What did the latest Sormaz interview reveal ?

[Young_Nudger]

We usually play a 352 formation.
Ismael tweaked that to 343 - which IMO is the best formation as the high press seems to work better - and the ball is moved forward more quickly.
These two formations were sort of set in stone.

However - the latest Sormaz interview revealed we might see something very different to the usual 352 or 343 formations.
He spoke about finding forwards with flexibility - that they wern’t looking for players that are just out and out strikers.

So my first thoughts were that the end of the window was a poor one.
They got good players in with Huphreys and Dunn joining the club - who I would describe more as attacking midfielders - but they didn’t manage to get any replacements or backup for the out and out strikers such as Watters and Cosgrove (who have yet to prove themselves).

Well it seems from the Sormaz interview that they wernt even looking to strengthen the central 2 strikers.
They were looking for something different - that is to say strikers that are flexible and can attack from deep eg players like Humphreys and Dunn.

I think we saw an indication of what’s coming when we played Crawley.
I’ve never known Barnsley play what seemed a 541 formation before.

Now DC has a couple of more options I think the starting formation could be 4231.
With Craig and Connell playing the anchor midfield 2 - while Humphreys, Dunn and Phillips play behind a single front striker.

IMO, within the club there has been a general overhaul of how the team plays.

[EthelRed]

Have we thrown’The Barnsley Way’ out of the window then?

Please advise as I haven’t got much idea what you think The Barnsley Way is.

[POGGYWELL]

The Swedish lad we tried to sign was a striker wasn’t he.
We only signed Huphreys after he did a runner and he’s not fully match fit according to Clarke, now that’s what I call the Barnsley way.

[SBRed48]

Clarke said recently he wanted two good centre forwards.

[Shadrack the Red]

Have we thrown’The Barnsley Way’ out of the window then?

Please advise as I haven’t got much idea what you think The Barnsley Way is.

That made me laugh Ethel , " The Barnsley Way" is just a figment of imagination , having watched them and still watching them for over 63 years I can assure there has never been a specific " Barnsley Way " , having said that in another thread I have already been told that I do not understand my club , so maybe after watching them for more matches than most and having played at a decent level, then actually my opinions are completely wrong , so in future please ignore the ramblings of a confused old fan who has probably gone ga ga !! Nurse Nurse

[pass_and_move]

That made me laugh Ethel , " The Barnsley Way" is just a figment of imagination , having watched them and still watching them for over 63 years I can assure there has never been a specific " Barnsley Way " , having said that in another thread I have already been told that I do not understand my club , so maybe after watching them for more matches than most and having played at a decent level, then actually my opinions are completely wrong , so in future please ignore the ramblings of a confused old fan who has probably gone ga ga !! Nurse Nurse

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Seriously though Shads, av always enjoyed thi view on football mi owd. Tha talks proper sense unlike the creator of this thread who just waffles on and on and meks feck all sense

[pass_and_move]

Have we thrown’The Barnsley Way’ out of the window then?

Please advise as I haven’t got much idea what you think The Barnsley Way is.

Me neither mate

[EthelRed]

I thought that your post a few days ago re the approach a manager should take was fully aligned with my thinking Pass. Each game is a tactical puzzle to be solved and some managers are better at getting it right than others. There’s no off the peg approach that simply works. Ismael tried it and it got sussed eventually there was no plan B with him.

Word of caution though, swapping and changing both tactics and personnel can go over the top and become unnecessary meddling.

In the early days of our new manager I have thought there have been a few odd decisions regarding starting 11’s and subs, hence the post I put up saying don’t become a tinker man,

But he’s had a decent start doing it The Clarke way.

[pass_and_move]

I thought that your post a few days ago re the approach a manager should take was fully aligned with my thinking Pass. Each game is a tactical puzzle to be solved and some managers are better at getting it right than others. There’s no off the peg approach that simply works. Ismael tried it and it got sussed eventually there was no plan B with him.

Word of caution though, swapping and changing both tactics and personnel can go over the top and become unnecessary meddling.

In the early days of our new manager I have thought there have been a few odd decisions regarding starting 11’s and subs, hence the post I put up saying don’t become a tinker man,

But he’s had a decent start doing it The Clarke way.

Totally agree Eths.

[Shadrack the Red]

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Seriously though Shads, av always enjoyed thi view on football mi owd. Tha talks proper sense unlike the creator of this thread who just waffles on and on and meks feck all sense

Cheers Pass , I like debate and I enjoy reading different opinions ,that is what football forums should be about but when you continually bang your head against a brick wall eventually it hurts & you think why bother ?