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Wtf is this ref!!!

We need a second now, and i think this game will be put to bed.

I quite like Simons, i think he was a bit of a scapegoat at a time the entire team wasn't playing well December time. There's a player there and i can see a future with him and EE as our midfield two. People rate Sheehan for his control of the ball and passing, and i can see that, but i think in a 4231, it's a little foolish to play a player who's main role is distribution in a midfield you'll never control due to the lack of physicality. For me we play into his failings rather than playing to his strengths. This is why even with a 3 man middle of Thomason, Sheehan and Dempsey last year we basically never controlled the midfield.

If we're going to play with wingers, and Kenny is out i think we have to go back to 4231, with RR in the no 10, Sheehan and EE behind him. I'd rather that than Burstow or McAtee as a 9. Fingers crossed he aint.

Cry some more boomer.

I'd like to think that with Erhahon and Dalby back in the team, even with everything else being the same we stand a decent chance. They add a core of physicality that was really missing vs Luton. None of the clubs up here this season have been great and Plymouth who've been 2nd in the form table since like Febuary didn't get in due to their terrible start to the season. The only team i worry about from the three is Stockport. I think there's a gap between us and them vs the other two, in terms of the players they have access too. I think it's a season too early for Bradford which only just come up from League 2 and still have a team packed with League 2/ lower League 1 players. It's a similar case with Stevenage, that due to their tiny budget they've put all their money in their X1 but outside of that, it's quite thin. Re Wembley I think we need to start training penalties, given how many draws we've had this year.

Again if the doctor told you to chop your own finger off would you do it? Who are you to judge what he's told you? you're not a doctor. My takes have been bulletproof, i was right about Evatt, while you guys were talking about giving him an extra year in Jan 25. I was right about us being able to turnover those Evatt players, I was right about SS's implimentation of 4231 being inconsistant. I was right about Dalby not being the carthorse everyone on here thought he was. All things the likes of you said were incorrect or in some cases impossible. You want me to go on?

I've just found it odd. Lets be honest, 4231 has never really worked for us all season, we've looked dominant maybe 3 times this season and we've scraped through by the skin of our teeth maybe 20 points. We didn't recruit to play it properly, we're playing a 4 at the back without 1/2 the players suitable to play it, namely a right and left full back. We're then scratching our heads on why it isn't a rock solid defence. Combing the above the poor/ inconsistant results, the lack of suitable players and the history of playing a formation which resolves that very issue, it's odd.

I put a lot of that down to it being a change of formation mid game, weird stuff like with Christie as a right centre back, Gale as a wing back, and Bustow as a no 10. I'd have been shocked if it did work tbh with that lot in positons like that.

I think don't think it's too late as we've already trained and played with a back 3 a handful of times this season, often for periods rather than full games mind you, is it ideal no, but i think we could. I'd like to see us play 3421 (wing backs) with a dual no 10's with Rodrigues on the middle left and ACD as a roaming player on the middle right. It's also the only 2 man central midfield which properly fits Sheehan but next to him has to be Erhahon or Simions. I think it gives us better flexibility for the players we actually have, and as i keep reminding people its the formation SS used to get Plymouth up.

I'm waiting for the meltdown when we get promoted but don't sign Kenny or ACD, but shell out millions for Cissoko. You know something like that is coming 😆

Conway's a wing back and Johnston is a left sided centre back. We were always going to run into trouble trying to force them into a back 4. You can argue all you like about who's worse than who but ultimately, the problem isnt the players, it's them being forced into a role neither are fully suited for. The only reason Tutu doesn't get exposed for the same reason on the right is because of his pace and ACD helps out abit more. Gale and Cissoko ain't doing that on the left. I've already said the solution earlier, it's not because i like it but because recruitment decisions made by the team.

This would solve so many of our problems.

Our entire attacking strategy seems to be get the goal to the wingers to score screamers, with an infrequent often poor quality cross or through ball, shows the quality of Kenny and Dalby they've managed to score what they have. Compromising our defence for that doesn't seem worth it to me, start with a solid base atleast, that solid base starts with players playing in their natual positions. Wing backs as wing backs. We also need a proper DM in midfield, Sheehan and Rodriguez have done their best but neither can win the ball and recycle it. Rodriguez if he plays needs to play as a no10 not a psudo no8. 3421/ 532, whatever you call it, we need it, not this silly 4231 or 442. We havent got the players to play that.