Was just sitting here and wondering if both of these could play in the same side. Both are luxury players imo. I think we can accomodate one , but two would put too much pressure on the others i feel. thoughts gents?
I dont know. If we were to play 4222 as in Kenny Orr Hall Gabbidon Hill Derry Faurlin Taarabt Cole Campbell Bothroyd We could retain our two CDM Taarabt could still have free rein(ish) and as Northolt said Mourinho drilled it out of him. If it doesnt work with Cole then we have Dyer. Doesnt work with him either stick Bothroyd out and play Helguson as hold up alongside Campbell as poacher or play one of the vast numbers of players we have in that position such as Buz, PVM, Ephraim, Smith, Mackie etc. I think those positions are where our season will be won or lost. With our current defence we'll leak goals despite possible Kenny heroics and although Faurlin can knock the ball about we need a strong link between midfield and attack and without resorting to hoofing it up to Bothroyd and as last season showed us Taarabt can be shut out of the game which is why I feel it would be better to have two AM. Agree? Disagree?
I think if we can keep the ball and play the QPR way on the deck then we need players who can pass ... last year the only time my heart sunk was when we launched it long ... now it looks we have options at last!
qpr-scotland, the only problem I see with your formation is that there's no width whatsoever. You could argue that Tarbs and Cole would play left and right. But surely that just makes it 4-4-2 if they did that......
As we haven't played at this level for 15 years, is it possible that the Prem and the FA might allow us to play 12 players for the first half of the season?
Taarabt for me is the best footballer in the world in the making its up to him .. if we play him wide expect a lot more of this: [video]http://youtu.be/EycVq3QHa_0[/video]
The team looks good on paper but there is no width in that formation IMHO. If you could get the same 11 in a 4-2-3-1 formation, possibly with Campbell out wide it could work?
IF Cole ends up at QPR it's as likely that together with a resurgent Buz, he'd be a creative replacement for Taarabt - either later in games or later in the season.
Play Tarbs, Campbell + Cole in the 3 behind JB in home games. Play a more hardworking 3 in away games such as Tarb, Dyer and Mackie. Simples.
With the width problem consider it this way it's the same 4-2-3-1 but we take out CAM leaving us with LAM and RAM and an extra striker. If anyone can remember Taarabt played a very similar wide role against Reading away following Hogan's red. Also Loftus Road is quite narrow so we won't lose too much width there and also playing away from home it could be better to play narrow as it reduces the chances of us being stretched apart leaving the massive gaps between the wide men and our full backs. Against the better sides last year Orr, Hill and Walker had to deal with one on one's far too often after Derry and Faurlin were dragged into scrappy stuff in the middle. Also it can be changed back to last years 4-2-3-1 easily if we wish to play with a familiar shape or 4-4-2 with the wide attackers dropping back to standard LM and RM. Neil if you're wondering I do take cheques but cash is preferable...
Ach... Dont think Im being clear or else just being very repetitive. Think of a standard 4-4-2. Then push the wide men up. Their not at all central. If it then means we lack presence in the the opponents half centrally one of the strikers can take up more of a CF role acting as the final link. Saying that I do like your (bakes) thinking for the away games, Mackie's effort could be priceless.
We can't play 4-4-2 with Tarbs in the team. Too lazy to play CM with one other, and too lazy to play wide and would leave fullback to be raped. Think we need to fit the new personel into the current 3 behind the mainman formation. Worked like a treat last year, and no reason it shouldn't again with the better standard of player at our exposure. :0
Definitely agree with you with the Taarabt bit. For that to work he'd have to come off or if Neil doesn't want to piss him off play 4-4-1-1. Leaving him on and taking off a striker. Against the lesser prem teams yes I think 4-2-3-1 could and probably will work however the majority of our goals last year came from Taarabt or were made by him and as he has been known to be shut down every now and then it would be quite a big risk leaving the same responsibility on him as we did last year which is why I feel 2 up front can take a lot of the goalscoring pressure off him and give us more attacking possibilities to work with.
Warnock will deploy Dyer wherever possible when fit. You can read between the lines in his interviews that he rates him highly and he'll go wide I reckon
