Aberdeen FC boss McGhee stands firm with his 4-5-1 system
Mark will stick with formation
By Charlie Allan
Published: 31/08/2010
ABERDEEN FC boss Mark McGhee plans to stick with his 4-5-1 formation, despite their failure to beat Kilmarnock at Pittodrie.
McGhee admitted the lack of contribution from strikers Josh Magennis, Chris Maguire and Darren Mackie was “the most disappointing aspect” of the 1-0 defeat by Killie, which saw Aberdeen FC slip from first to third in the SPL.
The formation, which is set up to encourage the three strikers supported by at least one attacking midfielder to get forward when Aberdeen are in possession, helped them win their first three matches of the campaign.
They also recorded three clean sheets because the set-up allowed skipper Paul Hartley and Yoann Folly to offer more protection to the back four.
The formation didn’t work so well against Killie but McGhee plans to persist with it because he believes it’s the one best suited to the squad he now has at his disposal.
McGhee said: “The formation gives us the chance to get more strikers on the pitch, which is something I’ve always been in favour of.
“It’s the way we played when I was at Motherwell and it worked well for them.
