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4-2-3-1 or 4-3-2-1


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There is a lot of chat on the transfer thread about Bamford signing and I wondered what people thought about the possibility of moving to a different formation, and the one I prefer keeps Tomlin where he is, so ignoring the back five.

 

-----Clayton - Leadbitter------

Adomah----Tomlin-------Reach

---------Kike/Bamford

 

Or

 

Clayton - Whitehead - Leadbitter

----------Tomlin

-----Kike--------Bamford-------

 

I think depending on personnel both formations work, both depend on the fullbacks getting forward and I generally prefer 4-2-3-1, although I can see the benefit of 2 strikers in some matches

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-----Clayton - Leadbitter------

Adomah------Tomlin

--------------------------Bamford--

---------Kike------------------

 

4-2-3-1 pushing Bamford closer to KIke, using Friend for the majority of the width

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Personally prefer 4231.

 

---------Clayton---Leadbitter---------

--Adomah----Tomlin----LW/Reach/Carayol

-----------------Kike-----------------

 

We have a lot of strength down the wings, and although playing 2 up front allows George to come into the game more, the combinations work better.

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4-2-2-2.

 

----------- Mejias/Dimi -----------

----- Omeruo - Ayala/Gibson -----

- Damia ------------------- Friend -

------- Leadbitter - Clayton -------

----- Adomah -------- Tomlin -----

---------- Kike - Bamford ----------

 

It's not all that dissimilar to the formation we already play really, in that we have 2 CMs, an attacking quartet and genuine width from the full-backs. Our 4-2-3-1 is interchangeable anyway, and defensively we should easily be able to revert back to something like that when need be from a 4-2-2-2. But it would allow Bamford to be played in a natural position whilst also utilising all our best players and all in familiar positions. Sticking Bamford out on the left-wing or not starting him don't seem viable.

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Personally I wouldn't like to swap Adomah and Reach for Bamford and Whitehead.

 

I like the look of 2plus2's formation. Just depends if the players are intelligent enough to know when to go out wide and when to cut inside.

 

Time will tell .. We might not even get Bamford.

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4-4-2 diamond.

 

.........................mejas

 

Damia....omerou....Ayala...friend

 

.................lead/Clayton

 

Adomah............................reach

 

.....................tomlin

 

................kike.......bamford

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Karanka has also shown he's willing to play 3-5-2 with wingbacks

 

We've played it what?

 

Once from the start against a strong Burnley side when we had a few injuries and changed to it what, once or twice during a match to keep hold of a lead?

 

That's not a willingness, that's desperation.

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4-4-2 diamond.

 

.........................mejas

 

Damia....omerou....Ayala...friend

 

.................lead/Clayton

 

Adomah............................reach

 

.....................tomlin

 

................kike.......bamford

 

Could work, but is there enough cover when our fullbacks go forward?

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Karanka has also shown he's willing to play 3-5-2 with wingbacks

 

We've played it what?

 

Once from the start against a strong Burnley side when we had a few injuries and changed to it what, once or twice during a match to keep hold of a lead?

 

That's not a willingness, that's desperation.

We started with it against Millwall too, but changed when we went behind

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4-4-2 diamond.

 

.........................mejas

 

Damia....omerou....Ayala...friend

 

.................lead/Clayton

 

Adomah............................reach

 

.....................tomlin

 

................kike.......bamford

 

Could work, but is there enough cover when our fullbacks go forward?

 

I was thinking of it as a formation we could change to during a game if we are losing/ struggling to break a team down.

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I can't really see the formation changing from a 4231. As long as the back 4 and 2 cdms are all in position, the 4 up top can all interchange and play anywhere. For example we see Tomlin join Kike up top against Leeds, but I'd imagine it would be Bamford with Kike up top, with Tomlin supplying from behind.


With Bamford being wide left, but then sometimes it may be Bamford supplying Kike and Tomlin

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