Not convinced the 442 is working for us - we can't accommodate Shelvey in it and it doesn't make the best use of our midfielders which are, arguably, our most important facet.
I love Semedo holding in fron of the back 4 - he is better suited doing the 'makelele' role
This frees up Bailey and whoever else is in there (Sam, Racon, Reid, Spring) to get forward and concentrate on movement and attacking
This allows us to play Shelvey behind the striker and playing as the link man - his ideal role.
I just think this gives us fluidity, pace where it's needed and plenty of attacking option - whlst importantly playing our better players in their best positions. I guess it's more of a 4-1-3-1-1 which looks fairly narrow but we know Richardson and Basey like to get forward and Semedo can cover if needed.
Elliott / Randy
Richardson Dailly Sodje Basey
Semedo
Racon Bailey Reid
Shelvey
Burton / Mckenzie
Am I on to something - or am I wide of the mark
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The trouble is Parkinson aint got a clue, can you text him?
Richardson Dailly Sodje Basey
Semedo
Racon
Bailey
Sam
Reid
---- Burton
Is what I'd like to see tomorrow night.
We've also not kept a clean sheet since Southend on Dec 5th
Agree. Shelvey or Racon with Bailey in a 4-4-2. Give MacKenzie a few games with Deon up top. Mooney has had a few stinkers now and someone deserves to be given a go.
exactly ... 8 games against some proper dross really is not good enough
Yet up until Saturday,in a 4-4-2 we stll had no pace in forward positions - and sacrificed much of our creativity in the middle of the park.
Now we have 2 speed merchants who can play both wings, Waggy and Kylie - that can rip defences to shreds with pace.
We now have to play somebody in centremid who will put his foot on the ball, has a decent 1st touch and can pick a pass.
We've 2 players not in the team who can do that .... Racon and Jonjo.
One of them now needs to play.
And compared to the beginning of the season, we have the wide men to turn a more defensive 4-5-1 into an attacking 4-3-3.
Fair point on the 4-5-1, but would not drop Sam my team would be:
Robbo
Richardson, Llera, Sodje, Basey(any word on when youga will return?)
Bailey
Sam, Reid
Shelvey
Burton, Mooney
well sort of 4-1-2-1-2, although i think semedo is very valuable i just feel the ownus is on us to attack and most teams sit back against us so maybe worth playing bailey & Shelvey in the middle, Bailey can always cover and play more defensive if necessary
Would consider Wagstaff for Sam, depends on how Walsall play at home and against the bigger clubs in this league though.
It's a more 451/433 than a flat 4411 that we were playing as we now have a left winger.
I believe so!
Agreed - or Jonjo for Racon. (Except it will be Randolph in goal, which for me is another strong reason to keep Semedo in.)
One defeat in 13 games playing 4-4-2. I know it doesn't look pretty at the moment but people have short memories. The 5-1 at home to MK and 4-2 against Bristol Rovers were at the start of that run. Why can't we get back to that form still playing 4-4-2?
If we do go back, everyone will say how isolated Burton is.
Last couple of performances have been poor, but only one was a defeat. I'd just tweak the side by giving MacKenzie his first league start for Burton, who looks tired and has been carrying an injury for months, and then drop Sam for Wagstaff.
Anyone who follows us knows the following will happen.
1 - We will roll it around at the back. fail to move forward and lump it up to the front me.
2 - We will substitute 60-minute-Sam around 60-65 mins. He will be doubled-up on as we don't play a left midfielder.
3 - We will bring McKenzie on on the left of Midfield
4 - Mooney will chase shadows thereafter
It's all become a bit samey.
Even this weekend we kept giving the ball to Sam and he had 2 or 3 men on him - so theoretically Reid had acres of space on his wing! This was eventually found to be the case and he was promptly substituted (albeit carrying a knock)
Pace is key and with Reid and Youga (when fit) we can exploit
I'd prefer a 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 with Semedo holding, Reid, Waggy and/or Sam wide and Bailey with either Racon or Shelvey pushing up to support Burton or McKenzie or the new forward we get when the loan window opens ; - )
Not every game but when needed.
But crucially IMHO any systems also needs the players to get the confidence back to play first time passing football and not rely on long diagonal balls to set Sam free instead of passing around teams.
richardson daily sodje youga
semedo
sam baily reid
shelvey
burtn
Our strngest side withut injurys imo
Unfortunately - YES
Though Sodje is not up to 90 mins yet I don't think
my thinking exactly .
Now that the leftside deficiency has been addressed, the midfield playmaker is the glaringly obvious thing we're still missing.
playmakers but they're our most technical CMs.