I need a mod to make this a poll.
I really dislike the 4-3-3 formation used by Grant, not only is it limiting, it is overusing a single striker, in Drogba.
I had hopes that Grant would utilize 4-4-2 with Sheva/Drogba, Drogba/Pizarro or Sheva/Pizarro, but Grant in his infinite ignorance chooses to go with Drogba alone up front for every game that is not a particularly weak opponent.
When you look at it closely, our 4-3-3 Formation basically has 6 Wingers for 1 Striker, and that is not smart at all.
-Ferreira & Belletti both go down the entire Right side for crossing into the Box.
-Bridge goes down all the way on the left, Ashley Cole halfway for Crossing/Lobbing.
-SWP, Joe Cole, Malouda are also all Wingers, going down the sides for assisting the Striker. Kaloupy also does this feebly, except he shoots instead of passing to the striker.
Whereas if you had 4-4-2, you would have 4 Wingers for 2 strikers, a much better balance.
Grant also talked about Rotating players so they stay fresh, however, he only talks about doing it, and doesn't actually follow through with it.
Here is his amazing "rotation" numbers (Note: also includes Mourinho, who played the identical players as Grant) :
Drogba = 968' (12)
Kaloupy = 876' (16)
Pizarro = 579' (12)
Shevchenko = 431' (9)
Mmm, rotation. Also consider that Drogba was banned for 1 game, which he surely would have played full game.
This saturday against Everton, I will not be surprised in the least when I will see another 4-3-3 formation with Drogba alone up front, yet again. It's like neither Mourinho nor Grant realize that this is not a Videogame, and you have to rest players or they will keep grinding out worse and worse performances due to overuse. Both coaches have now used Drogba when he was not 100% fit, and both coaches have now kept Drogba on the pitch when he was visibly injured.
It's like Grant doesn't realize that Drogba & Kaloupy will not be going on a vacation in January, sipping cocktails on a beach lounging around, they will be playing just as much football, just not for Chelsea. So his complete overuse of Drogba is not fair on Drogba.
Post your thoughs, hopefully the poll will be up soon.
I really dislike the 4-3-3 formation used by Grant, not only is it limiting, it is overusing a single striker, in Drogba.
I had hopes that Grant would utilize 4-4-2 with Sheva/Drogba, Drogba/Pizarro or Sheva/Pizarro, but Grant in his infinite ignorance chooses to go with Drogba alone up front for every game that is not a particularly weak opponent.
When you look at it closely, our 4-3-3 Formation basically has 6 Wingers for 1 Striker, and that is not smart at all.
-Ferreira & Belletti both go down the entire Right side for crossing into the Box.
-Bridge goes down all the way on the left, Ashley Cole halfway for Crossing/Lobbing.
-SWP, Joe Cole, Malouda are also all Wingers, going down the sides for assisting the Striker. Kaloupy also does this feebly, except he shoots instead of passing to the striker.
Whereas if you had 4-4-2, you would have 4 Wingers for 2 strikers, a much better balance.
Grant also talked about Rotating players so they stay fresh, however, he only talks about doing it, and doesn't actually follow through with it.
Here is his amazing "rotation" numbers (Note: also includes Mourinho, who played the identical players as Grant) :
Drogba = 968' (12)
Kaloupy = 876' (16)
Pizarro = 579' (12)
Shevchenko = 431' (9)
Mmm, rotation. Also consider that Drogba was banned for 1 game, which he surely would have played full game.
This saturday against Everton, I will not be surprised in the least when I will see another 4-3-3 formation with Drogba alone up front, yet again. It's like neither Mourinho nor Grant realize that this is not a Videogame, and you have to rest players or they will keep grinding out worse and worse performances due to overuse. Both coaches have now used Drogba when he was not 100% fit, and both coaches have now kept Drogba on the pitch when he was visibly injured.
It's like Grant doesn't realize that Drogba & Kaloupy will not be going on a vacation in January, sipping cocktails on a beach lounging around, they will be playing just as much football, just not for Chelsea. So his complete overuse of Drogba is not fair on Drogba.
Post your thoughs, hopefully the poll will be up soon.
