City Boss Considering Formations

Last updated : 31 July 2014 By Covsupport News Service

Coventry City manager Steven Pressley is planning to give eleven players a full game against Bristol Rovers tomorrow and the otther eleven players in the squad a full game against Stevenage on Saturday.

The City boss is still uncertain as to what formation he will play and told Alan Poole of the Coventry Telegraph:“We’ll have a discussion with the group and my staff and decide what we’re going to do at Bristol.

“I tried 3-5-2 because it’s a system we can use very effectively – it gives us stability at the back and good width at times and  I think we’ve got players who can adapt to it.

“I wanted us to prove that we have that adaptability, that we’re not just a 4-4-2 team and we can change from week to week.

“It gives me food for thought because we’ve got the players who can cope with both systems, but the key thing is that we always work to the principles of our football philosophy and those don’t change whether it’s 4-4-2, 3-5-2 or anything else.

“Our game is based on what we work on in training every day – pushing the lines to get the high press and having the composure to play when you win the ball.

“The change at Watford was significant and very satisfying – we were very quick and aggressive so every time they shifted the ball  back the team moved accordingly.

"I was particularly pleased that even when we had a completely different team out there for the last 20 minutes of so – including five teenagers – everybody stuck to the plan and the work ethic.

“There were a lot of really good individual performances. We got Reda Johnson another 45 minutes and he was excellent as was Andy Webster.

"We tweaked the defence and Jordan Clarke was outstanding as a wing-back while Jordan Willis was excellent inside him.

“The three in the middle of the park were great and we’ve found ourselves a top striker in Marcus Tudgay – he took his goal brilliantly and he allows us to get the ball in to him and make the runs we want to make off him.

“It was a tremendous performance against a hugely talented Watford side.

"The lads know that and they feel good about themselves again, but I’ve made it clear that’s the minimum I expect at this football club.”

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