4 defender against 1 striker

For a game we should be winning it was bizarre that we just kept one up top all match. The amount of times the gap between the lone front man and the midfield was 10m+; you just thought Elliot playing off Whitehall as a front two – why not try it for 30 minutes?

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lesgeo, Iron-awe

I noticed that when we had a corner Kings Lynn had three strikers on the half way line When they had a corner we had ALL players in the six yard box

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They had obviously done their homework on us and knew how little a threat we pose from corners. They didn’t do it last week against Tamworth.

There are probably 2 key advantages a full time club should hold over part time opposition. First they should be fitter and second their ability at set pieces should be much higher.

It speaks volumes of our coaching set up that after the first 6 weeks of the season we have never looked fitter than any of our part time opposition. We also have looked the poorest team in the league at creating chances from corners and wide free kicks.

Not so great at defending them either.

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Balls on the deck for Elliott and he would have skinned the giants surely. If we’d played 2 up and still given them the ball in the air it wouldn’t have made any difference IMO.

cassidystash wrote:

Balls on the deck for Elliott and he would have skinned the giants surely

Big ask when there’s hardly any space to run in to and surrounded by 3 giants. You also have to factor in that his game doesn’t lend it’s self to be played in the lone striker role as we’ve seen evidence of many times before.

WonderGoals wrote:

cassidystash wrote:

Balls on the deck for Elliott and he would have skinned the giants surely

Big ask when there’s hardly any space to run in to and surrounded by 3 giants. You also have to factor in that his game doesn’t lend it’s self to be played in the lone striker role as we’ve seen evidence of many times before.

Worth a try surely? At least it would have been something different but “different” isn’t really Jimmy’s thing is it.

Used wrongly – it’s that simple. (To the untrained eye, to professionals it’s clearly more difficult)

If players can’t or will not pass the ball correctly then I question the manager and coaches. If they are not bothered then you do not select them.

cassidystash wrote:

Used wrongly – it’s that simple. (To the untrained eye, to professionals it’s clearly more difficult)

I have some sympathy for this view but from what I’ve seen of him his movement and touch are simply terrible. He doesn’t make runs for teammates in my opinion – he can clearly finish but it’s getting into the right position and making himself available which are his shortcomings.

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