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I’m well aware of what Martinez has said on numerous occasions but he can say it until he’s blue in the face coz Di Santo is a lone striker.
The other 2 (at present Moses & Maloney) are midfielders whose main purpose is to get forward in support of Di Santo when Latics are attacking but who are also expected to drop back into more defensive midfield positions when Latics don’t have possession. They are by no stretch of the imagination strikers nor is their main position “up front”.
I see the current formation as a 3-4-2-1 (or actually 3-2-2-2-1) but its all about how you define it I guess – from what I can gather Bobby sees our formation as fluid depending on whether Latics are in possession or not, atatcking or defending etc.. so at times yes there may be 3 up front but its not an up front as in the 2 up front you see in a 4-4-2 or more comparable the 3 up front as Latics used to play with Liddell, Barlow & Haworth under Ray MathiasBobby refers to it as 343
I’m well aware of what Martinez has said on numerous occasions but he can say it until he’s blue in the face coz Di Santo is a lone striker.
The other 2 (at present Moses & Maloney) are midfielders whose main purpose is to get forward in support of Di Santo when Latics are attacking but who are also expected to drop back into more defensive midfield positions when Latics don’t have possession. They are by no stretch of the imagination strikers nor is their main position “up front”.
I see the current formation as a 3-4-2-1 (or actually 3-2-2-2-1) but its all about how you define it I guess – from what I can gather Bobby sees our formation as fluid depending on whether Latics are in possession or not, atatcking or defending etc.. so at times yes there may be 3 up front but its not an up front as in the 2 up front you see in a 4-4-2 or more comparable the 3 up front as Latics used to play with Liddell, Barlow & Haworth under Ray MathiasBobby refers to it as 343[/quote]
Exactly what I was going to say it is. What do they say … Great minds think alike :silly:
Possibly turning to a 5-4-1 when defending.
You also have to recognise that Maloney and Moses get in far more advanced positions than Di Santo when he has the ball.
I’m not suggesting he is a holding striker as I think his job is to get up there and score and be the front front of the attack but he does drop back allowing Maloney and Moses to come into the game.
Exactly what I was going to say it is. What do they say … Great minds think alike :silly:Thay also say “fools seldom differ”
dont want to put a downer on the man u game but
am i the only one that thinks united let us win the game and did not try to win it because of the injusice done against chelsea
after all united were eight points clear and certs to win the prem anywaydont want to put a downer on the man u game but
am i the only one that thinks united let us win the game and did not try to win it because of the injusice done against chelsea
after all united were eight points clear and certs to win the prem anywayI can honestly say thats the biggest load of B*ll*cks I have read on here in a long time.
And thats no easy acheivement.
Well done goodpost
Given the fact it was against Utd who we had most possesion, corners shots etc, in fact the only stat where Utd had most were fouls commited.The fact thar Sir Alex Ferguson said that we deserved to win and were the better team a statement he uses very rarely.The fact that a team manages to stop Utd playing their normal game so superbly.The fact that everyone felt Utd had won the league and that the Wigan game was a Gimme for them.Given all the facts my question is this
Was the win against Utd the greatest performance by any Wigan Athletic team ever?
As a fan of over 40 yrs I say Yes I reckon it is. :)
I dont think we will ever top the performance against West Ham, at the brink of relegation at half time to come back and win 3-2 in the 90++++ min…
I’m well aware of what Martinez has said on numerous occasions but he can say it until he’s blue in the face coz Di Santo is a lone striker.
The other 2 (at present Moses & Maloney) are midfielders whose main purpose is to get forward in support of Di Santo when Latics are attacking but who are also expected to drop back into more defensive midfield positions when Latics don’t have possession. They are by no stretch of the imagination strikers nor is their main position “up front”.
I see the current formation as a 3-4-2-1 (or actually 3-2-2-2-1) but its all about how you define it I guess – from what I can gather Bobby sees our formation as fluid depending on whether Latics are in possession or not, atatcking or defending etc.. so at times yes there may be 3 up front but its not an up front as in the 2 up front you see in a 4-4-2 or more comparable the 3 up front as Latics used to play with Liddell, Barlow & Haworth under Ray MathiasBobby refers to it as 343[/quote]
Exactly what I was going to say it is. What do they say … Great minds think alike :silly:
Possibly turning to a 5-4-1 when defending.
You also have to recognise that Maloney and Moses get in far more advanced positions than Di Santo when he has the ball.
I’m not suggesting he is a holding striker as I think his job is to get up there and score and be the front front of the attack but he does drop back allowing Maloney and Moses to come into the game.[/quote]
I know what he calls it & how it works, but it aint 3 up front – as I said the Barlow, Liddlel & Haworth partnership under Mathias was 3 up front & this aint
Anyway, regardless at present it is working very well & IMO suits Latics playing personnel down to a tee apart from that fulcrum of the attack (is that better than saying lone striker??) currently being occupied by Di Santo – & if his main job is to score he aint doing that very well!! ;)Anyway, regardless at present it is working very well & IMO suits Latics playing personnel down to a tee apart from that fulcrum of the attack (is that better than saying lone striker??) currently being occupied by Di Santo – & if his main job is to score he aint doing that very well!! ;)I agree re: him not scoring.
But in terms of recruitment this is always going to be a problem position for us no matter what formation we play…
Imagine what we could do with an Ibrahimovic type player leading that front three.
dont want to put a downer on the man u game but
am i the only one that thinks united let us win the game and did not try to win it because of the injusice done against chelsea
after all united were eight points clear and certs to win the prem anywayI can honestly say thats the biggest load of B*ll*cks I have read on here in a long time.
And thats no easy acheivement.
Well done goodpost[/quote]
Trawl back. He’s posted dafter things ;)
dont want to put a downer on the man u game but
am i the only one that thinks united let us win the game and did not try to win it because of the injusice done against chelsea
after all united were eight points clear and certs to win the prem anywayI can honestly say thats the biggest load of B*ll*cks I have read on here in a long time.
And thats no easy acheivement.
Well done goodpost[/quote]
Trawl back. He’s posted dafter things ;)[/quote]
I bet you’re not wrong fella but I have no intention of trawling back through his rubbish.
Anyway, regardless at present it is working very well & IMO suits Latics playing personnel down to a tee apart from that fulcrum of the attack (is that better than saying lone striker??) currently being occupied by Di Santo – & if his main job is to score he aint doing that very well!! ;)
I agree re: him not scoring.
But in terms of recruitment this is always going to be a problem position for us no matter what formation we play…
Imagine what we could do with an Ibrahimovic type player leading that front three.[/quote]
Front one!!!! ;)
I appreciate that Latics will never be able to go out & buy a 20 goal a season man but Di Santo will never get you more than a handful not because he’s crap but (as I’ve said before when I posted somet after the Bolton game at the Reebok) coz his problem in the current system is not despite his good link up play & turn of speed he doesn’t have the natural instinct to then get into the box to get the ball back – going back to that Bolton game, where he played well, look at the winning goal. Di Santo goes up for the original ball forward which i think the defender knocked on to where Moses was but in the time that McArthur was able to steam forward from in his own half to score the winner Di Santo ambled forward no more than 10 yards or so & was still well outside the penalty area when the goal went in.
He’s not a striker who like Rodallega misses chances he just never seems to get on the end of manydont want to put a downer on the man u game but
am i the only one that thinks united let us win the game and did not try to win it because of the injusice done against chelsea
after all united were eight points clear and certs to win the prem anywayReally…? Really…?
you really believe that?
:huh:
He’s winding you up, and i can’t believe certain people take such obvious bait! must be missing the lightside/darkside banter and has to get a rise this way instead, come on lads, lets get back to the inane and infuriating good versus evil arguments, are we not all sick of all the lovey dovey aren’t we brilliant stuff now, its been 2 days man, let it go
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