Exiles thread - Colchester (H)

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Not putting this all on cisse, but we are so less effective without hector.

[Bergen]

Boring 1st half.

Come on Orient.

[Mistadobalina]

Colchester are set up well but we cannot counter for toffee. Every time they disrupt their shape by attacking and then lose the ball, we inevitably end up losing any momentum by playing safety first. We kind of have to do that because our attackers get isolated when attacking on the counter, there's no real shape to our forward line.

[Highwood Man]

What a forgettable 45 minutes that was.

[Story of O]

Go 442 and take a chance. This formation is not working again.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Thompson is fuming constantly about no one collecting the ball or lack of options, he keeps passing it, then getting it back

Liking the look of him so far, seems to have a bit of bite and leadership about him

Agreed.

Clearly better than L2.

[MrB]

[cymruO]

Hard to see where a goal is coming from - especially as we're far too slow in getting forward. Abrahams has been given nothing to work with.

[Mistadobalina]

Yep, him and Akinola looks like a really good partnership developing, they complement each other nicely. Big fan of Happe's but he's not going to get into the team as long as these two keep their form up.

[Real Al]

Neither team scored in their last 3 games. 0-0 at half time. Didn't see that coming.

[Beradogs]

Cisse can’t beat a man. Clay can’t beat a man. Freeman is still getting up to speed. When you have all 3 in the middle playing sideways it becomes very difficult.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Yep, him and Akinola looks like a really good partnership developing, they complement each other nicely. Big fan of Happe's but he's not going to get into the team as long as these two keep their form up.

Just swap Happe for Akinola.

[Story of O]

At least we are winning the possession stats again with 63%

[Stowaway]

Meanwhile Crawley are being tonked 3-0 at home by Harrogate?!!

[ComeOnYouOs]

We dont play 4-3-3 properly.
In a 4-3-3, the front three should be playing close together, then interchanging positions, making them hard to mark. The width comes from attacking full backs. Liverpool play 4-3-3 well, with Mane, Salah & Firmino constantly interchanging positions making it a nightmare to play against.
What we play is more like a 4-5-1, with the striker isolated.
Ross is scared to commit to playing real attacking football, and as a result, we look crap

[Four four two]

This is Steve Davis type football. Slow, boring and unadventurous. No matters what players we get in, Embleton likes this style of play.. 442 is far too dangerous for him to revert to as tippy tappy slow safety football is all he knows.

[Top of the JES]

4-3-3 killing us once again, We have decent players really suited to a 4-4-2.

[MrB]

This is Steve Davis type football. Slow, boring and unadventurous. No matters what players we get in, Embleton likes this style of play.. 442 is far too dangerous for him to revert to as tippy tappy slow safety football is all he knows.

I’m pleased you mentioned this.

[tuffers#1]

We dont play 4-3-3 properly.
In a 4-3-3, the front three should be playing close together, then interchanging positions, making them hard to mark. The width comes from attacking full backs. Liverpool play 4-3-3 well, with Mane, Salah & Firmino constantly interchanging positions making it a nightmare to play against.
What we play is more like a 4-5-1, with the striker isolated.
Ross is scared to commit to playing real attacking football, and as a result, we look crap

Comparing wilko abrahms & kemp

To Mane Salah & Firminiho .

We need to have a song about that

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

We dont play 4-3-3 properly.
In a 4-3-3, the front three should be playing close together, then interchanging positions, making them hard to mark. The width comes from attacking full backs. Liverpool play 4-3-3 well, with Mane, Salah & Firmino constantly interchanging positions making it a nightmare to play against.
What we play is more like a 4-5-1, with the striker isolated.
Ross is scared to commit to playing real attacking football, and as a result, we look crap

Hate to say it but he’s right.

What’s even worse is 2 of the 3 in midfield are played too far forward, meaning we get hit on the break.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

4-3-3 killing us once again, We have decent players really suited to a 4-4-2.

4-3-3 would be fine if played properly.

Narrow front 3. Attacking full backs. Couple of CMs covering the defence.

[Eat The Rich]

We dont play 4-3-3 properly.
In a 4-3-3, the front three should be playing close together, then interchanging positions, making them hard to mark. The width comes from attacking full backs. Liverpool play 4-3-3 well, with Mane, Salah & Firmino constantly interchanging positions making it a nightmare to play against.
What we play is more like a 4-5-1, with the striker isolated.
Ross is scared to commit to playing real attacking football, and as a result, we look crap

Comparing wilko abrahms & kemp

To Mane Salah & Firminiho .

We need to have a song about that

He clearly didn't mean in terms of ability. His point is valid that a static 4-3-3 becomes a 4-5-1. That's fine if you're massive underdogs but we're not. We either get the fullbacks high and wide and tuck the two wide forwards in or we play a different system.

[tuffers#1]

Meanwhile Crawley are being tonked 3-0 at home by Harrogate?!!

Both Wrights on the pitch at the start

Hardly suprising towie got pulled after 30 minutes .

[tuffers#1]

We dont play 4-3-3 properly.
In a 4-3-3, the front three should be playing close together, then interchanging positions, making them hard to mark. The width comes from attacking full backs. Liverpool play 4-3-3 well, with Mane, Salah & Firmino constantly interchanging positions making it a nightmare to play against.
What we play is more like a 4-5-1, with the striker isolated.
Ross is scared to commit to playing real attacking football, and as a result, we look crap

Comparing wilko abrahms & kemp

To Mane Salah & Firminiho .

We need to have a song about that

He clearly didn't mean in terms of ability. His point is valid that a static 4-3-3 becomes a 4-5-1. That's fine if you're massive underdogs but we're not. We either get the fullbacks high and wide and tuck the two wide forwards in or we play a different system.

Of course its about ability .
The ability to run for 90 minutes at high tempo .
Hence why they are footballers at the higher end
Of the athletic spectrum !!

[Eat The Rich]

Meanwhile Crawley are being tonked 3-0 at home by Harrogate?!!

Both Wrights on the pitch at the start

Hardly suprising towie got pulled after 30 minutes .

Pity the same can't be said of the TV show.