Smirking_Saint

I think if we play 4231 where the lines should be a bit more compressed then it should allow one of Downes or Charles (preferably Downes) to operate more as a 6 and the other an 8 At the moment it feels like they’re both having to be a sort of 6/8 hybrid FWIW in that case we don’t ‘need’ a more defensive CM brought in, they just need cleaner definition of their roles

My issue with 3 backs is its always easy to believe that its more defensively sound, and from experience back when I coached and just by watching the game its arguably the opposite 2 CB systems are easier because you know exactly what your responsibilities are, where as 3 CB systems introduces the ‘option’ to leave it to your CB partner(s) I also think in the way we play, it overloads the two CMs because the distances between the front line and defensive line is too vast, that means the wide CBs have to step out (and also step into the half spaces vacated by WBs) so it makes it all a bit messy on the transition My main complaint remains that we lose midfield battles too often and are open to break aways too much without seeing an overall dominance down the flanks.. so I question if risk is worth rewards ? Anyway… just some things Ive been thinking a while.. I do think we have the quality to be a dominant force in the division, just need some tweaks

This point last year Burnley and Leeds had 7 and 8 points respectively We havn’t had a disastrous start but there’s obviously a hangover/lack of consistent team If he carries on with 5 atb Ill be concerned, but Im hopeful with our new signings in and an international break to work on things we can kick on

You mean to say we got relegated and they’re managed squad got worse ? Thats absolutely mental

Also… before we lose our shit, Ipswich havnt won a game yet and they’re managed by Mckenna who has been there years Im genuinely not worried yet, we’ve been good enough to win every game so far

Whilst I understand what he is saying regards 5 atb and apparently having no wide men, I don’t think we’ve won a single midfield battle this season.. and that, in part, is due to Downes/Charles being overloaded … edit … I was going to write up some tactical thoughts but I just cba 5 atb isn’t working, defensively we’re confused, midfield weak and balls not sticking up top Bring on the international break and hopefully we go 4231 against the skates

Fair result on balance, Id like to think Baz should’ve got a hand to their first but in fairness if you’re going to give a player as long as he wants to line up a volley you’re asking for it Overall I just don’t like the formation, we’ve not won a single midfield battle as far as Ive seen, and that immediately makes it hard work for you, not really sure where Sesay was.. it really showed our lack of depth behind Charles/Downes and the latters absence really cocked us up Defensively we were really shaky again, they had a lot of joy down Mannings flank, and jesus can we stop giving away needless freekicks all the time I can’t be arsed to talk about it for long today tbh TLDR; Formation hinders us, why did we not have a CM on the bench, we get broke against too often.. and so gift silly free kicks because we’re overloaded

Lol

Thats an unbelievable freekick

Not really sure why Manning was doing but… Baz should’ve dine better there

Yeah really impressed with Roerslev But Im judging him on Sugawara levels 😂

Exactly my thoughts, anything we can ‘get away with this year’ gives us more opportunities next

In fairness I agree our premiership recruitment was horrendous, we’d be left in the lurch by Wilcox, somehow decided we didn’t need another DoF and threw too much autonomy at Martin By the looks of it, getting this team set the way we have now and keeping £80m of the sales profit is exceptional work and hopefully, all being well, sets us up to attack next year

Btw Id read this about him, exceptional shot stopper but prone to a clanger, which I guess is why nobody higher up the divisions have taken a punt on him

Missed the point spectacularly

Tell me how well goalkeepers do in general in Russell Martin systems then we can have a chat

Which he has done this season Im not going to dig him out for missing a shot that he probably didn’t see until late and was well placed because the covering defender did a horrendous job defending the situation

Yeah the critique Baz got for the Stoke goal is laughable really THB and Stephens are more culpable than Baz

It was a tentative link at best. Norwich won’t sell him to Ipswich. Nunezsale already went down like a shit sandwich Plus the Nunez sale balances the books for them

Give it a rest for 24 hours

Tbf they are, they wanted a clean break, it was Semmens who convinced them to keep him on

If we get this Jelert and Scienza in the door and somehow manage to convince someone to pay BBD as a footballer Id say we’ve had the best window of any of the clubs down here, and coincidentally have the best squad, especially if we consider depth I don’t want to hear that SR don’t invest, they always have, and for once Im happy we’ve actually bought players to improve ourselves in positions we need, instead of buying a ton of players per position What I like is the age profiles, Ive never had issue with youth, one thing SR did well was bought players with sell on value, and before Im sniggered at that’s how we managed to pull in 72m BEFORE the TD and MF sales, because financially the younger players are less risk SR always failed to make the important signings count, but looking at it we’ve done that this time Azaz is a quality signing, Jandar looks promising (i don’t know much) but Fellows is an absolute belter, a division leader in a position we needed strengthening and for what I would say is cheap For once…… well done SR… thank fuck Ankerson dropped the reigns

I’ll get this little guy back out then….

If its the Dane he’s a RW not a striker