Match thread: Bradford v Charlton | Sat 15 Sept 2018|

Sage said:

By going off of the snippets of information that Bowyer has given to us and from watching a few things on social media. I think that we will play a diamond tomorrow but it will be different to what people might expect.

I can actually see things being...

Steer
Solly Bauer Pearce Page
Cullen
Reeves Aribo
Ward
Grant Taylor

Phillips, Dijksteel, Sarr, Morgan, Lapslie, Marshall, Vetokele

This formation and the personnel involved will easily be able to drop into a 4-3-3 with Grant going out wide right when we don’t have the ball, but also have that license to roam out there when attacking as he does like to do. Ward would drift from the left hand side coming into the number ten position where we will almost have two number tens with Reeves with him, behind the front two, and with Page pushing on to provide the width on the left hand side. I do think it could be a little lop sided and over reliant on our left creating chances for us, but at the same time it has plenty of pace, fluidity, players able to dribble with the ball and players very capable of playing too.

The worry is the lack of natural sitting and ball winning midfielder away from home, but with that midfield four all very capable of putting in the hard graft covering the ground, which Bowyer looks for, it could make up for that lack of type of player.

Bradford City 1-3 Charlton Athletic

Taylor
Ward
Pearce

Sage said:

4-1-2-1-2

sam3110 said:

I guess it's

Steer
Solly Bauer Pearce Page
Ward Aribo Cullen Reeves
Taylor Grant

Phillips, Dijksteel, Sarr, Marshall, Morgan, Lapslie, Vetokele

But it could be a 433 with Ward up top and Reeves in midfield

sam3110 said:

Sage said:

4-1-2-1-2

How do you see those players in a midfield diamond?

Oggy Red said:

paulie8290 said:

Steer ahead of Phillips why

Because Bowyer reckons Steer has quick feet and great distribution, better than Phillips.

That's what he said after last week's game.