Derby v Middlesbrough, Saturday 13th Feb

[Ramarena]

Is this a 4-4-2?

[Ghost of Clough]

442, but it's got the feel of a 424! With the way Byrne and Buchanan like to play it's almost 244 ?

Marshall

Byrne   Wisdom   Clarke   Buchanan

Knight   Shinnie

Waghorn   Kazim   Gregory   Jozwiak

[Jase116]

Or 4222?

[Ghost of Clough]

1 minute ago, Ramarena said:

Is this a 4-4-2?

Nah, it's Rooney's revolutionary 244

[Carl Sagan]

Just now, Ramarena said:

Is this a 4-4-2?

It surely is. Had to change something to bring more goal threat. Looks a sensible use of the personnel.

[Leeds Ram]

I'd personally play a 4-3-3 with roberts and Jozwiak on the wings with a midfield 3 of Bird, Knight and Sibley but let's see how this does. 

[Derbados]

Looks like the instruction will be to get it wide and swing crosses in for Gregory and CKR to attack with their aerial threat. 

[Shuff264]

Don't see it being 4-4-2, Waghorn can't fit that.

4-2-3-2 maybe more likely with Gregory as a sort of 10?

Or 4-2-2-2 which you don't see too often, could be fun

[Ramarena]

1 minute ago, Carl Sagan said:

It surely is. Had to change something to bring more goal threat. Looks a sensible use of the personnel.

It’ll be interesting to see how the wingers and fullbacks work as they’ve been linking up quite well up to now. 
 

I’d imagine if the “wingers” have to play more like traditional wingers than more recently inside forwards, then there’s potential for getting in each other’s way as Byrne and Buchanan certainly get up and down the flanks!

[Rab a dab doo]

I think were going for cross's into the box and a bit of physicality up top for change hoping the wide players and midfield pick up the pieces. 

I very forward thinking team.

Rooney out for 3 points.

[Kinder]

When was the last time we played 442? It will be interesting and they’ve had a decent amount of time on the training ground to work on it.

Rooney’s certainly not afraid to change the formation. It keeps the opposition guessing, I doubt Colin was expecting it!

[Ramarena]

Just now, Shuff264 said:

Don't see it being 4-4-2, Waghorn can't fit that.

4-2-3-2 maybe more likely with Gregory as a sort of 10?

Or 4-2-2-2 which you don't see too often, could be fun

Yep good suggestion. Although I’d love to see Sibley in that role

[rynny]

1 minute ago, Shuff264 said:

4-2-3-2 maybe more likely with Gregory as a sort of 10?

Think we will get away with 12 players on the pitch? ?

[samtheram83]

1 minute ago, Shuff264 said:

Don't see it being 4-4-2, Waghorn can't fit that.

4-2-3-2 maybe more likely with Gregory as a sort of 10?

Or 4-2-2-2 which you don't see too often, could be fun

4-2-3-2 sounds promising, I like it!

[Jourdan]

Looks like a 4-4-2 to accommodate Gregory, who is well known to play his best football in a front two.

Disappointed not to see Roberts or Sibley starting, but let’s hope Rooney has left them on the bench to swing the game in our favour late on.

[Ghost of Clough]

1 minute ago, samtheram83 said:

4-2-3-2 sounds promising, I like it!

Something tells me we'll never see it ?

[Shuff264]

Just now, rynny said:

Think we will get away with 12 players on the pitch? ?

 

Just now, samtheram83 said:

4-2-3-2 sounds promising, I like it!

Look, maths is hard for some of us

[Pearl Ram]

1 minute ago, samtheram83 said:

4-2-3-2 sounds promising, I like it!

Always think it’s handy to have a designated goalie mesen, but hey, I’m open to most formations. ?

[hintonsboots]

Attack is the best form of defence.

[Millenniumram]

Don’t know how there can only be 1 change after the absolute poo show at Rotherham. No one other than Jozwiak and Kazim-Richards deserved to keep their places after that pathetic collapse. The rest of them really have to repay the faith Rooney has shown in them today, because they are very lucky to still be in that lineup.

Good to see Gregory get his debut, but I’m disappointed Roberts and Mengi aren’t in there as well at least. Looks like a 4-2-4, so we’re obviously going at them.