EthiGeordie Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Napoli play the 3 man defence very well. It's actually becoming quite beautiful to watch. When one of the CBs goes forward with the ball one of the wing backs just plugs the gap. When they're defending they can easily have 5 at the back with two sitting midfielders infront, but on the break they can turn it round really quickly and have options to flood forward with. Maggio in particular is fantastic carrier of the ball and the front 3 are deadly. It'll be interesting to see how they get on with it outside of Serie A, they completely stifled Man City for the most part. You read the ZonalMarking article on them? Link? http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/09/18/napoli-3-1-milan-counter-attack-and-cavani-hattrick/ Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Nernah haven't read them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 3-5-2 at grass roots level is the 'Boss' formation if you can get the players to understand about shifting and covering quickly. Generally speaking other teams play 4-4-2, and they don't have the quality of player to switch the ball quickly from one flank to the other to expose the gap at the far side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpeth mag Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 3-5-2 at grass roots level is the 'Boss' formation if you can get the players to understand about shifting and covering quickly. Generally speaking other teams play 4-4-2, and they don't have the quality of player to switch the ball quickly from one flank to the other to expose the gap at the far side. Tweny years ago when I used to play we had a couple of seasons playing 3-4-3 with great success on the same principle that teams struggle to cope with unusual formations. Started because we only had 3 players willing to play defence! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Out of his depth He's no Craig Gardner, man. Gardner 1-0 Cabaye. Sunderland 0-1 Ryan Taylor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cajun Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 This guy, seriously If we could sign 3 players every year of the quality of Tiote, Ben Arfa and Cabaye with players like Ba, Obertan, Santon, Gosling etc.. we could still build a very good squad even if Ashley is a penny pinching tosser. Obviously they will all be sold before the squad is complete etc.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 http://www.footballfancast.com/2011/09/premiership/a-transfer-masterstroke-by-newcastle-united Plenty of kind words have been sent in the direction of Newcastle ’s Yohan Cabaye since he signed for the club in the summer. The focus seems to be on how the club can get the most out of him and his midfield partner Cheick Tiote . It’s fair to say that Cabaye wasn’t permitted to play his expansive, creative football against QPR , as his side favoured a more defensive set-up. The balance was altered, however, for Newcastle’s game against Aston Villa where he proved to be the dynamic force that drove the Magpies forward and led them towards a 1-1 draw away from home. With the physically more imposing Tiote enforcing the midfield, Cabaye was able to appeal to all the best aspects of his game. His excellent vision and ability to pick out a pass in combination with his ceaseless desire to get forward and take a shot whenever the opportunity arises is starting to make him look essential to this Newcastle United midfield. This shoot on sight approach has given Newcastle more threat from midfield and will give their goal-hungry forwards a chance to pounce on any resulting rebounds. Best of all, he seems to have boundless energy. I’ve seen some describe his partnership in the centre of midfield with Cheick as the best outside of the top four and I’d find it difficult to disagree. The two work so well together and only look to be improving. If he can add goals to his game, he truly would give opponents cause for worry. Newcastle United may well have lost Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton over the summer, but it looks like Alan Pardew made the right moves to right these wrongs. Let’s face it, at $4.5m Cabaye was an absolute steal and is up there with any other footballing bargain you could care to mention from this summer. Some have claimed that he is struggling to adapt to the physicality of the Premier League, but with Tiote in tow, bossing the midfield, that appears to be something of a moot issue. This is something that Pardew himself has noted, whilst singing Cabaye’s praises: “He is the sort of player you pay good money to watch. He was beautiful today in some of the things he did,” said Pardew. “He needs to get a grip on the hurly-burly of the Premier League and he has struggled a couple of times, but if we can get him on the ball he is an outstanding player and that is why he is in the French national team — it is not a mystery.” If Cabaye continues to perform on a weekly basis, then there’s no doubt the French national team will come knocking. One thing’s for certain however, when Newcastle United persuaded this 25-year-old to leave Lille, they picked up an absolute bargain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Number 9 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 What do they mean, 'outside the top 4' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 What do they mean, 'outside the top 4' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Unlike with Tiote and Enrique, it hasnt taken long for people to notice Cabaye. 5 games in and he's already being talked about as bargain of the summer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Unlike with Tiote and Enrique, it hasnt taken long for people to notice Cabaye. 5 games in and he's already being talked about as bargain of the summer! Tiote was noticed quite quickly imo. Enrique on the other hand was correctly ignored the first two seasons. Nobody wanted him after our relegation. If you include our Championship season, he used three seasons to settle. Tiote and Cabaye on the other hand used three matches Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merseyside Mag Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I noticed Tiote instantly at Everton away last season. I was in the The Gwladys Street end with my dad (everton fan) and the everton supporters around us were talking about him, they didnt have a clue who he was mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hope Given hasn't made Cabaye more cautious about his shooting from outside the box, think he'll terrorise a short on confidence keeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hope Given hasn't made Cabaye more cautious about his shooting from outside the box, think he'll terrorise a short on confidence keeper. Aye, you've got to feel a tad sorry for a keeper who comes up against Cabaye, Ben-Arfa and Marveaux all hitting form at the same time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hope Given hasn't made Cabaye more cautious about his shooting from outside the box, think he'll terrorise a short on confidence keeper. Aye, you've got to feel a tad sorry for a keeper who comes up against Cabaye, Ben-Arfa and Marveaux all hitting form at the same time. tbh though, keepers love having long range shots at them cause most of the time they will save them and it gives them confidence in games, worst thing is when youve had nowt for 89 minutes then someone gets a freekick right on the edge of the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hope Given hasn't made Cabaye more cautious about his shooting from outside the box, think he'll terrorise a short on confidence keeper. Aye, you've got to feel a tad sorry for a keeper who comes up against Cabaye, Ben-Arfa and Marveaux all hitting form at the same time. tbh though, keepers love having long range shots at them cause most of the time they will save them and it gives them confidence in games, worst thing is when youve had nowt for 89 minutes then someone gets a freekick right on the edge of the box. Possibly, but I guess keepers like having long range crap shots to deal with. The sort of babies Cabaye was sending in would have got him a hat-trick against a lot of other keepers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 At least 1 of Given's saves don't think a lot in the league would have made, but yeah no use hitting it long range right at keeper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hope Given hasn't made Cabaye more cautious about his shooting from outside the box, think he'll terrorise a short on confidence keeper. Aye, you've got to feel a tad sorry for a keeper who comes up against Cabaye, Ben-Arfa and Marveaux all hitting form at the same time. tbh though, keepers love having long range shots at them cause most of the time they will save them and it gives them confidence in games, worst thing is when youve had nowt for 89 minutes then someone gets a freekick right on the edge of the box. Possibly, but I guess keepers like having long range crap shots to deal with. The sort of babies Cabaye was sending in would have got him a hat-trick against a lot of other keepers. yeah I reckon he would have scored some of those against another keeper, givens probably on of if not the best shot stopper in the league, Its the curlers he fears from range due to his height. He'll lap up power drives all day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hope Given hasn't made Cabaye more cautious about his shooting from outside the box, think he'll terrorise a short on confidence keeper. Aye, you've got to feel a tad sorry for a keeper who comes up against Cabaye, Ben-Arfa and Marveaux all hitting form at the same time. tbh though, keepers love having long range shots at them cause most of the time they will save them and it gives them confidence in games, worst thing is when youve had nowt for 89 minutes then someone gets a freekick right on the edge of the box. Possibly, but I guess keepers like having long range crap shots to deal with. The sort of babies Cabaye was sending in would have got him a hat-trick against a lot of other keepers. yeah I reckon he would have scored some of those against another keeper, givens probably on of if not the best shot stopper in the league, Its the curlers he fears from range due to his height. He'll lap up power drives all day. the one which had him beaten on saturday then hit the bar my load was almost shot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Number 9 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hope he finally scores that belter against Blackburn like. Really want him to get off the mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 You just know when he does score it's gonna be a tap in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 You just know when he does score it's gonna be a tap in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Need to send Rob Elliott out on loan... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hope he finally scores that belter against Blackburn like. Really want him to get off the mark. September 22nd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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