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Football Thread 2014/15 |OT4| Did you see that Ludogorets display last night?

Tim the Wiz said:
Anyone else think Evans might be dropped for Rojo and not Blackett?
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Maybe. He has been utterly shocking in the game and a quarter he's player so far, whereas Blackett's looked decent against Swansea and Sunderland. Wouldn't blame LVG for making that decision if Evans can't improve.
 
Probably DC

Hull boss Steve Bruce confirmed there has been contact between the two clubs and that he has made an undisclosed offer for the England midfielder.

Bruce told Sky Sports News HQ: "There has been conversations between the two clubs and we did have some sort of offer, but where we are up to between the two clubs I am not too sure because I have been away in London.

"If there is a deal to be done to try and get somebody like Tom then of course we would be interested."
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Our problem is that each of the players is taking their time on the ball. Teams aren't afraid to get in our face.because our passes turn atrocious when they do. So it's a win win situation for them.
 
You have THE ABSOLUTE BEST winger in the world and you're using him in a wingerless formation


philosophy
 
I really can't believe how useless Valencia and Young have become. I mean, this is a newly promoted side, FFS. How the fuck did they deteriorate so much over two to three seasons?
 
The difference between the two wings is staggering.

One consists of Johnny Evans meekly passing it backwards and sideways, the other consists of fast paced attacking balls.
 
Yurt said:
You have THE ABSOLUTE BEST winger in the world and you're using him in a wingerless formation


philosophy
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Michael Cox fan, aren't u m8

The role of the shuttler involves great energy. Essentially, it means playing as a central midfielder but then providing width having made sudden diagonal bursts. In this particular position, Di Maria is arguably the world's best and it was particularly useful when he played in the same Real Madrid side as Cristiano Ronaldo, who always made the reverse movement, cutting inside from a wide starting position.

The Argentine is frequently misunderstood and often termed a winger, which suggests he's in the mould of Arjen Robben or Gareth Bale. In reality, at no point in his seven-year European career has Di Maria played in a front three -- he has generally been tucked inside into a deeper, more central position. At Benfica, for example, he excelled on the opposite side of the diamond to Ramires.

For Real Madrid under Jose Mourinho, he played a disciplined, narrow wide role in a 4-2-3-1 to compensate for Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil's attacking positioning; again, almost tucked back into a midfield three alongside Xabi Alonso and Sami Khedira. He turns defence into attack, rather than being stationed permanently in attack.

Meanwhile, for Argentina he's been fielded on the left of a midfield three under both Diego Maradona and Alejandro Sabella, although he was pushed wider in a 4-4-1-1 at the recent World Cup.
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