The New Raith Rovers Thread

[CountryBumpkin]

3 minutes ago, raith1974 said:

Traditionally a number 6 is your defensive sitting midfielder, number 8 is box to box number 10 attacking midfielder. That's how I learned playing football back in the 80/90s.

I know what you mean, however I believe football has outgrown that or at least is in the process of it now, certainly at the top levels. Scotland may be about 5-10 years behind though. Especially with the re-emergence of the back 3 and the start of what is looking like a move away from attacking fullbacks into more "wide centre backs". For me i've always thought of that deeper midfielder as the playmaker with the one alongside, or two sitting ahead as the disruptors, either without the ball and winning it back or with the ball by pushing forward. Think this is why I love the game, so many different ways to play it.

[renton]

33 minutes ago, CountryBumpkin said:

I know what you mean, however I believe football has outgrown that or at least is in the process of it now, certainly at the top levels. Scotland may be about 5-10 years behind though. Especially with the re-emergence of the back 3 and the start of what is looking like a move away from attacking fullbacks into more "wide centre backs". For me i've always thought of that deeper midfielder as the playmaker with the one alongside, or two sitting ahead as the disruptors, either without the ball and winning it back or with the ball by pushing forward. Think this is why I love the game, so many different ways to play it.

Shame we haven't figured out a way to play it so far this season.

[CountryBumpkin]

4 minutes ago, renton said:

Shame we haven't figured out a way to play it so far this season.

We have though, but its been in fits and starts. You can see how we're trying to play, with a high press and energetic play, but we're still falling short due to mistakes and poor decision making. Its on the players and the manager to figure that out quickly.