3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2

[Rjk]

If you had to stick with this formation, with 3 at the back, attacking wing backs etc - what would be your ideal Cardiff team using only players from the last 20 years, (at their peak for us)?

[dembethewarrior]

Re: 3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2

Alexander

Loovens
Hudson
Bamba

Giles
Whitts
Koumas
McNaughton

Rambo

Chopra
Bothroyd

[Rjk]

Re: 3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2

Alexander

Loovens
Hudson
Bamba

Giles
Whitts
Koumas
McNaughton

Rambo

Chopra
Bothroyd

interesting.
it's a tricky one, as some decent players are going to miss out.

I hate McNaughton as a wing back though, and a whitts and koumas midfield duo would be great with the ball but terrible without it

[Rjk]

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mine would be

Marshall

McNaughton Gabbidon Connolly

Ramsey Medel Kavanagh Giles

Whitts

Bothroyd Moore


Ramsey at wingback is a bit of a stretch, but I was struggling for options there, and he did play at right back for us.

Twin towers up top for Ramsey and Giles to aim crosses at.

breaks my heart not to have mcphail in there, he'd be on the bench

[the other bob wilson]

Re: 3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2

Some left field selections here which need the players concerned to be at their very best to merit inclusion;-

Marshall

Blake
Gabbidon
Vidmar

Giles
Ramsey
McPhail
Ledley

Whitts

Bothroyd
Bellamy

[Rjk]

Re: 3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2

Some left field selections here which need the players concerned to be at their very best to merit inclusion;-

Marshall

Blake
Gabbidon
Vidmar

Giles
Ramsey
McPhail
Ledley

Whitts

Bothroyd
Bellamy

I get Blake in the back 3, that could have been his thing

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: 3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2

In that sort of formation you need a ball winner and dirty dog

Boland or Bonner

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I get Blake in the back 3, that could have been his thing

Darcy or Nathan ?

[Rjk]

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Darcy or Nathan ?

I'm assuming Darcy

[jon1959]

Re: 3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2

Marshall

Hudson
Medel
Gabbidon

Ramsey
Gunnarsson
McPhail
Ledley

Whitts

Bellamy
Bothroyd

[the other bob wilson]

Re: 3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2

I'm assuming Darcy

You assume right, Nathan would be interesting in that position, but you only have to listen to his podcast to realise he probably wouldn’t have bothered to turn up if he was picked to play at the back - he’s from a different generation anyway.

Right wing back isa bugger to fill. Apart from Giles, I don’t think we have anyone from the time you talk of who could be called a proven performer at wing back and I don’t like playing him on the right, but no one else sprang to mind for me - think a young Ledley would have made a decent wing back though.

[Rjk]

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You assume right, Nathan would be interesting in that position, but you only have to listen to his podcast to realise he probably wouldn’t have bothered to turn up if he was picked to play at the back - he’s from a different generation anyway.

Right wing back isa bugger to fill. Apart from Giles, I don’t think we have anyone from the time you talk of who could be called a proven performer at wing back and I don’t like playing him on the right, but no one else sprang to mind for me - think a young Ledley would have made a decent wing back though.

yeah I struggled with RWB. personally I would go for a winger who can defend a bit rather than a defender who can attack a bit

[fugsyphil]

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At their peak you have to play Robbie Fowler, Bellamy, Trevor Sinclair and Jimmy Floyd or are we only counting peak whilst at cardiff

[Rjk]

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At their peak you have to play Robbie Fowler, Bellamy, Trevor Sinclair and Jimmy Floyd or are we only counting peak whilst at cardiff

Wilf Zaha as well, but yeah only their peak at cardiff

[dembethewarrior]

Re: 3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2

interesting.
it's a tricky one, as some decent players are going to miss out.

I hate McNaughton as a wing back though, and a whitts and koumas midfield duo would be great with the ball but terrible without it

Super Kev is not a wing back I agree but I'm not thinking of many we've had that could play rwb, my memory is shit as well.

Swap Rambo and Koumas, I dunno, I just wanted them 3 in the team as they're my 3 favourite midfielders I suppose I could slot Kav in there but now you're asking me to take one out and I don't want to.

I just did it for a bit of fun tbh didn't really think of how it would all work in a game situation :hehe: