kunaguero10
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Its something that's been bugging me all season; the fact so few of our players have designated positions and roles out on the pitch.
Agüero does, the defenders do. In between that however, all too often it is just a minefield of players moving about where the fuck they please, like a game of playground football.
I'll add Navas and Sterling who is fairly rigid in his position, but who knows what Silva's and KDB's best positions are? Every time they've been on the pitch together it's not been clear who is playing in the central number 10 position and who is out wide - and therefore it's not clear when they switch around either.
I'm not having that they can't play together either, I feel that if they were given defined positions (ie pick one to play predominantly in the number 10 role) and the right system was put in place it would work a treat.
Similarly I feel our central midfielders don't have defined roles either, it is rare we see someone specifically doing the holding role (how often does Fernando find himself on the edge of the opposition's box?) and I don't believe we've struck a balance between attacking and defending between the CMs too often.
I know in today's game teams and players are fluid and it's more common to switch positions etc, but I feel there isn't any actual gameplan or rationale to our set up and Pellegrini lets the players figure it out for themselves during the game.
It also doesn't help that no one has any idea what our best formation is either.
I can't wait til next season when we have an actual scientific system in place and players have a clear role to perform. Does anyone else share my feelings on the subject?
Agüero does, the defenders do. In between that however, all too often it is just a minefield of players moving about where the fuck they please, like a game of playground football.
I'll add Navas and Sterling who is fairly rigid in his position, but who knows what Silva's and KDB's best positions are? Every time they've been on the pitch together it's not been clear who is playing in the central number 10 position and who is out wide - and therefore it's not clear when they switch around either.
I'm not having that they can't play together either, I feel that if they were given defined positions (ie pick one to play predominantly in the number 10 role) and the right system was put in place it would work a treat.
Similarly I feel our central midfielders don't have defined roles either, it is rare we see someone specifically doing the holding role (how often does Fernando find himself on the edge of the opposition's box?) and I don't believe we've struck a balance between attacking and defending between the CMs too often.
I know in today's game teams and players are fluid and it's more common to switch positions etc, but I feel there isn't any actual gameplan or rationale to our set up and Pellegrini lets the players figure it out for themselves during the game.
It also doesn't help that no one has any idea what our best formation is either.
I can't wait til next season when we have an actual scientific system in place and players have a clear role to perform. Does anyone else share my feelings on the subject?