What system now?

[sirpiechucker]

Competition for places is fantastic and as I've just said on another thread about Swansea signing Routledge you need players to come in when there are losses of form, suspensions and injuries but with the first game of the season just over a week a way and a clean bill of health (touch wood) except for Mackie what will the attacking line up look like? Who will start and who will miss out now DJ has arrived?

I'd assume Faurlin and Derry will continue in the middle and then it's four from DJ, Dyer, Taraabt, Bothroyd, Smith, Buzsaky, Ephraim, Helguson, Agyemang, Hulse and possibly Puncheon if we do indeed sign him (and then later Mackie when he's fully fit). It's great to have this competition but I'm not entirely sure with how NW will start against Bolton.

Thoughts?

[Morris]

As it stands I think NW will go for


Kenny

Dyer Hall Gabbidon Hill

Derry Faurlin



Smith Taarabt DJ

Bothroyd






Smith and DJ playing off JB as opposed to being wingers.

[LeeCookFan]

NW seems to like the current formation so I see no reason for him to change.


Paddy

Orr Hall Gabbidon Hill


Dyer Faurlin
Bothroyd Adel Smith

Campbell

[winalotto]

I've always liked the 4-4-4, if you can get away with it!

[SuperHoopNik]

4-3-1-2 maybe?

----------Kenny

Orr-Connolly-Shittu-Hill

--Smith-Derry-Faurlin

-------Taarabt

-----DJ - Bothroyd

[kingy10]

As it stands I think NW will go for


Kenny

Dyer Hall Gabbidon Hill

Derry Faurlin



Smith Taarabt DJ

Bothroyd

Smith and DJ playing off JB as opposed to being wingers.

I agree with the line-up but I think you will see Smith and Cambell as wingers. NW will have to play Taarabt a lot more centrally this year, as a deep lying centre forward, as he will be a liability defensively. Many teams in PL play with wing backs which will put loads of pressure on our full backs (2 against 1 overlaps) if AT plays out wide.

Puts a lot of pressure of JB as he will be expected to hold it up, get it wide then spin into the box to get on the end of the resulting crosses. I think we will struggle to get enough people in the box to be really dangerous. We shall see. Both Campbell and Smith will have to get in at the far post.

[norfolk ranger]

against the weaker sides in the prem i think we should addopt an attacking system & would prob look like this

kenny

orr gabbidon hall hill

derry buzz faurlin

adel
dj bothroyd

obviously not a lot of width but midfield 3 could move side to side n what with the lesser teams not having so great of wingers to shout about i think this would do. against better teams would prob go 4-4-1-1 take buzz out of center mid b bring in likes of smith n mackie/puncheon? out wide n prob not play dj.

[Norths]

4-3-1-2 maybe?

----------Kenny

Orr-Connolly-Shittu-Hill

--Smith-Derry-Faurlin

-------Taarabt

-----DJ - Bothroyd

Thats exactly what i was thinking, beat me to it

[SuperHoopNik]

Thats exactly what i was thinking, beat me to it

[W12hoops]

NW won't change our 4-2-3-1 for the first games.
We could switch to a quality 4-4-2 with our current squad Taarabt on the wing though.

[stan_bowles]

4-3-1-2 maybe?

----------Kenny

Orr-Connolly-Shittu-Hill

--Smith-Derry-Faurlin

-------Taarabt

-----DJ - Bothroyd

I like this.

Would be well happy to see us start like that.

[kingy10]

4-3-1-2 maybe?

----------Kenny

Orr-Connolly-Shittu-Hill

--Smith-Derry-Faurlin

-------Taarabt

-----DJ - Bothroyd

Smith is not defensive midfielder, more likely to have Buz in there. No width in this side and he won't play 2 up top.

[NorthWood Rangers]

Wouldn't be so sure about 2 up top,to press as we at home....but this is very close.2 centrebacks are a lottery though.

Have a strong feeling DJ could be the new Les, lookin forward to it now....

[Fez]

Smith is not defensive midfielder, more likely to have Buz in there. No width in this side and he won't play 2 up top.

Yeah if you were going to play three in midfield like that I'd put Dyer in for a start but as you say doesn't give you much width!

[NorthWood Rangers]

Wouldn't be so sure about 2 up top,to press as we at home....but this is very close.2 centrebacks are a lottery though.

Have a strong feeling DJ could be the new Les, lookin forward to it now....