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Mandeville just hasn't performed, also we don't see them every day in training so don't know what their attitude etc is like on a daily basis.Only advantage of 3-5-2 is having the extra man in the middle of the park enabling us to try and control the game.
Morning selby, I am not sure you are right when you say we were the better team the last time we played them, unless of course you mean purely from a keep it on the floor footballing perspective.I agree that their agricultural long ball approach wasn’t pretty but in reality the game could have been over by half time had they taken their chances.I am going to the New York on Saturday to see the return match and I reckon we will manage a draw.I think that Rotherham are unbeaten in a dozen games now so maybe it will be unlucky thirteen for them.Hopefully DF will stick with the 4-4-2 that our current available players are more accustomed to and also to match up the opposition.Same starting team if everyone is fit.
Quote from: dickos1 on February 19, 2018, 09:07:23 amMandeville just hasn't performed, also we don't see them every day in training so don't know what their attitude etc is like on a daily basis.Only advantage of 3-5-2 is having the extra man in the middle of the park enabling us to try and control the game. Niether of the two new CB's have any pace, it would be a disaster playing 3 at the back, especially if they have quick tricky wingers, they'd effectivley push our wingbacks back and we'd lose the midfield battle
The surprise team of the season to me, in the home game early in the season they looked the complete one dimension team, booting the ball up field to a big fella, aggressive, fit, and big units throughout the team, much like Plymouth, who have also done remarkably well when I thought they were nailed on to struggle to stay in this division. When Rochdale are in relegation trouble playing decent football it shows there are a number of ways to win matches. Both defences are organised in defence, and have big units who are very dangerous at set pieces, and wide men who provide an outlet, and get the ball across goal for strikers to attack. In our game at the K.M. we were the best side, and they were aided by a referee who shut his eyes when hands met ball in the box, and tackles from behind. I genuinely thought they would struggle playing their brand of football, and after relegation last season were in danger of going down again. They have certainly proved me wrong, and are on a fantastic run of results, and have just outplayed Shrewsbury, who gave us the run around in the first half a couple of weeks ago. David Ball up front has given us trouble in the past, and Newell has played well when I have seen him play. Ajayi and Wood are solid defenders, and we will have to play well against a well drilled 4 4 2 formation. Would you go with the same team? Are you going to the game? How do you see it playing out as a game? Are we capable of resisting a physical challenge? Can we upset the odds and bring their unbeaten run to an end? Please feel free to discuss?
Quote from: dickos1 on February 19, 2018, 09:07:23 amMandeville just hasn't performed, also we don't see them every day in training so don't know what their attitude etc is like on a daily basis.Only advantage of 3-5-2 is having the extra man in the middle of the park enabling us to try and control the game.It doesn’t work though does it. We don’t have the players to carry it through do we. Before you say we have won playing that system, yes we have correct, but we have lost 4 times as many games in the last 28 months playing it.Question Dickos because you insist on bringing up the wing back extra midfielder etc. Do you think our players prefer playing that system. All I want is a yes or no please. I don’t want any waffle, no political answer. Yes or no?
Quote from: Campsall rover on February 19, 2018, 01:23:18 pmQuote from: dickos1 on February 19, 2018, 09:07:23 amMandeville just hasn't performed, also we don't see them every day in training so don't know what their attitude etc is like on a daily basis.Only advantage of 3-5-2 is having the extra man in the middle of the park enabling us to try and control the game.It doesn’t work though does it. We don’t have the players to carry it through do we. Before you say we have won playing that system, yes we have correct, but we have lost 4 times as many games in the last 28 months playing it.Question Dickos because you insist on bringing up the wing back extra midfielder etc. Do you think our players prefer playing that system. All I want is a yes or no please. I don’t want any waffle, no political answer. Yes or no?Calm down you wally, you'll do yourself some damage. I guarantee some player will prefer playing this system, centre midfielders will, baudry will, Where's the evidence we've lost 4 times more games playing the system. It seems to me you're all for letting people have their opinion as long as its you they're letting.
It is disrespectful but do as you said you were going to do.
Quote from: dickos1 on February 19, 2018, 03:56:11 pmQuote from: Campsall rover on February 19, 2018, 01:23:18 pmQuote from: dickos1 on February 19, 2018, 09:07:23 amMandeville just hasn't performed, also we don't see them every day in training so don't know what their attitude etc is like on a daily basis.Only advantage of 3-5-2 is having the extra man in the middle of the park enabling us to try and control the game.It doesn’t work though does it. We don’t have the players to carry it through do we. Before you say we have won playing that system, yes we have correct, but we have lost 4 times as many games in the last 28 months playing it.Question Dickos because you insist on bringing up the wing back extra midfielder etc. Do you think our players prefer playing that system. All I want is a yes or no please. I don’t want any waffle, no political answer. Yes or no?Calm down you wally, you'll do yourself some damage. I guarantee some player will prefer playing this system, centre midfielders will, baudry will, Where's the evidence we've lost 4 times more games playing the system. It seems to me you're all for letting people have their opinion as long as its you they're letting.What are you on about. You didn’t answer the question Yes or No. it’s a simple question.As for losing 4 times as many games playing that system. We played it in about 35 of them in 2015/16 and lost rather a lot. Got relegated. Last season most games probably the same no, we played 4 at the back and if memory serves me right we won a lot. Think we were promoted.Facts are Facts. You can argue all you like. Don’t call me Wally. You are being disrespectful ok. I don’t call you names do i.