We've just not been threatening enough to open teams up, it's all just harmless stuff that teams have cottoned on to throughout this season - especially the back end of it. When we're in possession teams will happily let us play it around because we're either playing it across the back, playing flat low tempo footy, or playing it backwards. It's not breaking anything up, it's not making teams sweat especially through the middle because by way of a 4-2-2-2 formation we just simply don't have enough bodies to win any 2nd phase ball. When we get found out tactically, we have no backup plan or alternative formation to counter with - zilch, zip, f u c k all.
Just wish we had an effective #10 who will sit centrally and just pull all the strings and direct play through the lines as well as generating a lot more creative play. Can only hope next season we go to a 4-2-3-1 or even a 4-1-4-1 setup which I feel would give us more of a foothold in the middle of the park. I won't hold my breath. It's more just a hope to bloody Jesus that we move away from this 4-2-2-2 nonsense. Please!!?
Anyway, well played Adelaide. Far better team on the night, we barely fired a shot and we just didn't have the smarts to get ourselves a stake in the game. Still, I think CCM will batter ya's. See you red bastards next season.
