G day Anth here we go. Wales is a strange place for us but hoping for a win
@AnthTheMackem
Ай бұрын
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻
@L12Bong
Ай бұрын
Great review mate. I still think that the 4-2-3-1 formation will be played. We still have Dodds working with the players, so this is his go-to formation which seems to have worked for two seasons, but as you have rightly said, SAFC struggle and fail to break down teams that park the bus. Maybe Le Bris will change the formation, but after watching pre-season, it doesn't look like it. If this formation is still going to be used, I think only one top striker is essential to the team now, but more essential is that SAFC bring in another attacking midfielder! Fans mention that Dan Neil is a great midfielder which I don't dispute, but he is a defensive/holding midfielder. We also look to have a midfield general in Browne which might work, but we need another central attacking midfielder who scores goals, someone like Gabriel Sara who is a central midfielder and scored 13 goals for Norwich last season. Szmodics is again a central midfielder and someone who like Gabriel Sara can create and score. Szmodics would cost SAFC well over £15M mate. He scored 27 goals last season! Alan Browne scored 4 for Preston. No disrespect to Browne, but you know what I'm getting at.... It is an odd one to watch from the sidelines of fans crying out for strikers, when realistically, we are not playing the 4-4-2 formation and therefore invite other teams to park the bus. If that is the case, we all need to re-watch the 5-0 demolition of Southampton last season and take note that it was our midfielders who scored, not a striker. Even Ekwah banged in two! WE NEED EKWAH (a central midfielder) TO WAKE UP AND BANG THEM IN FOR EVERY GAME! We have quality in the team Anth, and players have to step up this season because if the formation doesn't change, or the model, will these young players ever develop? Do we really need more strikers when playing a false 9? Does Jobe deserve a start every game (again) even though we have to remember that he scored 7 goals last season, can he go deeper and be holding midfielder and Ekwah move forward? Where is Ekwah and will he become a legend? Central midfield is the issue for me, not strikers! We need goals, but were are they going to come from under a 4-2-3-1 formation?
@AnthTheMackem
Ай бұрын
Super interesting that you think it's the midfield not stepping up. I can see where your coming from, I think it's not the players, but how they are being played and tasked during games, we still rely heavily on the left and right wingers, Regis hasn't built or encourages going through the middle as much. My simple mind goes, if we lose the ball through the middle more often, it invites the opporsition to push higher up the pitch, getting rid of a park the bus standoff week in week out. With these current players and no other signings ( there will be more signings ) but going into Cardiff, we would play best in a 3-5-2, but that's not happening. So like you said, same as last year is most realistic right? G'day
@L12Bong
Ай бұрын
@@AnthTheMackem G'Day Anth! Mate, there are many criticisms that can be made about the formation and the team and we have to have faith in what the manager brings to the squad and what the players can do during a game. I will always believe that this current squad can do more through the centre of the park and I agree that we are reliant on the wings; but we have quality wingers to provide service, why don't we have quality in the centre of the park? Pritchard threw his dummy out remember when he was substituted during a game seemingly wanting the formation to change during a game so he had room to play and create. Another Pritchard for me would go a long way in stabilising the squad and attempting playoffs. Will Proveda show this quality when fully fit? Will Aoucheche step up? Let's say we had Gabriel Sara or Szmodics in the squad instead of Jobe and Ekwah. Would Sara still get his 13 goals for the season or would Szmodics get his 27 goals? Speculative I know, but curious to know if they would be able to fit and play in the squad. Why have SAFC not strengthened midfield with players banging in goals nearly every game? Jobe and Ekwah could be super subs to come on 70mins, hold up the ball like they do every game and frustrate. Makes sense, right? Question remains, which striker or strikers would you bring into the squad under current formation to get these wanted 20+ goals a season? Under the current formation, the striker is non existent, like Harry Kane for England, there is no service and he had to go and help the midfield move forward. Kane was then critically lambasted for being useless and yet, the England formation was similar to the way that SAFC play. Safe, tippy tappy, pass backwards don't lose the ball which allows other teams to park the bus! Do we need strikers? How many goals did Harry Kane score for Bayern Munich last season? SAFC are not buying a formidable striker because they will be again playing the false 9 with Jobe. Sorry mate, not sure what all the rompus is about from fans wanting a striker under this formation. We just need goalscorers under the now predictable 4-2-3-1 formation.
@susanbeaumont6063
Ай бұрын
Thank you I agree with Rusyn, but he must have the service - lots of.
@AnthTheMackem
Ай бұрын
lots and lots!
@yorkshiremackem1433
Ай бұрын
Hopefully Mendy will be announced this week 🔴⚪🔴⚪🔴
@AnthTheMackem
Ай бұрын
lol getting dragged out longer than Precilla in the Desert
@daleboyd8531
Ай бұрын
Super. Mac. Or lord Rowell. Just a striker. Pop robson
@daleboyd8531
Ай бұрын
We need to play 2 up front 442 much better for the lads too score
@AnthTheMackem
Ай бұрын
I agree mate. Mayenda impressed me tbh. Terrible shots but right work ethic
@CChrisS217
Ай бұрын
I still have not written off the idea of us bringing in a Premiere League youth striker (with or without Mendy) before the window closes....just my thought....g'day mate lol
@AnthTheMackem
Ай бұрын
g'day! fingers crossed mate. Gelhardt was a young prem striker on loan he was mid/okay, but better was than last years performances.
@simo130
Ай бұрын
Are you in Australia 🇦🇺 does look like it from behind you, Ha’way the lads, definitely need more quality players mainly just a striker please
@AnthTheMackem
Ай бұрын
@@simo130 I am indeed mate, now in Melbourne.
@simo130
Ай бұрын
@@AnthTheMackem Nice one mate, enjoy your holiday, Are you heading to other part of the country
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