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Funnily enough I spoke with Apps about formations when he joined at a merting and he said people too obsessed with them and its the playing style that matters and formations can change but the overall playing style can fit any formation.
 
Thomas/Brock/Jones said:
Funnily enough I spoke with Apps about formations when he joined at a merting and he said people too obsessed with them and its the playing style that matters and formations can change but the overall playing style can fit any formation.
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So what’s our playing style, please?
 
ZeroTheHero said:
Those are actually interesting pages, so thanks for posting them.

Looking at our stats, we basically play exactly the same formation at home every match. At the very least, it must make it easy to make plans against us!
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Lincoln play the same formation home or away.
As generally do Liverpool ( and did in their Championship winning season)
I do think that formations do get a little too much focus. As many managers have said surely it is unlimately about players playing well.
 
CheltenhamYellow said:
So what’s our playing style, please?
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Really?
I would think that we try and play out from the back, play a passing game, try and get the ball wide and get crosses in.
Depending on the opposition we will try and play a high press (Milton Keynes it worked well).
In the past 2 to 3 seasons most people can see the playing style we are trying to play?
That doesn't mean that it works all of the time (as is true of most clubs- even Man City in the first 8 or 9 games and Liverpool this season)
 
Foley said:
Really?
I would think that we try and play out from the back, play a passing game, try and get the ball wide and get crosses in.
Depending on the opposition we will try and play a high press (Milton Keynes it worked well).
In the past 2 to 3 seasons most people can see the playing style we are trying to play?
That doesn't mean that it works all of the time (as is true of most clubs- even Man City in the first 8 or 9 games and Liverpool this season)
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In some games we are full of energy and press the opponents hard, in others we seem vague and unfocused. I don't think the formations are necessarily different, just the application and confidence. God knows what affects that, and how to change it - the sort of thing that makes managers tear their hair out.
 
Foley said:
Lincoln play the same formation home or away.
As generally do Liverpool ( and did in their Championship winning season)
I do think that formations do get a little too much focus. As many managers have said surely it is unlimately about players playing well.
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It's not whether you *do* change formations all the time, it whether you *can* if you need to. If Liverpool won the Championship playing one system, then why would they change it - given that they were winning all the time and had the players available to make the system work? Lincoln were doing fine until recently - their form has now suffered and it will be interesting to see if they try a different approach.

I think you could argue that if McGuane was a vital component of the way we were playing (as KR has said), then we might have been more successful in his absence if we'd been able to try something else.

I do agree that whatever the formation, if the players are off the boil it isn't going to work but (as an example) in the recent period when we were very short of goals - why not play two up front? I do also acknowledge though that the lop-sidedness of the squad has made things difficult for the manager at times - but that raises another question!
 
Foley said:
Really?
I would think that we try and play out from the back, play a passing game, try and get the ball wide and get crosses in.
Depending on the opposition we will try and play a high press (Milton Keynes it worked well).
In the past 2 to 3 seasons most people can see the playing style we are trying to play?
That doesn't mean that it works all of the time (as is true of most clubs- even Man City in the first 8 or 9 games and Liverpool this season)
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Dont tell Arsenal, especially Leno
 
It is quite amusing to hear overseas managers/coaches talk about England's weird obsession with formations and captains.
 
ZeroTheHero said:
It's not whether you *do* change formations all the time, it whether you *can* if you need to. If Liverpool won the Championship playing one system, then why would they change it - given that they were winning all the time and had the players available to make the system work? Lincoln were doing fine until recently - their form has now suffered and it will be interesting to see if they try a different approach.

I think you could argue that if McGuane was a vital component of the way we were playing (as KR has said), then we might have been more successful in his absence if we'd been able to try something else.

I do agree that whatever the formation, if the players are off the boil it isn't going to work but (as an example) in the recent period when we were very short of goals - why not play two up front? I do also acknowledge though that the lop-sidedness of the squad has made things difficult for the manager at times - but that raises another question!
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Agree with a lot of that.
Lincoln have gone through an awful run but MAPP has stuck to 4 3 3 throughout.
That kind if makes sense. Presumably they have trained that way all season and to suddenly change formation when they are in a bad run is even more of a risk?
No doubt done if their supporters are calling for 4 4 2!
 
OUFCGav said:
It is quite amusing to hear overseas managers/coaches talk about England's weird obsession with formations and captains.
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Indeed.
I would imagine that many if them would also be a little surprised at the lack if ability of some players to play anything but one position.
 
Could of course, just be the new board having their first meeting. A few drinks, some nibbles and "who is this Karl chap?" - "How much we pay him?!"
 
It of course begs the question, why are they all sitting around eating and drinking when theres a deal to tie up and a stadium to build?! Dont they know time is money??
 
OX14 said:
Maybe Cherwell district council have started to come around to the idea that a stadium will be benefit to them not just oxford city especially if it means this will increase their coffers to spend on their area.
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It may but they have to have a consultation and do you think the locals would be all for it.
 
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