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  3. Posted · Edited by Yelloow Since 72

    Wagner's tactics do not use wingers as the FBs provide the width. How many crosses do Rowe and Sainz put in? Hernandez is the only true winger and even he is adapting his play to Wagner's system. The wide players cut in to provide room for the FBs to overlap and either cross or reverse pass to the wide player as he cuts in. Fassnacht is good in that role, but most of his goals come from his clever positional play when the ball is coming in from the opposite flank. He got in a good curling shot in that way early in the Coventry game. The suggestion made earlier about trying him in a Stiepermann role is an interesting one though, and I wonder whether Wagner may have considered it.

     

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    I'm increasingly confident about our chances of reaching the playoffs given our form over the last 15 matches. As Connor Southwell says in his 6 points:

    "Since their 3-2 victory over Cardiff at the beginning of November, Norwich City have taken 27 points from 15 matches. If the Championship table started on that date, that would put the Canaries in fifth place – ahead of Ipswich and below only Coventry, Leeds, Leicester and Southampton. It is quite literally play-off form."

    Given our easier run in, the chances look good.

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    We've now taken 18 points from our last 10 games, which included Ipswich(a), West Brom(h&a), Southampton(h), Hull(a), Leeds(a) and Coventry(h). That's 7 out of 10 games against teams above us and we still managed 1.8 points per game. Sargent has played in the last 4 of those and we won 3 of the 4, with the one exception being Leeds away.

    Sargent has scored 6 goals in 8 starts and 2 sub appearances. Where would we be now if we had him and Sainz all season? The key question now is what van Hooijdonk can add as well for the rest of the season. Sydney is actually two weeks older than Josh, so it could be quite a battle for game time.

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    1 hour ago, BroadstairsR said:

    Remember the UI-Jo as you might be following the wrong Hwang, well I might at least.

    P.S. First ODI in series against England v NZ series tomorrow for those interested parties who might have missed it.

     

    The uniform pictured above is that of Bordeaux, the club our Hwang left to go to Forest. I'm pretty sure the BBC commentary will point out that our Hwang is on loan to us from Forest.  😉

  10. Posted · Edited by Yelloow Since 72

    Mark Attanasio is a businessman and, as such, wants his investment to increase in value over the long term. Unlike other foreign owners, however, he seems to have a vision of where he wants the club to go. An advocate of the Moneyball approach, where recruitment focuses on undervalued players who represent good value rather than high priced players, he could well have had a hand in this window's transfers.

    The only fee paid was £1.7m on Fassnacht while we sold Mumba, Aarons, Rashica and Omobamidele for fees that could rise to £37.5m. To balance the older players recruited we brought in 7 young players with considerable potential. Kellen Fisher has already broken into the first team and others could do the same as the season goes on. That's moneyball at its best.

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    I can see that, but we also have Barnes and Hwang up front and 2 other goalscorers in Rowe and Fassnacht and we have yet to see what Sainz and Hwang can bring. 

    As for Sara, it's a drop down to Núñez who has similar skills, but the advantage of Wagner's tactics is that we don't depend on any one player, as the tactics can be tweaked to adjust to player changes. We need more games to see how this will play out over the season as a whole, but at least we shouldn't need players to be played out of position to cover for injuries.

  12. Posted · Edited by Yelloow Since 72

    28 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

    Trouble is that the squad relies on a Sarge and Sara who were big money signings.  Have to ask the question that without them where would we be?

    Well we're about to find out about Sargent, but a while ago everyone was asking how we will get on without Pukki and where would the goals come from? Rowe has 4 plus 1 in the cup and Barnes, Idah and Fassnacht all have 2 each and hopefully Hwang will settle in quickly.

    Sara would be hard to replace but we have added Forshaw (a DM!) as an alternative to McLean and we have considerable depth in midfield now with Manning and Lima in the U21s. As a bonus, Adegboyega has first team experience in Ireland and can also play as a DM.

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    I agree. It seems to me that we've finally found a means to make the self financing club model work. 11 senior players coming in to replace 8 leaving. Fassnacht, Sainz and Hwang are the only ones new to the English leagues and we've also recruited 8 young players. Of these, Fisher has already moved into the first team squad as backup RB and Adegboyega, Lima, Reyes, Manning, Montóia and Ogwuru look to have the potential to do the same and Forsyth has gone out on loan to gain first team experience. That creates an additional level of depth below the first team in case of injuries. That seems to prioritise present and future potential simultaneously. 

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    According to the Pink'Un's final summary as the transfer window closed last night, the first team balance sheet looks like this:
    IN: total spend £1.7M (Fassnacht)
    OUT: total £37.5
    NET: £35.8M
    So, as far as fees are concerned, we've spent more on youth and under 21 players than on the first team squad. Wages, of course, are a different story.

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    22 hours ago, Rottingdean canary said:

    That was a really good finish by Sinani. Should erase memory of that miss against WBA

    Sinani does have 2 goals and 3 assists in 5 starts this season. He's also an excellent option as an impact sub.

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    Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis, Byram and Aarons are all very experienced defenders and Williams has matured visibly in recent games. Gunn had a thankless task with a depleted makeshift team in front of him last time out so should do better this time. Krul will be missed for sure, but we need a back-up who's ready to step in and hopefully Gunny will seize his chance.

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    On 16/01/2022 at 11:01, Yellow Wal said:

    What on earth were you looking at? 

    Idah was far from number 10. That was the small tweak that was so massive. In previous games when Idah and Pukki have played up front, Idah has tried to support Pukki. The change was that Idah took the main striker role and he was excellently supported by Pukki.

    Teemu looked absolutely knackered at the end of the game because of all the extra work he was doing helping to support the midfield and link up with Adam. Teemu is a very intelligent footballer whose main weakness is his aerial power. He is much better suited to this role in an SAS team

    We've been crying out for a number 10 for years, we had one all along and now we have a forceful striker who he can work with.

    Well done Smith and Shakespeare, this small change has made all the difference.

    That was the original plan when Pukki arrived, playing off Rhodes in a flexible role, pulling defenders out of position. He started scoring goals though and evolved into the lone striker role which worked well in the Championship, but less well in the PL. With Idah, the roles are more flexible but effective all the same.

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    It is a decent analysis, but I suspect that it was made before our last two games. Pukki now has 4 goals in 12 games and two in the last two. The most interesting bit was how Smith might use similar tactics to Villa's first survival season, with a 4-3-3 and counter-attacking style of play. Normann's ability to progress the ball from defence up to the front 3 will be a key element along with the creativity of Gilmour and Cantwell. 

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    On 22/11/2021 at 11:35, Midlands Yellow said:

    Wolves away form this season. 

    P6 W3 D1 L2 F7 A 6 

    Very decent, don’t score or concede many. Could be a tight one where a draw would feel pleasing and win orgasmic. 

    Wolves have had a fairly light schedule so far and still have to play Liverpool, ManCity, Chelsea and Arsenal by Boxing Day. Oh yeah, and us of course! 

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    12 hours ago, Michael Starr said:

    Much better modern design which will be far easier to use on assets going forward and also probably better looking on a tv screen but the old farts won't like it.

    I'm an old fart and I like it. It'll look less like a badge sewn on to the kit and the two colour design stands out like an emblem. The canary's splayed foot conveys the shape of the ball, so no lines needed.

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    On 22/11/2021 at 13:29, Google Bot said:

    It's not even worth concentrating on other teams, no matter what happens we still have to do our **** to get the points.

    Concentrate on a target of 1 point per game, and generally you'd hope to be ok.

    We can only control our own performances, but as has been said, we've played our toughest games in this half of the season, but others haven't.

    Leeds still have to play ManCity, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool before Boxing Day.

    Newcastle have to play Arsenal, Liverpool, ManCity and ManUtd.

    Watford have to play ManCity, West Ham and Chelsea.

    Villa have to play ManCity, Liverpool and Chelsea. 

    Brentford have yet to play Spurs, ManUtd and ManCity

    Those games could help our position at the halfway point.

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