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With a formation comes very many little tactics involved, very few teams play a formation in the exact same way. I am not really even changing the formation, it’s more the way they play it, as you may have seen in the article. When you think about it, as a manager or head coach, you are in charge of a formation and the tactics behind it, and you need to find the right one for the players. Formations are not the cause of a team winning or losing, but tactics can play a big part. You could have a formation and a set of tactics that may not fit for the players involved, and that will most likely cause for you to lose, as seen with the Wanderers.
In my opinion, most of the Wanderers need to improve mentally, but Babbel needs to find a system that suits them and that works. I have suggested not just a formation but the tactics as well, and although your belief may differ from mine, I think that we both can agree that something needs to change at the Wanderers. All I was doing was suggesting what could be changed.
The formation that can save the Wanderers
Completely agree. They have a lack of a ‘pass master’, someone who is composed on the ball and picks out the pacey wingers or strikers. Unfortunately for the defence it seems that the same problems have arisen; the back four seems to switch off at the key moment.
This is unusual because the back four is completely different from the one last season, yet they still seem to switch off.
But how can this issue be solved? Babbel has already tried a more conservative formation with three centre-backs, but that seemed to be even worse and they let in more goals.
The formation that can save the Wanderers
D’Arrigo is very very very good considering his age, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in Europe by the time he’s 22. You may not have a problem with Troisi always rushing the pass, but if you saw it from my point of view you might. I imagine a deep playmaker as someone who is quality on the ball, who can play a pass and knows when to play it. He exceeds in the first two of those three things but just lacks that killer instinct from deep. If you saw him one game with him knowing when to maintain possession and when to play the pass, you might have changed views on the issue.
Troisi's new role is once again proving the critics wrong
But why is James Troisi in this position? Is it because Adelaide’s coaching staff feel he is best there or is it because they paid a lot of money for Riley McGree? For me, James Troisi is a great player, and always looks to play a pass in behind the defence or a pass to open up play. This is why he makes such a good attacking midfielder. However, when he is playing deep, he always looks to rush the final pass, even when it’s not on. I am a big fan of the deep playmaker role, but Troisi has to learn to take his time more before trying to play the match-winning pass from deep.
Troisi's new role is once again proving the critics wrong
What has been left out here is the fact that Mombaerts isn’t the first head coach to bring in this tactic to the A-League. That crown goes to Marco Kurz, who utilised Scott Galloway at the start of the season at left-back by allowing him to cut inside in the final third, which is something that Mombaerts has also applied at City. This was outlined by his goal against Sydney FC in the first round, where he was in an unusual position for a left-back, but it worked very well. Later in the year, he utilised Ryan Kitto as a kind of left-back playmaker, where he was allowed to roam into the centre midfield. When he did this, the right-back would slot in as a third wide centreback, and the two centre-backs would shift over to utilise the width of the pitch. This allowed Craig Goodwin to come deep and collect the ball. But Adelaide United didn’t manage to excel too much, and the strategy was not noticed due to them not being in the top 3 or 4 for most of the season. This strategy is a very clever way of passing the ball out of the back, instead of the way most Australian coaches do it, which is let one of the midfielders drop in between two centre backs (assuming they are playing four at the back) and allow the midfielder time to make a pass and open up the field, however it’s not the main reason Melbourne City are winning the league so far. With that being said, it’s a good pickup and good analysis, congratulations.
The Guardiola tactics that have Melbourne City top of the table
On the factor of sorting out the draw, we shouldn’t be playing games on Thursday’s, and in my opinion, start playing W-League games after A-League games. This would draw more attention to the W-League, as people would just think that they might as well watch a bit of the W-League game. If it’s a good game, they will watch all of it, and that could make them a fan of the W-League.
FFA, could you please focus on the W-League?
Completely agree. It’s a riveting competition full of attacking football, but there are a lot of changes that have to be made before it’s seen as a full time ‘professional’ league. A Thursday night game doesn’t help crowds and viewers from TV.
FFA, could you please focus on the W-League?
Apologies for that, don’t know how I missed that out.
FFA, could you please focus on the W-League?
Waz, what are your thoughts on Mark Bosnich?
Sydney derbies, Caitlin Foord and Matt Simon entertain, Archie Thompson does not
When playing football, it is always smart over speed. Bobby Moore always said he didn’t need to be fast, but he could read the play before any striker could get to it. If a ball is played in behind the defence, he would get to it first, even if the striker was double the speed of him, because he had read the play. It is the same in every position, except for maybe fullbacks as they have to get up and down a lot.
Geelong is already home to the A-League's best player
Paul, you said that finally, the A-League has a class foreign that can impose their will on the game. That is your opinion, but in my opinion, we already have a lot of them. Diego Castro is one, he had a few brilliant moments as well as supplying a perfectly weighted ball to Ikodomidis for their goal. There is also Alex Baumjohann, who had a brilliant game against Adelaide and dummied Paul Izzo perfectly to set up Le Fondre for his second. Ola Toivonen is another one, who on many times last season showed his quality in a game and won or helped to win it.
The Roar's A-League expert tips and predictions: Round 2
I wouldn’t say that, a combined score of 10-3 in the last two games, but you can think what you want! But hey, it’s better than 1 goal in 3 games!
Would you rather be a Spurs or United fan at the moment?
But a decent striker will definitely help with that. There is creativity with the midfield, but they need to convert chances.
Why the Mariners fans should keep their heads held high
As I said, they’re one good striker away from having a great season.
Why the Mariners fans should keep their heads held high
Would there be anything wrong with relying on a 17-year-old Mason Greenwood upfront? Greenwood is a great young player and deserves to be given more playing time. Next game, why not play Rashford upfront with Daniel James on the left and Greenwood on the right? I doubt that will happen, Ole can’t seem to make a bold move until they’re being held at 1-0 down against Crystal Palace. Although it would be worrying due to the injuries, having Greenwood start could be the best thing for Manchester United at the moment.
The Red Devils are a rabble
It may not go in, but it will get the crowd cheering. The fans energy energises players, and although it may not be a good idea the crowd wants to see spectacular and sometimes ridiculous shots, and spectacular and ridiculous shot can sometimes end up as spectacular and ridiculous goals. I can think of countless times where the fans have yelled shoot and the player has obeyed. Many of those occasions have led to goals.
What if fans were in charge of their football team?
Like I mentioned, Manager’s and head coaches often make more passive subs to avoid critisism from the fans. If the fans were in charge of the subs, they would have nothing to be afraid of and would make bold moves.
What if fans were in charge of their football team?
Maybe they wouldn’t be in charge of the money though. Maybe it would be if they were just in charge of choosing who to sign and choosing who starts the games. Would you expect that to work?
Can Steve Corica co-ordinate another successful Sydney FC rebuild?
I agree. I wonder if fans were to own a football team (article on that coming up soon). I believe that youth would be given a go, and it’s worrying that it’s not because soon they will just get older. Before we know if Buhagiar will be twenty-five and playing in the NPL due to the lack of game time.
Can Steve Corica co-ordinate another successful Sydney FC rebuild?
Sorry, I think I typed it wrong. It was a one on one and it was a disappointing miss, and it put his confidence down.
Can Steve Corica co-ordinate another successful Sydney FC rebuild?
Ivanovic and Buhagiar already look ready to be a regular starter in the A-League, Josh King just needs a bit more technique and defensive awareness, and there is a seventeen-year-old attacking midfielder named Marco Tillo, who recently got three goals and an assist for the under eighteens against Vietnam. He is a playmaker who usually plays left wing, and he seems like a more youthful and direct Ninkovic. He is already a starter for the NPL team and seems very confident even though everyone is 2-3 years older than him. I wish that Corica could learn that you don’t have to copy Graham Arnold and play a marquee front four, as I think that a trio of Ivanovic, Tillo, Buhagiar and maybe a more experienced playmaker could be deadly.
Can Steve Corica co-ordinate another successful Sydney FC rebuild?
In the FFA cup match against Brisbane Roar, the Cove was chanting for Luke Ivanovic to come on ever since the second goal was scored. It disappointed me a lot when Corica subbed on Retre for Ninkovic, and when Brattan came on for his debut there were boos. To be honest, I think Corica isn’t being bold enough, if Le Fondre misses basically an open goal and struggles to contribute then we need to sub him off, he can’t be kept on just for ‘experience’. I wish that Corica would listen more to the fans, they have more knowledge than what he thinks, and I believe it would have been a completely different game if that was Ivanovic on for Ninkovic.
Can Steve Corica co-ordinate another successful Sydney FC rebuild?
Markus Babbel has stated that he sees him as an eight, which he doesn’t seem to want at the moment. Could you see him fit into Babbel’s plans?
The formation that can save the Wanderers