It would work better than what you currently do. Right now you're dependant on full backs for width but should, say, Ramires and Cole push forward and the counterattack comes down the wing, you are depandant on dwarves to track back and on Lampard's "exceptional" tackling and positioning. So your defense is 3 remaining defenders and two attacking players, one of which might not even bother to show up.
Same situation in 4-3-2-1, Cole and Ramires push forward, Luiz drops deep, counter comes down the wing, at any given time you still have 5 man behind the ball ,and this time they're all defensively skilled. So even if playing just 3 attacking players as opposed to 4 would allow the other team to counter with more people, you're still better off.
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The thing is you're effectively just replicating the problem we have now in a different system. We should have width in a 4-2-3-1, the reason we don't is because of the midget patrol and their tendency to drift inside. Yes we'll still have 5 men behind the ball with Luiz dropping into defence, but their wingers will have plenty of time and space to build up runs. If you want Cahill and Terry to actually become auxiliary fullbacks and go to the position that Cole/Az should be in, we're still going to get ****** because you're putting Cahill and Terry in positions they can't really play. Terry in particular is not good at pushing high up the field and having space in behind him.
It doesn't really solve our problem, if anything we actually become even more one dimensional.
Doesn't Benat have a release clause? Or did have? Maybe it was Betis asking for a price. Basically I don't know.
Benat will have a release clause, all players in Spain legally must have one. But I have no idea what it is.
EDIT, just had a google. Its 20m euros. Thats a great price.
Griezmann sign a new contract, his release clause is now 30m Euros. So that would be a 60m euro outlay = £51m
agent fees? wages?
Wages would be much lower than any of the three Carl was talking about. As far as i can tell none of the players mentioned earn more than 50k a week
Sell Malouda, Torres, Benayoun Ferriera - you would actually end up with a lower wage expenditure
Yum.
Also CJacko vs Rafa is getting boring.
We all need a laugh today don't we so here it is via Twitter:
Ben Hunter @Hunter_49
Drogba was a one season wonder.
No, but playing a formation that suits your squad more, might actually work.
Well, but that's my point. 4-2-3-1 is fine, but using it without that guy who will run the game spraying passes from the deep, is like driving without engine.
Hope Hazard gets banned for rest of the season. Absolutely disgusting.
Dear Sirs,
I attended the League 2 fixture between Oxford United and Slumdon Town on Saturday 3rd March and was concerned with one particular incident involving the Slumdon player Matt Ritchie and the referee's response to the incident. In approximately the 43rd minute of the game, the ball went out for a goal kick to Oxford. The ballboy behind the goal retrieved the ball and was returning in to the Oxford goalkeeper ready to restart the game. This was clearly not done quickly enough for Matt Ritchie's liking as he ran up to the ballboy (who I believe is 14 years old), shoved him in the chest and knocked the ball from his hands. This incident occurred directly in front of the Oxford fans in what was already a fairly volatile atmosphere due to it being a local derby which also saw Oxford's striker, James Constable, sent off after 10 minutes. The incident with the ballboy clearly enraged the crowd and almost led to disorder.
Immediately following the clash with the ballboy, Ritchie was involved with a verbal confrontation with a couple of the Oxford players who had witnessed the incident. Ritchie was then cautioned by the referee, Graham Salisbury, showing a yellow card.
I would be interested to know for what offence Ritchie was cautioned by Mr Salisbury. To my mind, the altercation with the ballboy was a clear case of violent conduct. Violent Conduct is defined in Law 12 as \"using excessive force or brutality against a team-mate, spectator, match official or any other person\". Law 12 goes on to say that a player guilty of an offence of violent conduct MUST be sent off [my emphasis]. I fail to see how a player shoving a 14year old child in the chest in such a fashion (and in such an atmosphere) can be seen as anything other than violent conduct. My suspicion is that the referee did not actually witness the altercation with the ballboy and Ritchie was cautioned for the verbal exchange with the Oxford players. Therefore, I would be grateful if you could investigate this incident as a matter of urgency as to allow an assault on a child to be seen as merely a yellow card offence is a worrying precedent.
Many thanks in advance.
Thank you for contacting The Football Association.
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. The FA has investigated and liaised with Oxford United on this matter. The player was cautioned by the Referee for the incident and has subsequently apologised to the satisfaction of the ballboy and Oxford United.
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Hope Hazard gets banned for rest of the season. Absolutely disgusting.
a season ban for kicking a ball under a ball boy? Thank god you are not the one who makes these decisions.
A season ban for kicking a ball boy over a balla season ban for kicking a ball under a ball boy
Try hard.Hope Hazard gets banned for rest of the season. Absolutely disgusting.
A season ban for kicking a ball boy over a ball
Didnt really touch the boy though did he? Wouldnt even call it a kick to be honest was more of a little toe punt and it was clear his intended to get the ball and not kick the little ****** who should not have been laying on the ball in the first place.