AlexLaw76

Also, due to the back 3/5. We retreat very quickly into a back 5, leaving the middle of the park wide-open

we do. It is just the same thing. Notice how teams allow our CBs to have the ball in our defensive 3rd, then man mark midfielders. That is why Leo is dropping further to get the ball as there is no space we of course, just keep doing them same thing, and expect Manning and the CBs to create too much

hospital pass, if there ever was

This is as bad as Will Still 5 in defence, wide open in the middle, huge gaps most of the time between the front 2/3 and the rest of the team

as expected. Thy are not allowing space in the middle of the park I guess we will keep trying the same thing then

He was doubled upon he cant stop a 2-v-1

gaps behind Manning and jelert there for all to see

we expect too much creativity from defenders.

good ball by manning

Wood right of the back 3 from the start...

Surely you still do not believe this? The club clearly do not.

At lease Aribo is no where near the team today

Why are we bringing in another keeper when Baz is “fine” for this league?

I doubt we will be getting a keeper with Ramsdale still on the books…. Apparently

I would put Leo LB and Archer RB

3 from Charles, Jander, Downes, Bragg and Romeu

More than 2

1-1 Draw Fully expect us to play 3 at the back, come out lightening fast, take the lead and look good. Then the 2nd half will happen, their manager will switch it up, push us back and we let is a soft equaliser as Tonda does nothing with his subs but change like for like.

If having 3 CBs is better to deal with crosses, why not have 4? Or, throw one in the middle of the park and have 5? the point about 3 at the back is that it leaves us consistently light in midfield and we are too quickly defending the 18 yard line. This coupled with glaring gaps behind Manning and Fellows, which requires a CB constantly being pulled wide. THB is half decent at this but fuck me, Stephens is shite. people are pointing out how bad Romeu looks, but he is clearly completely unsuited to a 2 in midfield in our set up. The amount of grass our 2 CMs need to cover is phenomenal. Put Romeu at the base of a 3 and he will look better than he does. Against half decent teams, we are no struggling to get out and up the pitch consistently… why? Generally we are defending the 18 yard line as the midfield is easily bypassed. Now that Jelert is back and Bree is potentially a couple of weeks away from returning to the club, I hope that we change it up as this set up has been part of an appalling premier league campaign and a Championship season to forget (so far)

The PM knew nothing about it until today.

Now Jelert is fit, we will play a back 4 right?

Tonda really has nothing else to offer does he

playoffs will be very unlikely we are rooted to this league for the long haul

Any one offer a suggestion why our club is seemingly fixated on this (god awful) system? how is it that we seem to stumble on managers who prefer this formation, even in the case of Still who prefer a different set up. just fucking weird