Loose Cannon!: Reggie at QPR

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  1. tomásbernal

    tomásbernal Member+

    Sep 4, 2007
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    Portland Timbers
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    United States
    It sure seems like I've seen lots of 3-CB formations this year, both in MLS and in Europe. My general sense is that it's the latest fad. There might be quite a few clubs interested in a player with Cannon's skillset. But I don't have any statistics to back any of this up, just a very general trend I believe I've seen.
     
  2. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
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    New England Revolution
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  3. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
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  4. KALM

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  5. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

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  6. KALM

    KALM Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Boston/Providence
    Boavista have started off the season with back to back wins.

    Cannon started again today and went 90 minutes as a RCB in a 2-1 win over Santa Clara.
     
  7. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    O/T with the thread but does he have a legit shot going to Qatar?
     
  8. dspence2311

    dspence2311 Member+

    Oct 14, 2007
    If I had to bet I’d bet he is the 4th FB.
     
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  9. tomásbernal

    tomásbernal Member+

    Sep 4, 2007
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    Yes, he does. He's been pretty solid if unspectacular. The kind of player you can count on for a 6.5 out of 10 minimum--though he's not going to get a 9/10. He has been playing in a 3-man back line, so could also provide tactical flexibility. Glad he's continuing to have locked-down a starting spot on his team, and that they've started the season well.
     
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  10. felloveranddidanadu

    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Dec 12, 2009
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    San Jose Frogs
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    United States
    He's just a solid, safe, smart player. Useful to have around
     
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  11. Bruce S

    Bruce S Member+

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    His spot is secure.
     
  12. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    The way things are going with Dest, he has a shot of being our starting RB in Qatar.
     
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  13. schrutebuck

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  14. BostonRed

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  15. BostonRed

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  16. Ray Shoesmith

    Ray Shoesmith Member+

    Valencia
    United States
    Nov 14, 2021
    Up 1-0 in injury time. Early days but if they hold on Boavista up to 6th I think.
    Reggie still on with a yellow it seems.
     
  17. Ray Shoesmith

    Ray Shoesmith Member+

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    Nov 14, 2021
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    They win and up to 5th, not 6th.
     
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  18. tomásbernal

    tomásbernal Member+

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    They won 1-0 today, so up to 5th place in the league it is. The googs says Reggie played the usual RCB in a back 3. I did not watch.
     
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  19. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Now the Portuguese and the Dutch leagues are closer to Ligue 1 than Ligue 1 is to the Big 4.
     
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  20. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

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    Well, with so many leagues dominated by their Top 2, Big 3, etc. and the rest playing on the counter but minimizing the risk of exposure, that's not a surprise.

    3 will stay at the back and the FBs will push on. It's easier conceptually, so slightly easier to coach than a 4-4-2 or a 4-2-3-1, where you've to coordinate 2 wide players and on of the CMs dropping back when attacking.
     
  21. glutton4Bolts

    glutton4Bolts Member+

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    Mar 18, 2019
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    I would be interested to see a Goals Allowed Comparison between 3CB vs 2CB formations. You would think having 3CBs would help you defensively, but if the outside CBs are not fast, disciplined and great tacklers then they can be exposed easily. They often get baited towards the sideline to stop an opponent only to get beaten by a give-and-go. And since the wingbacks are usually so high up the pitch it often leads directly to quality chances down the sidelines. Also... when the team with a 3CB backline is in possession and turns the ball over anywhere near midfield the lanes to place a thru-ball between the CBs are often pretty large... In the same scenario with 2CBs you often see the thru-ball go outside to the winger and the fullbacks are not as far up the pitch (usually) and are fast enough to get back to help. Obviously, there are ways to attack either defensive formation... but it just seems like that while 3CB system creates better passing lanes forward they also leave more gaps in transition.
     
  22. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    Is that credit to those two leagues or simply because the French league is sinking?
     
  23. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Credit. In 21/22 Ligue 1 was the #4 in points, above Serie A and BuLi and barely below La Liga, with Lille surviving the group stage (with PSG of course) and Lyon & Monaco won their Europa groups.

    However, the Dutch league was the #2, above La Liga and only below the EPL. And the Primeira has been keeping high points all along, quite better than Ligue 1 in 20/21 (and doing better than the Dutch in all seasons before 21/22).
     
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  24. wixson7

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    May 12, 2009
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  25. dspence2311

    dspence2311 Member+

    Oct 14, 2007
    Looking good! It really irks me that Yedlin could keep Reggie or Scally off the USMNT roster. Yedlin is having a much worse season in a worse league than both of them.
     

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