Match Day Thread Wolves v Hull City

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Sterling Archer said:
I know, I'm enjoying it while it lasts.

If we play 3-5-2 and lose I'll find some things to throw at SB. I'd throw Cabbages, Hot Bovril and Gravel.
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You should throw him 'The Collected Notes of Sterling Archer of Not 606 on the Downfalls of using 3-5-2 as a Formation' too. Whatever works isn't it, i don't think we have the right players for 3-5-2 if Dawson plays
 
Fez said:
No wonder you're against it, you don't understand it.


So, all of the other formations (4-4-2; 4-4-1-1; etc.) that were used before the so-called discovery of 3-5-2 have never been sussed then? Are they all not more useless for having been around for longer (apparently)?



Is that really how you think it works? How about looking at it differently:
when we have possession, the WB's pile forward making a 5 man midfield.
Usually it is just one of the WBs who piles forward to create a three man attack; he should already be in a midfield position.
When defending, they drop back to form a 5 man defence.
Yes they might well do that, occasionally, when we are well and truely under the cosh, but the manner of defence that should be the aim is something different. There are three CBs and three CMFs for a reason, they, along with one of the WBs should be the options to drop in to cover; those players that do not (and should not) drop in are your counterattack, your aggressive defence. When you play a team that puts you under so much pressure (under the cosh) you end up using both WBs as FBs and having CMF compressed back then you have the wrong shape - change your shape, but will all players then be in their natural positions? We have seen Bruce do this to good and bad effect.
Our problem was that our WB's didn't get back quick enough, leaving a gaping hole in the wide areas.
It's why there is the luxury of three CBs.
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Little bit condascending at the start there as I pretty much described most of our games last season. It's nice to see some fans are still looking at it pragmatically, but with the players we have now, we shouldn't be thinking about playing with WB's.

When 3-5-2 works, it works well, but that's exactly our problem; the last two seasons it hasn't worked that well at all. We don't set up according to our opposition; we play the same formation every week and take defeat with a shrug of the shoulders.
 
Wolves have the highest number of passes in the opening game of the season..493, I'm not sure wich part of the pitch they were but it sounds like they like to pass the ball about....
2-1 hull city win.....
**** the dark cloud.....
 
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Wolves team to play Hull: Martinez; Iorfa, Stearman, Hause, Golbourne; Henry, McDonald, Coady, Edwards; Afobe, Dicko.

Subs: Ikeme, Ebanks-Landell, Doherty, Price, van La Parra, Ojo, Le Fondre.
 
Massive hold-up with the City team announcement. What's going on?
 
Here we go:

McGregor
Odubajo Dawson Davies Robertson
Elmo Huddlestone Hayden Clucas
Jelavic Akpom
 
Subs: Jakupovic, Taylor, Maguire, Meyler, Aluko, Jahraldo-Martin, Luer
 
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