All ears genius…
How about players in the positions they actually play? Gabriel at right back, Husband at left back, Byers in midfield and Dembele on the wing
Dont mind the system but i would change the personnel
The most solid I've seen from our midfield this season is when we hammered Reading at home and our midfield was a three strung across the pitch with Virtue on the right Norburn in the centre and Dougall on the left.I think we should do the same with the three players you've mentioned.
We played 3-5-2 back then giving us that extra man in midfield.
He should be nowhere near to starting 11
Agree the 3 should play and at the same time. All good players.
Rhodes is ruled out. Beesley might be fit.
Surely not that midfield? That gives me flashbacks to Ince/Ferguson days when we had Bishop and Basham on the wings
yea no idea why Gabriel’s there instead of husband first time using the app. Left the new lads out/subs for now.
Has to be satire, surely?
Flat or diamond - gotta be flexible. Plus you've got to win the ball and retain it.
Ok yeah fair enough, I understand the diamond. We haven’t dominated the midfield in 90% of away games this season.
This 4-2-3-1 is out strongest team and formation imo. I really believe that it would work so well and show the qualities that we possess within the squad. I just dont get how Critchley doesn't see that.
Yep - and we haven't played the diamond.
He won't change it, he's too stubborn. I really hope I'm proven wrong, but I think he's safe in his job until summer at least so he will keep pushing with 3-5-2 even though we can all see it doesn't work.
Fully aware of the outside noise you having a laugh where will he be hearing that?, he wont change anything we all know that. i am going to be really controversial now and i'm ready to get my head bit off, i wouldn't play Marv i think he has lost all confidence, and i would try starting without Dembele, yes he is the flair player and the most creative but i think we need to start being solid.
I think he has reached the stage where if he doesn't try something new to generate positive results then he is walking on thin ice. Some tough games coming up and if he has lost the dressing room then there is usually no way back. The same thing happened at QPR and the players downed tools. His only saving grace is that he has some credit in the bank from SS but that can evaporate very quickly.
Mate of mine that was at the game on Tuesday said that Husband put another long ball over the top and the fans groaned. Husband turned to them and half shrugged as if to say, I'm just doing as I'm told. This is only a few days after Critchley said that the players were buying into how he wants to play. He said he was positive that the players have downed tools and just given up with Critchley.
As l posted earlier it’s definitely a 4-1-3-2 for me and we have Dembele, Virtue, Morgan, Carey who can play in the 3 and possibly others. Yes l know Carey but l wouldn’t give up on him yet as he’s got talent played in the right formation.I think we just about have the players for a back four although I wish we had a 6'4" left-footed CB.
With what we have for me it would be
Gabriel (2 from) Eky/Casey/Pennington Hubby.
But where do we go from there?
Looking at the top 3 teams in the PL
Liverpool 4-3-3
City chop and change
Arsenal 4-3-3
(Mansfield who scored 9 this week played 4-3-1-2)
I kind of like that because it suits our players.
Norburn Byers Morgan
Dembele
Joseph Rhodes.
Despite Mansfield's 9 goals that doesn't look a particularly positive formation but I don't know the players.
4-1-3-2 is considered to be an attacking formation with 3 attacking mid-fielders but do we have three?
So you could end up with the same 11 players but put them on the teamsheet in different order.
That brings me back to my old hobby horse of its not really the formation that holds us back (although I do think we should try a back 4) but it's the performance of the players on the pitch
Tbh I'm a bit like Critch I haven't got a clue.
