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My 2 cents as a plain football fan: after watching Jamaica play live I got some questions answered. I always wondered why Jamaica never creates one and ones with the keepers and I often blamed the midfielders because the tv angle is alot different than the all 22 view (from stands)
This version of Jamaica as constructed will always be difficult to break down and score against because they are very organised and communicate well. The formation they seem to play is 4-4-2 but the two midfielders (Watson and Austin) are primarily defensive midfielders whose first inclination is to drop back. That creates a huge gap in the field between the forwards and midfielders and it seems like the strategy is to get the ball to the wings to McCanuff and McCleary (if a so them name spell) to bridge the gap. It works well in theory but putting a player on the sideline with the ball puts him at a disadvantage because the sideline is in essence an extra defender.
Now again I am not a coach but I don't see the need for 2 forwards...worst when one (Barnes) has no interest in the game unless the ball is within 15 yards of him. Never could see that on tv but it is glaring watching it live...his off the ball movement is non existent while Mattocks movement looks clunky because Barnes is fulling up dead space.
Jamaica would do well with an attacking midfielder bridging that gap and that would also free up space for the wingers because he would draw in the defenders.....don't know where they going find that kind of player but that is who they are missing in my eyes. Jermaine Hue had that potential but right now him just simply too old.
OH BTW...the Keeper want two box ASAP
This version of Jamaica as constructed will always be difficult to break down and score against because they are very organised and communicate well. The formation they seem to play is 4-4-2 but the two midfielders (Watson and Austin) are primarily defensive midfielders whose first inclination is to drop back. That creates a huge gap in the field between the forwards and midfielders and it seems like the strategy is to get the ball to the wings to McCanuff and McCleary (if a so them name spell) to bridge the gap. It works well in theory but putting a player on the sideline with the ball puts him at a disadvantage because the sideline is in essence an extra defender.
Now again I am not a coach but I don't see the need for 2 forwards...worst when one (Barnes) has no interest in the game unless the ball is within 15 yards of him. Never could see that on tv but it is glaring watching it live...his off the ball movement is non existent while Mattocks movement looks clunky because Barnes is fulling up dead space.
Jamaica would do well with an attacking midfielder bridging that gap and that would also free up space for the wingers because he would draw in the defenders.....don't know where they going find that kind of player but that is who they are missing in my eyes. Jermaine Hue had that potential but right now him just simply too old.
OH BTW...the Keeper want two box ASAP
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