Formation, structure & enough space for a cow
Since Melbourne Victory’s rather insipid performance Melbourne Heart on the weekend much has been said about structure and formation with every Tom, Dick and Harry (including myself) having a crack at what we think Mehmet Durakovic should do in terms of formation. In light of this I thought I would share with you all a comparison of what happened on Saturday night and my possible solution
Melbourne Victory formation vs. Melbourne Heart (22 Oct 2011)*
Victory In Melbourne’s possible future Melbourne Victory formation
* NB. A cow has been has used as a symbol of how much space we left in the midfield, and is no way a reflection on Carlos Hernandez’s weight
Tags: carlos hernandez, mehmet durakovic, melbourne heart, melbourne victory
October 25th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
I don’t understand why you insist on keeping two holding midfielders (brebner and broxham), please explain why keeping two here is so essential?
October 26th, 2011 at 7:57 am
Adam,
My reasoning for keeping two holding midfielders in my formation is that those in the attacking third don’t tend to track back a whole lot. Two DMs give the defence a bit more cover but then again I’m more conservative than most. That being said wouldn’t mind seeing Ferreira getting a run. He’s a bit more dynamic than both Brebner and Broxham and is not afraid to shoot like those two.
November 2nd, 2011 at 1:27 pm
why is Leijer on the right hand side of the CB’s he’s a left footer and Vargas is a right footer
November 2nd, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Ernie,
The positioning of Leijer and Vargas was just symbolic. My bad.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:37 pm
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