- May 10, 2004
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This is not another 'who would you sell/buy' thread.
Lets assume for a moment that Berba's gone. There's been alot of talk of Ramos' system at Sevilla, with 2 holding midfielders and very attacking pacey wingers. To my knowledge no other team plays this way in the EPL at the moment (Blackburn play similarly but their wingers are not particularly pacey, I think Derby play 442 as well but look where they are).
A 442 is alot harder to make work these days. Very few other teams use it, preferring to pack the midfield and play with a big strong striker to play into. For a flat 4 midfield dominate a 5 man midfield with a holding player is a big ask. Portsmouth have used the 5 man midfield really well this season, especially since bringing in Diarra, who is an expert at the holding role.
We all know our midfield is not up to scratch, but is this purely down to a lack of quality in that area, or is it also down to flaws in the system we play. Personally I'm an old romantic and love the 442, and I would love for us to continue with it, but I'd sacrifice it if it meant us winning more.
So do you think the 442's dead? Do we need to change with the times and adapt the way we play? What new system could we adopt? If so what type of players should we be looking to get in to make a new system work?
What would you do, but also, what do you think Ramos will do?
Lets assume for a moment that Berba's gone. There's been alot of talk of Ramos' system at Sevilla, with 2 holding midfielders and very attacking pacey wingers. To my knowledge no other team plays this way in the EPL at the moment (Blackburn play similarly but their wingers are not particularly pacey, I think Derby play 442 as well but look where they are).
A 442 is alot harder to make work these days. Very few other teams use it, preferring to pack the midfield and play with a big strong striker to play into. For a flat 4 midfield dominate a 5 man midfield with a holding player is a big ask. Portsmouth have used the 5 man midfield really well this season, especially since bringing in Diarra, who is an expert at the holding role.
We all know our midfield is not up to scratch, but is this purely down to a lack of quality in that area, or is it also down to flaws in the system we play. Personally I'm an old romantic and love the 442, and I would love for us to continue with it, but I'd sacrifice it if it meant us winning more.
So do you think the 442's dead? Do we need to change with the times and adapt the way we play? What new system could we adopt? If so what type of players should we be looking to get in to make a new system work?
What would you do, but also, what do you think Ramos will do?