one dimensional tactics.

And leave someone up front for corners. Not doing so just invites more pressure.

[Ronners]

For a start I'd change our wing play to play the ball inside the full back for the wing backs to run on to. Annoys me to death that never happens. Every time, they are stood square rather than running forward, so when they get the ball they are too deep and then have to beat the defender in front of them. Ogbene has pace to burn, but we don't use it. Grigg tried a couple of times to do that but Ogbene wasn't moving. Its not his fault, all our wide players have done that for the last few seasons so they are obviously told to do that. Change the one dimensional tactics.

And leave someone up front for corners. Not doing so just invites more pressure.

The bit about playing the ball inside the opposing full backs for our wide men to run on to is spot on, because in the championship nearly every team play that kind of pass, and we were regularly put in trouble with it when we have played in championship. UTM

[Ronners]

OK, let's imagine it is the last game of a hypothetical season and Rotherham need to beat Accrington ( we could also say Wycombe I guess) to win promotion.


With the current squad what team and formation would you choose and what tactics would you employ.


Genuinely interested in this because Wycombe and Accrington have got us sussed and are so difficult to breakdown. I honestly haven't a clue what I would do but thought I would throw the question over to you.

I wouldn't say that Wycombe and Accrington have us sussed ibs, both of them are big strong physical sides and they will play the way they did against us, against everyone else. Wycombe's team is better quality and remind me a lot of how we were maybe 3 years ago but we are starting to mix our personel up a bit with a few smaller and quicker players which tactically gives us different ways of playing in certain games. UTM

[pip_y]

At least our actual last match of the season isn’t against Evans now!chances are it will be tougher against a Neil Harris side.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

At least our actual last match of the season isn’t against Evans now!chances are it will be tougher against a Neil Harris side.

Actually I think an Evans type side would stand a better chance than a Warne one

Ideally an old style Wimbledon set up, a big and daft lump up front and physical midfielders

Give Accrington some clog, but in a sneaky way to avoid sendings off.

[avondalemiller]

...i bet that Accy v Wycombe is a rivetting watch then..........