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Yep, if he is the only option, at least he'll give us a bit of energy in midfield I guess.

I agree with you there, it hasn't worked anytime its been played.

A centre back in midfield? Jesus Christ. This reminds me of the glorious 'dan Harding for centre midfield' thread from 2010.

Guly, dynamic? Are you sure?

The problem with Chaplow is every seems to remember his handful of good games before he got injured, where he was also playing in a team which was on fire and not the other two years where he was average at best.

Christ, you know your squad is lacking depth when Chaplow is the answer.

The principal is admirable, but principles don't win matches. It's naive to think that you can go to places like the Emirates and Goodison Park and attack teams, winning by playing great, attacking football. You need to set up to be tight, difficult to break down and beat and then take your chances when they cone along. There is no shame in doing this, it's how Chelsea won the champion league, it's how Moruniho set up Inter to beat Barcelona, it's how Ferguson set up Man U to beat Arsenal in the early 00s with their 'invincibles' we are far too easy to beat at the moment and far too easy too cut through. It's incredibly naive to think you can go to top premier league clubs, teams and players much better than we are and pass your way through them.

so adkins is incompetent then? Why would a manager consistently play a formation which gets us battered in the same positions?

Is it? You don't seriously think a manager of Adkins calibre would persist with a formation that isn't working, we dont have the players for and has consistently left us exposed on the flanks away from home?

Can you please stop this common sense approach. This is no where near the panic and knee jerk reaction we are looking for after losing away to the team in third place.

He's only as good as the team that is picked for him.

The January transfer window is a week closer.

Yep, the type of player we missing.

Cortese has to take some responsibility. It was an odd decision to drop Puncheon who has been playing well and we were exposed on flanks yet again. Far too lightweight in midfield too. Cortese got his tactics and selection wrong today I'm afraid.

I'm getting mixed messages. What happened?

Good to hear it, elegant and sophisticated, I reakon Mayuka might be our leaping salmon in the box.

What is the new formation?

Majestic swans are the new leaping salmon?

We should have stayed Loyal to Billy Sharp.

Why some get their knickers in a twist about a paper getting our line up wrong I don't know.

Which was nicely summed up by that other clueless c*nt we love to have a pop at, Mark Lawreson on MOTD last week.

This is the forum that thought it would be a great idea to sing the wheels on the bus.

Possibly the worst attempts I've ever seen.

You do know if that happened today the headlines would be........ Fergie rage as Ref denies United Sloppy Reds slump at Saints Fortune favours Saints as Devils slayed Using Man U as Liverpool were the dominate team in those days as United are now. (yes I know Man City won the league last season but United are still the team to beat, for now)

You disagree that they are similar then?