Tactics geeks of the world unite...

Interesting tactics video from Pep Lijnders. Very insightful. A MUST WATCH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6qeWoZmZJQ

Just been thinking again about how we might line up under Arne. And given he favours a 4 2 3 1 I got thinking again about the wider adrea of the side going forward.

A fully fit and flying Robbo and a Trent back to being an attacking wide RB would allow us to play some of our forwards slightly inside and favours the likes of Salah and Gakpo.

Something along these lines.

Allison

Trent     Gomez     Konate     Robbo

Endo     DM?

Salah       MacAllister       Gakpo

Jota

A lot of ifs and buts and likely changes ahead but for me would be an exciting option.

Just been thinking again about how we might line up under Arne. And given he favours a 4 2 3 1 I got thinking again about the wider adrea of the side going forward.

A fully fit and flying Robbo and a Trent back to being an attacking wide RB would allow us to play some of our forwards slightly inside and favours the likes of Salah and Gakpo.

Something along these lines.

Allison

Trent     Gomez     Konate     Robbo

Endo     DM?

Salah       MacAllister       Gakpo

Jota

A lot of ifs and buts and likely changes ahead but for me would be an exciting option.

Holy sh*t my eyes!!!! WTF is that.

Just been thinking again about how we might line up under Arne. And given he favours a 4 2 3 1 I got thinking again about the wider adrea of the side going forward.

A fully fit and flying Robbo and a Trent back to being an attacking wide RB would allow us to play some of our forwards slightly inside and favours the likes of Salah and Gakpo.

Something along these lines.

Allison

Trent     Gomez     Konate     Robbo

Endo     DM?

Salah       MacAllister       Gakpo

Jota

A lot of ifs and buts and likely changes ahead but for me would be an exciting option.

That right hand side looks very weak defensively, we know Trent will go walk about, no way Salah is doing much defensive work in this stage of his career and as for Endo covering with his pace!

We need a powerhouse DM, Emerson from Atalanta type of beast and maybe Bajcetic is fully recovered. Endo for me is a squad player.

That right hand side looks very weak defensively, we know Trent will go walk about, no way Salah is doing much defensive work in this stage of his career and as for Endo covering with his pace!

We need a powerhouse DM, Emerson from Atalanta type of beast and maybe Bajcetic is fully recovered. Endo for me is a squad player.

Only added Endo to save putting 2 question marks and was really to start bit of debate.

Could be:

DM     DM

Szoboszlai      MacAllister      Jota

Salah

Although when you start discussing tactics for next season there is often more questions than answers at times.

Just been thinking again about how we might line up under Arne. And given he favours a 4 2 3 1 I got thinking again about the wider adrea of the side going forward.

A fully fit and flying Robbo and a Trent back to being an attacking wide RB would allow us to play some of our forwards slightly inside and favours the likes of Salah and Gakpo.

Something along these lines.

Allison

Trent     Gomez     Konate     Robbo

Endo     DM?

Salah       MacAllister       Gakpo

Jota

A lot of ifs and buts and likely changes ahead but for me would be an exciting option.

Such Virgil slander

Such Virgil slander

 

To be totally honest mate I threw that in to get a reaction for a bit of mischief.

Virgil starts next season 100%

To be totally honest mate I threw that in to get a reaction for a bit of mischief.

Virgil starts next season 100%

As soon as I saw that I knew it wasn’t a serious line up.

Just been thinking again about how we might line up under Arne. And given he favours a 4 2 3 1 I got thinking again about the wider adrea of the side going forward.

A fully fit and flying Robbo and a Trent back to being an attacking wide RB would allow us to play some of our forwards slightly inside and favours the likes of Salah and Gakpo.

Something along these lines.

Allison

Trent     Gomez     Konate     Robbo

Endo     DM?

Salah       MacAllister       Gakpo

Jota

A lot of ifs and buts and likely changes ahead but for me would be an exciting option.

NB: Team no longer available

I’d like to see Quansah given a go as one of the two DMs, alongside Endo or A N Other - maybe in pre season games. I think he’s got everything to be a classy DM as well as CB, and in a double DM set-up could be secure and effective with his forward runs and passing.

I know that Slot wants us to play in the traditional Dutch way with lots of patient ball possession however, with players like Jota, Salah, Diaz and Nunez we are also built to play balls into space for them to run onto as well as being probably the best counter attacking team in the league for the past 7-8 years. I hope that the players have the freedom to play this way, particularly when the oppo are in a high press. There were several moments in the pre season game with Arsenal where we conceded possession deep in our half trying to play out when they were all over our lads. Allison and Kelleher are equally adept at clipping a ball out to the wing or over the top to beat the press. I hope that continues to be part of the team's ethos. Pace scares defences and keeps them honest, if they press too high you need to use it. If not, I can see us giving away some silly goals, particularly in the early part of the season.

I also though the Arsenal press was far more effective than ours during the game. They played through the LFC press quite easily.

I also though the Arsenal press was far more effective than ours during the game. They played through the LFC press quite easily.

To be fair they had a stronger team.out in the first half. You can still see we're missing the last of the first teasers due back.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3w6nnw0e55o

Now that's taking the piss..

Early observations

- our press is a little bit half arsed, notice our fullbacks don’t get up the pitch so there is usually an out ball for the oppo

- but as a result we look defensively more solid. Trent has got pelters the last few years but he’s been playing like a winger and with Salah (not exactly the busiest defender) in front of him.

- because we don’t commit as many bodies forward we don’t look so dangerous as an attacking outfit. For example, we don’t see so many two on ones or overlaps from the fullbacks.

- Mac is a bit lost playing in the left of the midfield three. Honestly I’d much prefer Jones or Elliot come in for Grav and play him in the 6. He’s our best ball player, put him where he’ll see more if it!