lake district canary 4,820 Posted July 23, 2015 Having studied Parma''s threads where he talks about an over emphasis on wide players in this country, I wonder if out and out wide play will be restricted more to the just wing backs this season, with the rest of the midfield concentrating more on keeping the ball and probing more centrally. It does not stop players like Redmond going wide, but his effectivemess towards the end of the season was being played in more centrally by the wing backs. Last season in the top flight with Snodgrass was a difficult watch (for me at any rate) and watching the match against Haifa, Jacob Murphy continually tried to beat his man rather than just get the cross in. That kind of play is fine if the player is good enough to beat his man and deliver - but the art of good wing play is mixing it up a bit - and in the abscence of that wingers can be the most frustrating players to watch. Last season''s success in the end came down to a competitive total football with less emphasis on wingers and with a more cohesive all round playing style - some specialist wide play, yes, but not at the expense of the rest of the team. So with Dorrans and Johnson, we have two players who are comfortable on the left and who have both proved their quality there. On the right we have Redmond, but equally, we have Howson who can play right too - and while apart from Redmond, these are not wingers as such, with good wing back play - which we saw from Whittaker and Olsson - specialist wing play may not be as important as just having a good competitive midfield across the park. It worked last season that way, under AN - and playing like that all season would have seen us top of the table. So one for the tacticians really - is this a sensible approach for the coming season, or do we need to get more out and out wingers in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miss Bum Bum 0 Posted July 23, 2015 The last really wide player we had was john hartson. The modern game requires players to have very low levels of body fat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari_2 0 Posted July 23, 2015 Neither Dorrans nor Johnson are wingers. The club obviously want more wingers.Yes we need more wide players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westcoastcanary 173 Posted July 23, 2015 Careful LDC, you are touching several raw nerves. Not content with being offered a retro kit in the club shop, there still seems to be a hankering among fans for retro football on the pitch. Didn''t someone just the other day issue a plea for AN to play the Murphy twins together? Is there a deep unconscious longing among City fans to recreate the days of Bill Punton and Gerry Mannion? And look how Hughton was constantly beaten with the inverted wingers stick. Dear me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six Pack 105 Posted July 23, 2015 I think both Dorrans & BJ can serve us well as wide midfielders on the left. Dorrans has a good set piece on him. BJ is combative and has found his range with his shooting & scoring. I think BJ should be redeployed back into the middle of the part for this league.We have Redmond, J & J and also Elliot Bennett as genuine wingers already at the club. All 4 can do the job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six Pack 105 Posted July 23, 2015 *into the middle of the park for this league Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoola Han Solo 448 Posted July 23, 2015 Do we really need any more threads by you today? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari_2 0 Posted July 23, 2015 If Neil things Josh, Jacob and Bennett can do a job this season when they didn''t really do so last season then I''ll agree with you.Think we should sign another left sided winger even if this Alonso bid is legit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted July 23, 2015 [quote user="lake district canary"]Do we need more wide players?[/quote]It seems we are looking for some if this new trialist is anything to go by.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six Pack 105 Posted July 23, 2015 Keiran, AN in his formation doesn''t really play wingers he plays midfielders out wide and occasionally brings in a winger if there is the need in tactics - which is very seldom. Redmond will get game time but the player on the other side is usually not an out-out winger. If Redmond got injured or if we were chasing a game - J & J and EB in my mind would be up to it. We have enough people waiting in line without adding others.Redmond played on the left in his opening season. Could he do a job there if no one exceptional is signed ?Brady = not exceptional. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
