Lads, we're back to business, and after Pete's deep and detailed analysis of every team in the league, is not much to add, maybe point one thing, with 3 games in hand, right now we are only 4 points behind the league leader.
Olympic play's against Dunbar, this is a fantastic match, they will try to beat each other, so one of them will drop some points. The 3 points tomorrow are necessary.
Jason is on tha chase for those 20 goals. Right now he's on 11 (10L ,1F), but it will be also necessary the intervention of the second line players. Carlos so far is the only striker in the league who has scored more than 1 goal (3 at the moment for the colombian), it's time then for players like him, Pete, Marco, or Pat to generate more danger.
One of the keys on the last game against UNSW was the combinative game. It lead us to have more control in both ways, defencing and attacking. It was so relaxing to see how Cam and George played one step more close to Ian and Jack. A small step for the men, a big step for the humanity.
Jack cracked the game with Ian in the midfield because they got "balls" and not bananas, and when they have the ball, they know what to do. Put all the pieces in the nutribullet, and you have Carlos and Marco as the happiest guys in the world. Instead of chasing shadows, they have the chance to expect for a pass, coming from someone in the midfield. A pass that breaks the defence, and creates a chance. This organised play, creates more spaces. As the wings, have now space for break, the domino effect ends on Jason, who has more spaces in between the opponent CB.
It can be also interesting the following fact. We can try to play with a 4-3-3.
Look at it with prespective. We have the right players, and we will become much more secure in defence, plus, we will gain much much more in attack.
Player by Player
Sam: GK
George: CB
Cam: CB
Mikee: LB/RB/CB
Darren: RB/LB
Jack: RB/MD
Ian: DMD/MD/CB
Ross: MD/LW
Pete: LW/RW
Foff: RB/RW
Kenny: MD/RW
Marco: LW/RW/ST/RB
Carlos: ST/RW
Jason: ST/DMD/MD
Evan: ST/MD
We cover every position pretty much twice, and with this advantage we should at least try if the things are going well tomorrow. I'm fascinated to see the captain playing in front of Cam and George, making a solid triangle... But you might say "this is not what usually happens?". More or less.
Playing with a flat 4-4-2 has a massive risk, when our players are disperse in the field. For example, when Ross, with a more offensive task, loses a ball, the chances for get caught in a naughty situations are high. This happens because the wings or wide midfielders are playing in line. So is Ian. And although that Ian, is a lot of Ian, he's area of influence is reduces because of the flat line. Instead on a 4-3-3, he will have actually the full control of the midfield. A peripheral view of what's going on in the field. Behind him always Cam and George, and in front of him a lot of options. With a 4-3-3, we can have much more intensity in the midfield, with 2 offensive midfielders who like to keep the ball on the deck. Ross will become much more incisive if he has a solid partner but also a "toca toca" in the midfield.
And for me the last advantage . Offensive capacity.
As I was talking before about how Ross will have more time to elaborate plays with the other MD, he has now 3 different options to play ahead.
Jason can be used as a buoyant, to put down some balls over his back, looking for the arrival of the wings. Those, are much more realesed than the wings in the 4-4-2, as they play as a real wings. They task is to attack. they play on the same line that the striker, and yes, they will pressure as soon as they loose the ball.
But the thing is that they add so many options. For a MD is more important to do a vertical pass, than a horizontal one, and because he has now 2 more options, straight away, he becomes more dangerous.
You can call me fanatic, and It will be true, but we are the crazy ones!
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