Swansea City boss, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-c25261 Laudrup has revealed he will not overhaul his team’s playing style, but will alter the role of the wingers this coming term.
The Swans played with a unique fluent passing and possession dominating technique during their impressive preceding campaign – a style introduced at the Liberty Stadium by former manager, Brendan Rodgers.
After replacing the Northern Irishman to the Swansea throne – following his switch to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 in June – Laudrup had mentioned that he did not plan on transforming his team’s playing philosophy. However, he cautioned them against becoming too predictable,
and advised them to have a back-up plan up their sleeve.
Given all the make and break process going on at Swansea during the transfer window, it is likely that the Swans will be unable to completely abide by their same playing ethos. Now that the manager will be without the services of Gylfi Sigurdsson and Joe
Allen, he is expected to do a bit of tinkering in the set up in order to make adjustments.
While talking to the reporters in an interview, Laudrup unearthed that while keeping the old model intact, he will look to alter the role of his wingers. He explained that instead of attacking down the flanks, he will look to narrow out his wide players,
in order for them to provide a helping hand towards the main striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Graham.
The 48-year old said, “I haven't changed that much, but I think maybe the two positions I have changed the most are the two wide players.”
“I want them to come in and try to find space between lines… I am looking always at what the opponents think, and they know players who come in between the lines are very dangerous.”
Apart from introducing some minor changes, Laudrup insisted he himself will encourage his team to adopt a possession retaining approach. He observed that they did not boost some of the strongest players in the Premier League, and hence it was pertinent for
them that they play to their strengths.
“If we don't have the ball we have problems because we are not physically strong like at least 60, 70 maybe 80 per cent of the Premier League teams.”
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