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Start with 3 at the back and it will be game over by HT

I will be stunned if Hughes starts with that set up again (well, hope he does not anyway). It was woeful and has been all pre season. he cant be that daft, can he?

cheers, will keep in mind. I have a life membership for SM and it is working a treat. However, you never know when it will disappear!

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Utterly appalling really until we changed it to 4 at the back. The change was almost instant!!! McCarthy good Armstrong good Lemina decent Mo Decent Bertrand decent Ings was superb in the 10 type of position my MoM, Vest. What a beast. lets not kid ourselves, against anyone half decent, the game would have been over by 30 mins. With the players we have, no need for that disgusting 3412 mess again When we did change, we actually had a midfield, we were winning the ball further up the pitch and able to commit players forward a bit more and we look pretty decent.

FT 0-0

Ings has been superb floating around the front line

He looks excellent, doesnt he

ooooh, nearly one from Lemina

well in control now, winning the ball far further up the pitch....

we look like a different side now. we engaging them further up the pitch as we have more players in the middle of the park.....

that was horrible, wasnt it. oooh, off the line

Miles better already we actually have a midfield now well done SParky

Ings and Mo coming on.... For Artmstrong and Cedric for Mo Got to be 4 at t he back with this...surely?

Cant see hughes lasting long if this is our future.

LOL we are so bad. jesus, hughes must change the shape, surely?

who will be the first to call us all squinnying knee-jerk melts?

HT Lets be honest, for about 37 mins, we have been utterly appalling. Terrible defensive shape at the back, not really tested Hart..... This set up is disgusting......If we persist with this for more than a few games, we will be in serious trouble. a half decent side could have been 3-0 by now against us Armstrong, Vestergaard look good with nods to Redmond and Bertrand But jesus, we are appalling

LOL we are so bad at the back it is hilarious

great bit of pressure, zero final ball good by Redmond

we have the players for a 4231/433 why the hell we are sticking with this mess is beyond me. Everton will destroy us if we play like this

just cannot persist with this set up, surely?

this is appalling. If we stick with this set up, we are fuked Stephens taking the throw-in wide right up the pitch....then we get 2-on-1 againstus we are in the shyt

what a woeful start then again, nothing different from the whole of pre season against a better side, we would be 2-0 by now Hughes surely is not stupid enough to stick with this formation

Going to have to score 2 to get points. Hate this formation with our players