Pardew tactically inept?

[Santon's little helper]

i dont want to heap too much pressure on the lad, but i really think Ben Arfa is going to be key to how pardew wants our team to play, surely a 4-5-1 with benny behind a front man would be more effective than two lumps upfront.

 

[andyeswecan]

I wouldn't say tactically inept. I think Pardew has changed games well at half time vs. Sunderland and Fulham.

But yesterday I was amazed he kept it the same for so long.


What I'm failing to grasp is how we supposedly worked all summer on ball retention to control games, yet we seem incapable of stringing more than 3 passes together.

And when the midfield was being outnumbered, he didn't change the shape. Strange.

 

[Warmir Pouchov]

To be fair to Pardew, and contrary to a lot of the fans on here, I don't think Sammy is the man to fill the hole. Great player and needs to be on the pitch longer, but his footwork and pace work when he is beating players and cutting inside, I think he'd get lost a bit with a free roll and IF he loses possession in the center of the pitch, its harder to cover his mistake. Pardew looked like he was given Haris a decent run out last game and his injury was just unfortunate!

Something needed to be done...Personally I'd have liked to have seen something like this:

....................Best
Jonas.............................Obertan
.......Cabaye...........Marveaux
...................Tiote

With Raylor and Simmo bombing forward, allowing Marveaux and Cabaye to become effective on the edge of the box and Tiote covering full back berths when they do.

Didn't happen and we were stung because of it, but at least Pards appears to have learnt his lesson!

No doubt Haris was making strides towards getting a start. I worry about him, he has an uncanny knack of picking up injuries! I think you could maybe get away with Sammi at home in the hole. But away more natural midfielders who will make it a genuine 3 at times is the better option. You could ruin what potential Sammi has by asking too much too soon. In Marveaux, Vuckic and Abeid we have three players who can fill Benny's role, lets use one.

 

[Hugh Briss]

Okay we may just got a point away from home, but this is not due to our performance QPR missed sitter after sitter, lets not forget we had to save not one but two shots off the line and lets not be delusional we should have lost 2-0...

Its so obvious to everyone, even Gary Neville that Raylor was getting humilated at will, lost count of the amount of chances created down his side...

Im not writing a thread to slate Raylor however more Pardew, any top manager i.e Ferguson, Mourinho would have dragged him off after 20 minutes, it was just a miracle they never scored...Ameobi looked poor as normal, when Ba and even S.Ameobi came on we looked alot more dangerous and there defence stepped back..

If Santon or even Jonas were put left back that would have plugged the hole and I feel we could have walked away we 3 points.. They wouldnt have had that outlet to SWP and may have folded to pressure. For QPR defence is a major weak point for them and looked shaky when we applied real pressure...

There was no plan B tonight and who does that remind you, who is currently getting alot of critisim in the press? (wenger)

Okay we got a Lucky point but I feel with better tactics we would have got 3!!

Do people rate his tactics?

I couldn't see any evidence of tactics last night - it was hoof ball for the most part. We would have been going bat-**** if Sam Allardyce had been the boss playing like that.

It was a major concern that we looked totally incapable of passing the football around. QPR should have won easily - we were humbled by a newly promoted team with half the players making debuts. Worrying.

Pardew changed the formation far too late in the game to stem the flow of attacks. We should have played a lone striker but he simply didn't react to what was happening. We got a point but it was more luck than judgement.