Team for port vale

Obviously, it's complete guesswork at this stage, but I've been trying to work out how jolley will line us up. Although it's hard to know which players he will pick, I think it's possible to make an educated guess of the formation he'll play. From his tactical videos on youtube, it appears he favours a loan striker with wingers. It's how he appears to have lined up with the Swedish team, and he also has videos examining other teams tactics, each of which focus on formations with a front 3. I think we'll also go for a back 5, and aim to press and get the ball our quickly to wing backs and the wingers. Again, this is something specifically he mentions in the malmo video. With that in mind, you imagine hall-johnson will be an important player, as will mills. It's also require quick wingers, so dj and dembele either side of a striker (We've got plenty of them).

I did this post because I actually think such a system has the ability to work for us. It puts less emphasis on our central midfielders having to be too creative, when they are clearly a weak link. I also think mills and hall Johnson are mobile enough to do the job. However, I'd imagine that our central defence might need mixing up a bit, with the new lad from villa, because it's be far too slow otherwise.

Anyway, does anyone else think this could be the Team, or such a formation would work?

The problem is I don't think our players are fit enough to play the high pressing game he likes to play.

Hopefully the team is something like:

McKeown
10 free transfers that we sign in the next week.

Quoted from Mariner93er

Obviously, it's complete guesswork at this stage, but I've been trying to work out how jolley will line us up. Although it's hard to know which players he will pick, I think it's possible to make an educated guess of the formation he'll play. From his tactical videos on youtube, it appears he favours a loan striker with wingers. It's how he appears to have lined up with the Swedish team, and he also has videos examining other teams tactics, each of which focus on formations with a front 3. I think we'll also go for a back 5, and aim to press and get the ball our quickly to wing backs and the wingers. Again, this is something specifically he mentions in the malmo video. With that in mind, you imagine hall-johnson will be an important player, as will mills. It's also require quick wingers, so dj and dembele either side of a striker (We've got plenty of them).

I did this post because I actually think such a system has the ability to work for us. It puts less emphasis on our central midfielders having to be too creative, when they are clearly a weak link. I also think mills and hall Johnson are mobile enough to do the job. However, I'd imagine that our central defence might need mixing up a bit, with the new lad from villa, because it's be far too slow otherwise.

Anyway, does anyone else think this could be the Team, or such a formation would work?

Well he has plenty of loan strikers to choose from ...

The only definites I would choose are:

McKeown in goal.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

The problem is I don't think our players are fit enough to play the high pressing game he likes to play.

Hopefully the team is something like:

McKeown
10 free transfers that we sign in the next week.

You dont have to be as fit to play a high pressing game as in theory you play the game in a much smaller area of the pitch, ie the oppositions third. Less ground to cover, our current set sees us playing deep and isolating the strikers as the midfield are sat midway in our half, this means when we get the ball up we lose it quickly, surrendering possesion or if we do manage to hold the ball  the midfield have alot of ground to cover to support.
As you say though though pressing high exposes our slow defence to a ball over the top.

Mckeown
Davies
Clarke (C)
Collins
Dixon
Woolford
Summerfield
Berrett
Rose
Matt
Hooper

I think that what is inhibiting Town is not being able to release the full backs over the halfway line - as the covering centre backs are not mobile enough.
Mills is a good player (he had to change sides after Dixon injury) and Hall Johnson showed signs today after coming on. But we didn't see any of them attack down the flanks today.
So, now is the time to introduce the young Aston Villa centre back - giving him the responsibility of sweeping - and enabling release of the wing backs.
This should enable Town to create more chances for goals. In it to win it.

Jaiyesimi and Dembele aren't quick, so the plan for quick wingers falls at the first hurdle. I reckon Kelly is our quickest winger (not saying a great deal) but I don't imagine he'll be near the team.

If he's going to play 4-3-3, the front 3 will probably have to be Matt or Cardwell (or Vernon?) as the leading man with Jaiyesimi and Vernam as the other two forwards.

I wouldn't play Dembele as he's been awful every time he's appeared over the past few months. Might be down to his reported back problem, but he doesn't deserve to be in the team at present.

I think sticking Mills at left-back and Hall-Johnson at right-back is a good idea to make the team a bit quicker. Not sure about the lad on loan from Aston Villa - some are saying put him in, but we've never seen him play and he may not be up to the job at present.

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The problem is I don't think our players are fit enough to play the high pressing game he likes to play.

What happened to our fitness coach? If he is still with Town what has he been doing?

In a way, dj or dembele don't need to quick. They need the acceleration and confidence to cut inside. It's the responsibility of the wing backs to stretch the game on either side.

I think the following team would work:

                                    Mckeown

            Clarke/Osbourne  Suliman collins
Hall-johnson                                                   mills
                          Rose        Summerfield
Dembele                                                            dj
                                  Vernam