14-01-2020, 02:08 PM
Opposition review – Luton
Luton are bottom of the championship and are bottom of the form table at present but will be looking to end a run of 8 games without a win at the City Ground. Luton normally line up in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, which is focused on getting the ball to their most creative player Isaiah Brown at the top of what is effectively a midfield diamond. Isaiah is at his most dangerous when he is allowed to turn and run with the ball has possess great close control and pace. Dribbling with his head up and looking for the short pass is very much a strength for this young lad, however when teams have forced him to go wide and remove the short pass we have seen his crossing has been wanting. Forest would be wise to do the same and thus cutting off a big part of the Luton supply line.
With the ball Luton prefer to play the ball in their own half with most touches coming on the left side of the pitch while they search for space to move forward. We have seen though that despite having possession they do tend to get frustrated easy when passes are not readily available which has resulted in longer balls just being hit in hope even if the player with the ball is not directly under pressure. These hit and hope balls have been a real undoing for Luton as they are not strong aerially in the midfield and often lose position.
Even though Luton are prone to losing the ball, they do have team spirit and will work hard to close players down. This again is very admiral from the team that has climbed from the lower league to be in the championship but it is really working against them. Players are too busy trying to get to the man and to the ball, they are leaving space in dangerous areas of the pitch and not watching what is going on around them. Sometimes we have seen 3 Luton players run out of position to try and win the ball and all it takes is a simple pass to take all of them out and start a counter attack.
Individual errors especially between the centre backs when trying to play offside has allowed teams to create a host of chances against them and they really do need to thank their goalkeeper Sluga who has been fast off his line to clear the danger. This offside weakness has seen Luton defend much deeper in the last two games but no one has told the midfield who are still sitting higher up the pitch without the ball. The result has been Luton were peppered with long range efforts as and when the opposition wanted.
Match predictions – It’s time for forest to stop with the gifting of results to teams on a bad run and take all three points in this match 2-0.
Luton are bottom of the championship and are bottom of the form table at present but will be looking to end a run of 8 games without a win at the City Ground. Luton normally line up in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, which is focused on getting the ball to their most creative player Isaiah Brown at the top of what is effectively a midfield diamond. Isaiah is at his most dangerous when he is allowed to turn and run with the ball has possess great close control and pace. Dribbling with his head up and looking for the short pass is very much a strength for this young lad, however when teams have forced him to go wide and remove the short pass we have seen his crossing has been wanting. Forest would be wise to do the same and thus cutting off a big part of the Luton supply line.
With the ball Luton prefer to play the ball in their own half with most touches coming on the left side of the pitch while they search for space to move forward. We have seen though that despite having possession they do tend to get frustrated easy when passes are not readily available which has resulted in longer balls just being hit in hope even if the player with the ball is not directly under pressure. These hit and hope balls have been a real undoing for Luton as they are not strong aerially in the midfield and often lose position.
Even though Luton are prone to losing the ball, they do have team spirit and will work hard to close players down. This again is very admiral from the team that has climbed from the lower league to be in the championship but it is really working against them. Players are too busy trying to get to the man and to the ball, they are leaving space in dangerous areas of the pitch and not watching what is going on around them. Sometimes we have seen 3 Luton players run out of position to try and win the ball and all it takes is a simple pass to take all of them out and start a counter attack.
Individual errors especially between the centre backs when trying to play offside has allowed teams to create a host of chances against them and they really do need to thank their goalkeeper Sluga who has been fast off his line to clear the danger. This offside weakness has seen Luton defend much deeper in the last two games but no one has told the midfield who are still sitting higher up the pitch without the ball. The result has been Luton were peppered with long range efforts as and when the opposition wanted.
Match predictions – It’s time for forest to stop with the gifting of results to teams on a bad run and take all three points in this match 2-0.
