Maybe a change in tactics go long

[pete 371]

To give our strikers more chances we could start to go direct and start to load long balls into the area. Certainly it won''t be pretty but may be effective. Working through the midfield has not worked to date and most of the balls will come straight back maybe a change to tactics not expected of City could be an answer temporary in nature.

Hughton''s tactics have not been working and this is a solution that can be easily adopted and will be more exciting than what we are currently be served. More action in the box and just perhaps gives the strikers a chance of capitalising on errors.

[Mr Brownstone 0]

Great idea. We should place a bid for the whole Stoke squad immediately.

[Bill 1,788]

[quote user="pete"]To give our strikers more chances we could start to go direct and start to load long balls into the area. Certainly it won''t be pretty but may be effective. Working through the midfield has not worked to date and most of the balls will come straight back maybe a change to tactics not expected of City could be an answer temporary in nature.

Hughton''s tactics have not been working and this is a solution that can be easily adopted and will be more exciting than what we are currently be served. More action in the box and just perhaps gives the strikers a chance of capitalising on errors.[/quote]The point is we have not been trying to work it through the middle - quite the oppositeWe don''t close down, so we allow the opposition to push through the middle then hope our swamped penalty box will stop themLikewise we have been playing plenty of long balls, as of last night and at Everton where the idea appeared to be one of hitting the ball beyond their defence for Hooper to run ontoWhat we need is a manager who will concentrate the coaching and tactics on how to beat the opposition, and not on how we can stop them beating usThe rest will follow from there