Interesting article here suggesting the possibility of a formation change next season. A really interesting read, especially when he talks about easily shifting to a 3-5-2 or 5-3-2 during a game. It would remove the pressure on delivering balls into Bony /Michu from wide, which we have been poor at, and would play more to our current strengths. It would be a move away from the Swansea Way, as formed by RM, but would show GM has having the courage and 'cojones' to try something new. http://www.theswanseaway.co.uk/2014/06/are-swansea-set-to-play-two-up-top-next.html?#.U5GP2tq9KSM
well........this is something I stated a long time ago and I got ridiculed that this was not "fifa or football manager"!! Whilst a back 3 is risky, it was on the basis that we had no Plan B when chasing a game and were getting no change from our lone striker. All we were doing was putting another striker on in a midfield position. Pointless!! Intersting to see now that people think it is a good idea!! How the times and views change!!
Never happen. We have the way we play, Monk would have tried it already if he was interested. We will play 1 up top supported by an attacking no.10 and 2 wingers. It is not about having the courage to move away from the so called Swansea way. If something works why try and fix it. Tinkering for tinkering sake is a recipe for disaster. Remember brendan trying 3 at the back against wolves. Conceded 4 against the worst side in the league. Monk has learnt his way from RM, BR and ML and he will take a bit from everyone of them and continue in the way we have played for the last 6 or 7 years. There is no need to change. IMO of course.
Agree with TLF but I also think Monk may be prepared to mix things up a little when the need arises which is a good thing. I have noticed a recent tendency to lump the ball up to Bony and hope for the best when we're chasing a game - understandable because he's great at holding up the ball with his back to goal - but do we really want to keep doing that? I think the article's purpose is to merely point out that we do seem to have options.
If it gets the best out if both Bony and Michu at the same time then why not. Could work as a plan B.
I think the issue with Michu and Bony was last season they had no real chance to play together. When Michu was fit Bony was just getting started and they were new to each other. Then towards the end of the season they just simply hadnt played together and Michu wasnt fit. I just think if both fit you play michu in the attacking midfield role and Bony up top and after some time together and both of them fit, watch them go. There would be a lot of goals in us. You dont need to change formation when you havent really tried these 2 in their natural roles first.
Always good to have a plan B. And like JOTB said earlier, there's not much point if you're chasing the game just to put a striker on instead of a midfielder especially as it always seemed we played the same shape even when we made the sub. Teams will know our preferred formation but we have to improve our arsenal through both playing staff and tactics.
Agree try it the normal way but it could be an effective plan B, something which we desperately need to work on in the summer.
Valley it may be that they struggle to play together but what little we saw of them it looked like they were starting to get a bit of an understanding, unfortunatley injuries stopped us from seeing whether it would work and this year lets hope a transfer doesnt stop it.
Time will tell. Personally I'm not sure if they can play in the same system together but I'll be happily proved wrong as together, should they gel, we will be nowhere near relegation next season and could end up with potentially pound for pound the best strike force in the PL.
Bony up front , Michu heading the midfield with Shelvey , Britton , Dyer and Routledge as a basic line up if they are all here come August . I dont think Michu even likes playing up front , likes to help build the play and arrive in time to score .
Now that Gomis is on board, the thought of him playing up front with Bony is quite exciting. I would think Monk would want to at least try to fit them both in the starting 11, but I'm not sure if Gomis is the type of player to sit in the pocket. I think a slight change if formation, not style, could see us do ok this season.
Hate to see us change our game and watch the ball get hoofed up the middle to accomadate our 135,000 a week pair playing together JackPA26,
Not so sure about this, I would not say never as monk will want to put his own stamp on things while keeping the Swansea way intact. There is no harm in trying new things as long as you change back if it don't work. to up front could work with the players we have and if we don't try we will never know...
I will put my head on the block here and say there is no way we will play 2 up front this year, unless we are losing and chasing an equaliser late on. we like to control the game from midfield and will still need the 5 there. I do believe however that it may be tried pre season.
and why not , it is effective and a way oy using your resources to the best of their ability , it doesn't necessarily mean a total change in the way we play just a choice of targets to aim for ,if it works all well and good and another option to have .How many complained that we've been sussed out by the opposition , this way will give the opposition managers something else to think about .
