skeps 0 Posted December 1, 2013 ruddymartin bennet bassong garridojohnsonhowson ferredmond ollsonhooper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dex 0 Posted December 1, 2013 4-4-1-1RuddyWhitts Bennett Bassong GarridoRemond Howson Fer OlssonWesHooperBalanced, defensive enough while maintaining creative options and no Bradley Johnson in sight ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted December 1, 2013 [quote user="Dex"]4-4-1-1RuddyWhitts Bennett Bassong GarridoRemond Howson Fer OlssonWesHooperBalanced, defensive enough while maintaining creative options and no Bradley Johnson in sight ;)[/quote]Somebody pass GingerP a tissue to dry his eyes... [:P] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salopian 1 Posted December 1, 2013 I suspect that Hughton may try to rest one or two players to keep them fresh for the game at the Hawthorns so soon after. So he may not put out what he thinks is the best team. After his heroics against Palace, I would leave Olsson at LB. He is more likely to be able to cope with the pace which Liverpool have. I suspect that Wes will be sacrificed in order to boost the defence, and I agree that Johnson is the only other defender, although I expect him to be booked for desperate tackling. So we shall be back to the defensive shape we play away, because we lack pace to deal with what Liverpool offer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gingerpele 0 Posted December 1, 2013 [quote user="RvWs 4 year contract"][quote user="Dex"]4-4-1-1RuddyWhitts Bennett Bassong GarridoRemond Howson Fer OlssonWesHooperBalanced, defensive enough while maintaining creative options and no Bradley Johnson in sight ;)[/quote]Somebody pass GingerP a tissue to dry his eyes... [:P][/quote]Seriously, i''m getting proper pissed off with you and this Johnson rubbish. Don''t bother talking to me, its just incredibly annoying and I don''t want to deal with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splutcho 173 Posted December 1, 2013 To be fair though, Johnson has been AWFUL this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted December 1, 2013 [quote user="Gingerpele"][quote user="RvWs 4 year contract"][quote user="Dex"]4-4-1-1RuddyWhitts Bennett Bassong GarridoRemond Howson Fer OlssonWesHooperBalanced, defensive enough while maintaining creative options and no Bradley Johnson in sight ;)[/quote]Somebody pass GingerP a tissue to dry his eyes... [:P][/quote]Seriously, i''m getting proper pissed off with you and this Johnson rubbish. Don''t bother talking to me, its just incredibly annoying and I don''t want to deal with it.[/quote]LOL [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoareyou? 0 Posted December 1, 2013 How about: RuddyMartin Bennett Turner Olsson BassongHowson Fer Redmond Elmander Hooper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hazza9 0 Posted December 1, 2013 3-5-2GK. RuddyDC. MartinDC. BennettDC. BassongRWB. RedmondLWB. OlssonCM. HowsonCM. FerCM. JohnsonAM. HoolahanST. Hooper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted December 1, 2013 dont liverpool play 3 centre backs and 2 wing backs ?if we play a lone striker they are going to have a very easy evening ruddy bennett Turner basssoooonwhittaker olsson fer howson redmond hooper someoneredmond can play across the park/roamingolsson and whitaker will have to be box to boxhooper and one from wolfie/elmander/becchio can keep the defenders busy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted December 2, 2013 Golden rule - never change a winning team unless forced to by injuries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Wall Of Tettey 0 Posted December 2, 2013 [quote user="Making Plans"]Golden rule - never change a winning team unless forced to by injuries[/quote]Correct, team picks itself! Plus...hoolahan in the hole on a 4411 completely isolates the striker. He had a good game mixing around with Redmond and hooper needs elmander up top with him. Start of the season when we tried hoolahan behind RvW it was awful and poor ricky got no service! Also playing 2 strikers gives the defenders more to think about potentially giving wes even more space in between! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gingerpele 0 Posted December 2, 2013 I wasn''t joking Samir. Don''t bother texting me, or tweeting, or finding me at HT at the footy. I just can''t be bothered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redders Right Foot 22 Posted December 2, 2013 Ruddy Whitts Bennett Bassong Garrido Remond Howson Fer Olsson Wes Hooper------------------------------agree with this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HampsteadCanary 0 Posted December 2, 2013 4-2-1-3Martin - Bennett - Bassong - Olsson Howson - Fer WesRedmond - Elmander - HooperAllow a fluid front four, keep the scouse back three occupied, and it doesn''t really matter about restricting Howson and Fer to sit a little deeper, as they would be doing that anyway against a team with good movement and players like Liverpool, especially with Hughton in charge. No surprise we played some inventive football in the first half on Saturday when we got out best technical players combining on the pitch (thank you Wes!!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted December 2, 2013 RuddyWhittaker Turner Bassong OlssonHoolahan Howson Fer Redmond Hooper Elmander Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olly 0 Posted December 2, 2013 Same team as on Saturday for me.Johnson''s performances this season don''t warrant him coming into the side again. I''ll be very disappointed if he comes in for Hoolahan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,283 Posted December 2, 2013 After watching what Hull did, it has to be a midfiled overload with a Huddleston type perfromcance from Fer! Knowing Hughton it will be 1 up top with two wingers pushing up to support. That being said given our perfomce away from home and recently against Liverpool maybe we should consider: RuddyWhittaker, Turner, Bennett, Bassong, Olsson, Garrido Fer, Johnson, Howson Hooper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,508 Posted December 2, 2013 Bit of a leftfield option, but one of Pellegrini''s favourites: 4-2-2-2. Reasoning behind it is it puts Hoohan and Howson in areas where they''re most effective and Olsson and Whittaker are pretty pacey so can give width.RuddyWhittaker Bennett Bassong OlssonFer JohnsonHowson HoolahanHooper Becchio Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gingerpele 0 Posted December 2, 2013 Howson is effective in CM. Don''t know why people think he''s not.There is a difference between position and tactics. He clearly, either by his own decision/lack of confidence (unlikely) or Hughton''s instruction, stays back more and doesn''t bomb forward.His bombing forward is what he does best, he can''t do that as much form an AM position, because he''s already forward.Same team as Saturday for me anyway. No reason to change it. One striker, as already mentioned, will fail against their back three. Redmond showing more maturity already in his defensive duty. Hoolahan is always willing to track back and cover every blade of grass. Fer and Howson can sit deeper when required, and get forwards to support the strikers. It works, with fluidity from the midfield (Hoolahan roaming, Redmond swapping wings) Hooper and Elmander taking it in turns to go wide, drop back etc.I do expect Hughton to drop Elmander for Johnson though. Don''t think he should, but its what I expect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newcastle uni canary 0 Posted December 2, 2013 take the west ham approach RuddyWhittaker Bennett Bassong OlssonRedmond Fer Johnson Hoolahan Howson Murphy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,508 Posted December 2, 2013 I just think Howson''s goals seem to come when he''s actually working in a more advanced position like he was v West Brom and in the 4-1-4-1 with Tettey behind Fer and Howson in the central area. I agree though, he''s no slouch when he plays further back.And also agree that an ''if it ain''t broke don''t fix it ''approach to formation after a win against Crystal Palace might not be such a bad idea. Players have a chance to refine something they''ve already used successfully, albeit against a far inferior team, plus two strikers could help hold back Liverpool when their defence is feeling frail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted December 2, 2013 -------------------ruddy--------------------martin-----bennet--bassong---garridoredmond----fer----howson----olsson------------------hoolahan-----------------------------------hooper------------------ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olly 0 Posted December 2, 2013 [quote user="Gingerpele"]Howson is effective in CM. Don''t know why people think he''s not.There is a difference between position and tactics. He clearly, either by his own decision/lack of confidence (unlikely) or Hughton''s instruction, stays back more and doesn''t bomb forward.His bombing forward is what he does best, he can''t do that as much form an AM position, because he''s already forward.Same team as Saturday for me anyway. No reason to change it. One striker, as already mentioned, will fail against their back three. Redmond showing more maturity already in his defensive duty. Hoolahan is always willing to track back and cover every blade of grass. Fer and Howson can sit deeper when required, and get forwards to support the strikers. It works, with fluidity from the midfield (Hoolahan roaming, Redmond swapping wings) Hooper and Elmander taking it in turns to go wide, drop back etc.I do expect Hughton to drop Elmander for Johnson though. Don''t think he should, but its what I expect.[/quote]Agree with this. Howson and Fer are both better when they can bomb from deep, and drive forward. Box to box is there best position, and both can do that when Tettey plays. However Johnson simply hasn''t been as good this year, and bringing him in for this game would be a poor move. Especially considering the little opportunities the likes of Becchio have gotten, giving Johnson so many would be just strange Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norwich or die tryin! 0 Posted December 2, 2013 Time to park the bus big time. Sick of all these hamerings away against the big sides. Hughton has to realise this now. If he thinks he will play the same team that beat Palace just because we won the last game then he really is more stupid than i though. We need to get someone like Fer to do a man marking job on Suarez, not leave his side all game and play 3 center halfs and get about 3 players around Suarez everytime he gets the ball, totally crowd him out. We should have no intention of scoring whatsoever and just totally park the bus. If we try take the game to Liverpool we will loose atleast 4-0. If the likes of Coutinho, Gerrard etc score a wonder goal we will have to hold our hands up but hughton needs to do something different tactically to Liverpool, Man C, Man U away. [img]http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2013/12/884270_Norwich_City.jpg[/img] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norwich or die tryin! 0 Posted December 2, 2013 [img]http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2013/12/884270_Norwich_City.jpg[/img] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casey 0 Posted December 2, 2013 I reckon this should do it: [img]http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2013/12/884319_Norwich_City.jpg[/img] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newcastle uni canary 0 Posted December 2, 2013 or this? [img]http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2013/12/884325_Norwich_City.jpg[/img] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,508 Posted December 3, 2013 I like Newcastle Uni Canary''s formation, although I think I''d drop Becchio and call back Declan Rudd from loan to Preston, to shore up the defence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,508 Posted December 3, 2013 Poor old Hughton would have a fit looking at this. Berated all last season for negative tactics, now the fanbase has taken it to a whole new level! lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites